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Bob Vogel
Senior Vice President and Managing Director
Ventiv Recruitment Services
inVentiv Commercial
As Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Ventiv Recruitment Services, Mr. Vogel leads the Ventiv Recruitment Team of experts in the development of customized staffing solutions that deliver “on profile and on time” professionals committed to overachieving our customers expectations.
Mr. Vogel has 26 years of pharmaceuticals sales, marketing and sales operations experience. Before joining inVentiv he served as Vice President of Sales and Sales Operations at NPS Pharmaceuticals.
Mr. Vogel began his Pharmaceutical career as a sales representative at Searle Pharmaceuticals. Before joining NPS, Mr. Vogel was at Sanofi-Aventis where he held a variety of responsibilities including VP of Metabolism Sales, VP Respiratory Sales and VP Business Performance Improvement.
Mr. Vogel earned his Bachelors of Science degree at Ball State University and MBA at Lake Forest School of Management and holds a Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma methodologies.
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John Doster
Vice President and Managing Director
Patient Services – Patient Assistance/Reimbursement
John Doster is the Vice President and Managing Director of Patient Services in the Ventiv Pharm Services group. Mr. Doster is responsible for the positioning and growth of Patient Assistance, Reimbursement, and Medicare Part D Programs to pharmaceutical and biotech clients.
Mr. Doster brings over 13 years of sales and marketing experience with Aventis Pharmaceuticals to inVentiv Health. During his tenure with Aventis, he specialized in the areas of antibiotic, respiratory and cardiovascular products. His keen leadership and strategic skills enabled him to hold various senior sales, marketing and management positions such as Director, Sales and Marketing Services and most recently as Head, Allegra Marketing, leading the marketing efforts for the flagship brand in the Respiratory Products Division.
Mr. Doster is a graduate of Union University in Jackson, Tennessee, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and Business Management, as well as a Minor in Communication.
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Bryan S. Horveath
Senior Vice President & Managing Director
Ventiv Professional Development Group
inVentiv Commercial
Bryan Horveath is the Senior Vice President and Managing Director for the Ventiv Professional Development Group, a division of inVentiv Commercial, located in Somerset, New Jersey. Mr. Horveath leads a team of training professionals that design, develop and deliver quality training and development services. Prior to his promotion, Mr. Horveath ran Client Training and Development, where he was responsible for overseeing the management and representative training function for several inVentiv contracts.
Mr. Horveath brings more than 14 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry in the areas of training and development, performance improvement, business development, sales management and marketing on both the client and vendor sides of the business. His diverse sales, marketing and training experience covers a wide range of therapeutic classes, including cardiology, CNS, endocrinology, gastroenterology, pain management and women's health.
Mr. Horveath received his Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from the Pennsylvania State University, and he will be recognized in the 2006-2007 edition of the National Register's Who's Who in Executives and Professionals. He is also a member of the American Society for Training & Development, International Society for Performance Improvement and the Society of Pharmaceutical & Biotech Trainers.
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Joy Morrell
Vice President and Managing Director
The Therapeutics Institute
As Managing Director of The Therapeutics Institute, Joy Morrell's expertise is rooted in a strong clinical and business acumen. Her nursing background, including extensive leadership and teaching experience in critical care, cardiovascular, public health and emergency medicine serves as foundation for the development and leadership of The Therapeutics Institute. Ms. Morrell joined public health nursing where she created the first integrated public health service system for women and children in the state of Vermont, which was modeled by other states.
Building on her keen business sense, Ms. Morrell entered the pharmaceutical industry and held various leadership positions for such companies as Roche, Fujisawa, Aprex and Innovex. During this time she enjoyed a successful and progressive sales career, built the first Medical Science Liaison and clinical teams for Innovex, and pioneered a Patient Compliance Program for Aprex.
Ms. Morrell's unique blend of clinical and pharmaceutical experience led to the creation of her own business called Loomis Samson, where she provided clinical support and patient education for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry on a contract basis. Loomis Samson was integrated into The Therapeutics Institute in 2004 to enhance the breadth of services offered by this emerging division of Ventiv Commercial Services. As Managing Director of The Therapeutics Institute, Ms. Morrell leads the development of this business unit which provides dedicated teams of Medical Science Liaisons and clinical educators to create and expand market opportunities and achieve business objectives for the pharmaceutical and biotech industry nationwide.
