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Terrell H. Herring
Chief Operating Officer
inVentiv Health
President and Chief Executive Officer
inVentiv Commercial and Patient Outcomes
Mr. Herring has more than 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical sales industry and is recognized for setting new performance standards for pharmaceutical outsourced services. Since assuming his role in 2002, he has successfully led the largest business unit of inVentiv Health; delivering 60% increase in revenues and contributing significantly to the over all growth of the Company.
Mr. Herring joined the Company in November 1999 and has provided great leadership to the organization in various roles, including: National Business Director, Vice President and General Manager, U. S. Sales, President and COO, inVentiv Pharma Services, President and COO, inVentiv Commercial, and President and CEO, inVentiv Commercial. He was appointed to the Board of Directors of inVentiv Health in 2006 and was named COO of the corporation and CEO of the newly formed Patient Outcomes Group in early 2007.
Prior to joining inVentiv, Mr. Herring was the Senior National Sales Director at Noven Pharmaceuticals and held various sales management, training and development, marketing, and operations positions at both Ciba-Geigy and Solvay Pharmaceuticals.
Mr. Herring graduated magna cum laude from the Citadel, Military College of South Carolina where he earned a B.S. in Biology. Mr. Herring also attended Fairleigh Dickinson and Pacific Western University where he earned his M.B.A. In addition, Mr. Herring has received graduate certificates in business and international marketing from Mercer University School of Engineering and Duke University/London Business School.
In March 2007, Mr. Herring published his first book, “Marching Orders For Leadership Success” and was recognized by PharmaVoice as one of the top 100 most inspirational and influential leaders in the life sciences industry. Mr. Herring has also been selected as the first Honoree for the Somerset and Hunterdon Big Brothers Big Sisters fund raising gala for the leadership and support that he has provided to the organization over the past decade.
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Paul Mignon
Chief Operating Officer
inVentiv Commercial
President
inVentiv Selling Solutions
Mr. Mignon successfully leads Selling Solutions, which is the largest division of inVentiv and encompasses all of the companies that relate to sales teams and sales support services including: Ventiv Sales and Marketing Teams, Total Data Solutions, MedConference, Blue Diesel, Promotech, PRS Franklin companies, Ventiv Recruitment Services, inVentiv Resource Solutions, Commercial Canada division, Professional Development Group as well as the supporting Business Development team.
In his current role, Mr. Mignon is responsible for the development and execution of comprehensive, customized selling solutions that support many of the major pharmaceutical firms, as well as effectively delivering cross-selling and integrated solutions to clients that include services across the broader inVentiv organization.
Mr. Mignon joined inVentiv in 2002 when he assumed the leadership role for the sales organization. Since that time, he has expanded the active client roster and significantly diversified their service portfolio. As a consultative business partner, Mr. Mignon has strengthened and stabilized client relationships by providing innovative products and services to meet the challenges of the dynamic pharmaceutical market place.
Mr. Mignon's depth of experience is built on a successful 14-year career with Johnson & Johnson. During his tenure, he was recognized for many significant accomplishments while holding various leadership roles within the J & J Family of Companies, including National Sales Director, Sales Training Director, Product Director and Division Manager.
Mr. Mignon is a graduate of Lafayette College where he received his B.A. in History. He is a member of the editorial board for Product Management Today and serves on the Board of Directors for the Cancer Institute of New Jersey.
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Jeff Thomas
President
inVentiv Strategy & Analytics
inVentiv Commercial
Jeff Thomas leads a group of companies delivering strategic, analytic, managed markets, and outsourced marketing solutions to inVentiv clients. These essential services for successful product commercialization are provided by one or more of the following companies: Health Products Research, Strategyx, Ventiv Access Group, and CHS.
Mr. Thomas joined inVentiv in 2005 as Vice President and Managing Director of the Ventiv Access Group. In this role, he successfully launched a dedicated business which developed and implemented commercial and government product access strategies and tactics, including managed markets and trade channels for inVentiv clients.
