ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fuad El-Hibri, chairman and chief executive officer of Emergent BioSolutions, issued the following statement on the passing of Admiral William Crowe, Jr., who served on the company’s Board of Directors from 1998-2005. “I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of my dear friend and former colleague, the honorable Admiral William J. Crowe Jr. My thoughts are with his family during this difficult time,” said Fuad El-Hibri, chairman and chief executive officer of Emergent BioSolutions.