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Stephen L. Gornto
Chief Operating Officer
Sales Operations and Compliance Support
PRS Franklin/Total Data Solutions
inVentiv Commercial
Steve Gornto is the COO Sales Operations & Compliance Support of inVentiv Commercial. He is responsible for the coordination and growth of the whole-system sample management offering, including sampling activities. In addition, he oversees data management, analysis and reporting and sales force effectiveness services supporting inVentiv's biotech and pharmaceutical clients, as well as for business development of the TDS portfolio.
Mr. Gornto brings more than 15 years of sales operations, training, and field management experience to inVentiv Health. His leadership skills have enabled him to hold several management positions within Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Noven Pharmaceuticals, and inVentiv Health, including Manager, Sales Operations, Regional Sales Manager and National Sales Director.
Mr. Gornto has a Bachelors of Arts degree in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of West Florida and performed graduate work at Mercer University in Atlanta, Georgia.
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James Charnetski
Vice President and Managing Director – Market Research Group
Health Products Research (HPR)
Mr. Charnetski has over 15 years of pharmaceutical marketing and market research experience across a vast array of therapeutic areas. He is responsible for the development and support of primary and syndicated market research initiatives within the Market Research group. During his tenure at HPR, Mr. Charnetski has spearheaded the launch of HPR's Metropolitan Area Promotional Audit and Rapid Recall services, in addition to overseeing HPR's Key Opinion Leader/Sphere of Influence Mapping capabilities.
Prior to joining HPR, Mr. Charnetski spent 7 years with Scott-Levin, culminating as Vice President of the Market Research Audit Services Group. During his tenure with Scott-Levin, he spearheaded the launch of the Source Prescription Audit and the pharmaceutical industry's first Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Audit, in addition to supporting diagnosis audits (PDDA), promotional audits (PSA/HPSA/PMEA) and other healthcare industry syndicated resources. While at Scott-Levin, Mr. Charnetski also led a team that developed a proprietary Cancer Treatment Audit for a leading pharmaceutical company.
Mr. Charnetski received his BA in Business Management and Spanish from Gettysburg College.
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Warren F. Merlino
Executive Vice President & Managing Director
Logistic Services
PROMOTECH
inVentiv Commercial
Warren Merlino is the Executive Vice President and Managing Director Logistic Services of PROMOTECH, a division of inVentiv Commercial located in Louisville, Colorado. At PROMOTECH, Warren oversees a full suite of non- personal promotion services for the life sciences industry to include fulfillment, distribution, warehousing, direct mail, database management, tele-services, e-services, print center and direct mail services. In addition, Mr. Merlino serves on the inVentiv Selling Solutions Senior Management Team.
With over 21 years of pharmaceutical sales and marketing experience at companies such as Bristol-Myers Squibb and Ciba-Geigy Pharmaceuticals (Novartis), Warren brings a strong skill set in strategic and tactical planning, logistics, marketing, sales, managed care, leadership training and development, and negotiations to PROMOTECH.
During the course of his career, Mr. Merlino has had the opportunity to work closely with executives at every level within the health care arena. In his tenure with PROMOTECH, he has led the company through five major company expansions, including the latest, a new 100,000 sq ft. literature distribution center scheduled to open the first quarter of 2008. These changes have enhanced the capabilities available to PROMOTECH clients and positioned this inVentiv division for continued revenue growth.
Mr. Merlino earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida as well as an M.B.A. from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
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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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Robert Melillo, Esq.
Vice President & Managing Director, Sample Management
inVentiv Commercial Services
Robert Melillo is the Vice President & Managing Director of Sample Management for Ventiv Pharma Services, a division of inVentiv Commercial located in Somerset, New Jersey. Mr. Melillo is responsible for the coordination and growth of the whole-system sample management offering, including sampling activities within The Franklin Group, Health Products Research, Pharmaceutical Resource Solutions and PROMOTECH.
Mr. Melillo has over 10 years of industry experience representing a variety of pharmaceutical companies, warehousing distributors, contract sales organizations, software developers, etc., with regard to the regulatory impact on the business.
Mr. Melillo was responsible for licensing inVentiv with the first CSO narcotic drug sampling program. In addition to this program, Mr. Melillo led several sampling programs for companies such as Bristol-Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson, Searle, and Pharmacia.
Mr. Melillo holds a Juris Doctor from Albany Law School and a Bachelor of Science degree from Trinity College in Connecticut.
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