Mr. Thomas brings over 28 years of pharmaceutical experience with senior management responsibilities in sales, marketing, and managed markets. Prior to joining Ventiv, Jeff most recently was President of Ranbaxy Laboratories, a division of Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He had full Profit and Loss responsibilities for building the branded products group in North America, including initial start-up, hiring of all personnel, and the launch of four products in the first full year of operation. He led the R&D selection and acquisition of products to build the portfolio over the next 5-year business-planning cycle.
Jeff’s previous experience includes Novartis Pharmaceuticals as Vice President of Corporate Customers, Vice President of Customer Marketing, Strategic Alliances, and Economic Development, and other sales and marketing positions. During Jeff’s tenures at Ciba and Novartis, the Customer Marketing Department developed and implemented numerous ground-breaking campaigns, including the Novartis Pharmacy Benefit Report and The Novartis Medical Benefit Report.
Mr. Thomas earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from West Liberty State College, West Virginia.
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Sam Malik
President
Strategyx
inVentiv Commercial
As President of Strategyx, Mr. Malik leads a team of industry-experienced professionals in providing strategic and consulting services across all issues which impact the areas of managed markets, product strategy and organizational design.
Since co-founding Strategyx in the mid 1990's, Mr. Malik has transformed Strategyx into a leading consulting service to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, representing some of the major leading US and European pharmaceutical and biotech corporations with global reach. The firm has also contributed significantly to the growth and success of emerging biopharmaceutical companies in their start-up stages.
Prior to Strategyx, Mr. Malik had a successful career in the pharmaceutical industry, holding culminating senior positions in product marketing, market research account management, pricing and business development. He initiated the managed health care marketing function at a Sanofi-Aventis at a time when seminal developments were shaping managed care's relationship with manufacturers. He created models in contract pricing that are widely used in the industry today.
Mr. Malik holds an MBA from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth.
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Tricia Glover
Chief Compliance Officer
inVentiv Health
Ms. Glover is the Corporate Compliance Officer for inVentiv Health, and also chairs the Corporate Compliance Committee, which is comprised of members from the inVentiv Commercial Services executive and senior leadership teams. In this role, Ms. Glover is charged with identifying ways in which inVentiv Health can offer efficient processes and programs that comply to PDMA and OIG guidelines both internally and externally. She is committed to providing comprehensive, solution-oriented services and results to both internal and external customers in accordance with the highest ethical principals and all applicable laws and regulations.
Ms. Glover brings over 22 years industry experience to inVentiv Commercial Services from prior sales, marketing and compliance positions from Teva Neuroscience, Pharmacia/Pfizer and Sanofi-Aventis.
Ms. Glover received her Bachelors of Science Degree in Business Management from Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas.
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Eric P. Manson
Vice President
Diversity & Inclusion
inVentiv Health
Eric Manson is Vice President Diversity & Inclusion for inVentiv Health. In his role, he is responsible for the planning and execution of the corporation’s entire Diversity & Inclusion strategy. He chairs both the Corporate Executive Diversity Council and each of four local diversity councils in their execution of the corporate strategic initiatives.
Mr. Manson is a member of the Advisory Council for Diversity Best Practices. He serves in the same capacity for Prism International and the Association of Diversity Councils. He is a member of the Executive Board of Directors for MPNO, Minority Pharmaceutical Networking Organization.
He has served as guest speaker/panelist with Diversity Best Practices, the National Organization for Diversity in Sales & Marketing and the University of Houston’s Diversity Certificate Course.
Mr. Manson served as Minority Advisor to the President and Admissions Counselor at his alma mater, The Citadel, where he consulted on various issues related to minority affairs with current cadets and provided oversight for minority related recruiting including conceptual design and publication of the minority-recruiting brochure. Mr. Manson also served as a Signal Officer and Captain in the United States Army. Prior to joining inVentiv, Mr. Manson held sales representative and management positions within Ciba-Geigy, Solvay and Noven Pharmaceuticals. During his tenure at Noven, he helped launch the company’s inaugural sales force as well as establish its sales and marketing processes including sales incentive compensation, field operations, analysis, reporting and field automation. Prior to assuming his current role at inVentiv, he served as District Sales Manager, National Business Director and Project Director with multiple client companies.
Eric Manson is a graduate of The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina and holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration. He has successfully completed the University of Houston’s Diversity Management Certification Program.
