MasterControl, a Salt Lake City provider of AI-enabled quality, manufacturing and asset management software for life sciences and other regulated industries, has announced that David Edwards has been appointed CEO, effective immediately.
Edwards has been the company’s chief revenue officer since 2021.
Jon Beckstrand, who has been MasterControl’s CEO for the past 25 years, will assume the position of board chair and Richard Beckstrand, who has served as chairman of the board for nearly 30 years, will transition to a board member role.
“Our customers are at the heart of everything we do. Each day, they are working to bring life-changing products to people who need them,” Edwards said. “This new phase for MasterControl is about deepening that commitment, using AI to help life sciences companies operate more efficiently and compliantly. With solutions that create efficiency in quality and manufacturing, we help unlock the value of data as businesses embrace AI.”
Edwards brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in sales, manufacturing and software to his new role as CEO. Since joining MasterControl in 2017, Edwards has worked closely with customers to expand their use of the company’s suite of solutions.
Prior to MasterControl, Edwards was chief operating officer and vice president of business development at 3form, a designer and manufacturer of architectural materials. Earlier in his career, he worked at Danaher Corp. as marketing manager and manufacturing manager. He began his career as a project manager at TenFold Corp.
“David is an amazing leader and exactly the right person to lead MasterControl through this next phase,” said Jon Beckstrand. “I am excited to continue to be involved with MasterControl as board chair and look forward to helping our customers bring life-changing products to more people sooner.”
Edwards holds an MBA in business from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science in economics from the University of Utah. He will be based in Salt Lake City.