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Mike Hlinak leads inVentiv Clinical's management team, a team composed of best-of-class industry professionals with the skills and experience to lead the organization to each of its goals and objectives.
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Michael Hlinak
President and Chief Executive Officer
inVentiv Clinical
Michael Hlinak is the President of inVentiv Clinical, where he leads the clinical staffing (MedFocus/Smith Hanley Consulting Group), as well as the clinical outsourced functional services business (HHI Clinical Research and Statistical Services; Synergos, and inVentiv-SIRO joint venture).
Since inVentiv's acquisition of the Smith Hanley Companies in October 2004, Mr. Hlinak has overseen the integration of MedFocus, led the acquisitions of HHI in November 2004 and Synergos in March 2006, and established the joint venture agreement between inVentiv and India-based SIRO, a clinical services provider in January 2006. Prior to inVentiv's acquisition, Mr. Hlinak was primarily responsible at Smith Hanley for pursuing corporate development opportunities and as CFO overseeing all financial aspects.
Mr. Hlinak has more than 20 years of financial and operations management experience in both publicly held and privately owned industry. Industry background includes staffing, telecommunications, real estate development and management, retail and medical. Before Smith Hanley, Mr. Hlinak held senior financial positions at Work International Corporation, Equal Net and Cardinal Interests.
Mr. Hlinak received a B.B.A. from Lamar University and completed an M.B.A. curriculum at the University of Houston. He is also a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Texas.
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Thomas A. Hanley, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
Smith Hanley Holding Company
Thomas Hanley leads the permanent placement business, Smith Hanley Associates, within the inVentiv Clinical franchise of inVentiv Health.
Prior to his current role, Mr. Hanley was President and CEO of the Smith Hanley Companies, which was acquired by inVentiv Health in October 2004. He co-founded Smith Hanley Associates, Inc., in 1980, developed the firm's Consulting Group in 1995, and acquired MedFocus in 2000. The client base for these firms includes the top pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms in the United States.
Mr. Hanley received a B.S. in Biology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and completed the course work for an M.S. degree in Environmental Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Concurrent with the creation of Smith Hanley, he attended New York Law School, graduating cum laude with his JD degree.
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Gerald M. Kappes, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
inVentiv Clinical Solutions
Mr. Gerald Kappes brings more than 15 years of experience in accounting and finance to inVentiv Clinical Solutions. He is responsible for all aspects of accounting and financial management for the company.
Prior to joining inVentiv Clinical, Mr. Kappes was a Sr. Accountant at Reliant Energy, Inc., a publicly traded energy company, where he was responsible for handling all financial reporting matters. Previously, he was Controller for WorldByNet.com, a start-up Internet company, where he was responsible for developing the accounting team and all accounting processes, including the accounting system conversion and the implementation of an e-commerce platform. Mr. Kappes was also the Controller for EqualNet Communications Corporation, a publicly traded telecommunications company.
Mr. Kappes received his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin and is a licensed CPA in the state of Texas.
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Stephen O. Cottrell
VP Business Development
inVentiv Clinical Solutions
Stephen Cottrell is Vice President, Business Development for inVentiv Clinical Solutions. Mr. Cottrell is responsible for leading sales, marketing and business development efforts in order to drive revenue growth for inVentiv Clinical Solutions. Mr. Cottrell brings 17 years of industry experience to the company.
Prior to rejoining Ventiv, Mr. Cottrell served as executive vice president and then president, AAI Development Services, where he led a mid-sized CRO providing services from late-stage discovery through Phase IV to North America, Western Europe and Japan. Mr. Cottrell also served as executive vice president, EduNeering Holdings, Inc., where he led the sales & marketing efforts for a small venture-funded company providing online training services focused on clinical development within the pharmaceutical and health insurance industries.
Mr. Cottrell holds a Bachelor's of Administration in Economics from Boston University.
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