He is married to Audrey Lynn and has two children, Chrisjanea and Eric II. He is a certified Senior Instructor in Tae Kwon Do with the rank of 4th Degree Black Belt.
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Peter Marchesini
Chief Learning Officer
inVentiv Health
With more than 19 years of experience in the pharmaceutical sales industry, Peter Marchesini joined inVentiv Health in November 2002 as Executive Director, Specialty Sales Group. Mr. Marchesini worked with a team of National Business Directors responsible for 16 clients. For over 2 years, Mr. Marchesini has taken on the role of Chief Learning Officer of inVentiv Health, overseeing inVentiv’s Client Training & Development, Professional Development Group, and Corporate Training & Development.
Prior to inVentiv, Mr. Marchesini was the National Sales Director and Regional Medical Manager with Noven Pharmaceuticals, where he led a team that established and trained Noven's first sales force.
Mr. Marchesini is a graduate of San Diego State University where he earned a B.S. in Business with an emphasis in Finance. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the Certified Medical Representative Institute and was part of a team of training professionals associated with the American Red Cross Training Advisory Board. Mr. Marchesini has participated in panels and workshops for the Society of Pharmaceutical and Biotech Trainers (SPBT), Pharmaceutical Executive Sales and Marketing Summit, and CBI’s Pharmaceutical Training Summit.
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Tristen Herrstrom
Chief Resource Officer
inVentiv Health
Tristen Herrstrom serves as Chief Resource Officer for inVentiv Health, based in Somerset, New Jersey. She is responsible for all Human Resource functions, including recruitment services and facilities management within inVentiv Health, ensuring synergy in company programs, policies, and practices with a primary focus on the inVentiv Commercial division.
Ms. Herrstrom's human resource career has focused in the healthcare, hospitality and outsourcing industries for the past eleven years, coming to inVentiv Health in 1998 from a Human Resource Management position with Hallmark Health. During her tenure with inVentiv, Ms. Herrstrom has contributed to the significant reduction in employee turnover through the establishment of retention programs, including a management development program, an enhanced employee referral program, and employee recognition programs. Ms. Herrstrom has also improved the employee benefits package with the addition of new products, while managing costs incurred by both the company and the participants. inVentiv has also realized higher efficiency and reporting capabilities through the implementation of technology to automate various functions supporting inVentiv's 4000+ employee activities.
Ms. Herrstrom has a B.S. Degree in Psychology from The College of New Jersey and earned her M.S. Degree in Human Resource Counseling from Northeastern University. She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management and the Healthcare Businesswoman's Association.
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Michael P. Ryan
Senior Vice President
Finance
inVentiv Commercial and Patient Outcomes
As Senior Vice President of Finance, Mike Ryan oversees all aspects of the organization’s finance functions including Accounting, Strategic & Financial Planning, as well as Process Management.
Mr. Ryan joined inVentiv Health in 2001 in the Financial Planning and Analysis group. Since then, he held a series of positions with increasing responsibility within the company, which culminated in his appointment as Vice President Finance of inVentiv Commercial in 2007.
Prior to joining inVentiv Health, Mr. Ryan was Director of Finance for Blue Media Ventures Inc. where he reported directly to the COO and was responsible for the financial operations of developing media company. Mr. Ryan began his career as an auditor with Arthur Andersen, LLP.
Mr. Ryan earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Notre Dame and he is a Certified Public Accountant.
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Andy Baldwin
Chief Technology Officer
inVentiv Commercial and Patient Outcomes
As Chief Technology Officer at inVentiv Commercial Services and Patient Outcomes, Mr. Baldwin is responsible for all voice and data communications infrastructure for the inVentiv Commercial and corporate headquarters. In addition, Mr. Baldwin oversees service delivery for collaboration tools including email, voicemail, and portal technologies, ERP application delivery, as well as disaster recovery planning and execution.
Mr. Baldwin has over 20 years of industry experience as a proven leader focused on operational excellence across multiple industries. Prior to joining inVentiv Health in 1999, Mr. Baldwin worked at EDS in a consulting capacity. He also worked at Prudential Insurance where he designed and implemented field office automation systems and networks and spent several years as an application development consultant in their services organization.
Mr. Baldwin is a graduate of Bucknell University with a BS in Mathematics.
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