Indy Firm Announces CEO Succession Plan

Indianapolis-based engineering consulting firm CAI has named Michael Martin as its next chief executive officer, succeeding company founder and CEO Bob Chew. Chew, who started the company in 1996, will continue to serve as chairman of the board and chief innovation officer.

CAI provides technical, operational consulting, and project management services to life sciences, data centers, and industrial process manufacturing industries.

“Founding this company and providing faster, more effective ways to deliver manufacturing capacity to some of the largest pharmaceutical and biotech companies in the world has been the highlight of my career,” said Chew. “I am incredibly proud of what we have achieved in terms of making life-saving therapies more readily available across the globe.”

Martin, who previously served as CAI president, has over 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and large-scale project management at a major pharmaceutical company.