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| inVentiv Communications, formed through the acquisition of inChord Communications in 2005, is led by its strong management team and Bill O'Donnell,
President and COO of inVentiv Communications.
The team continues to lead the organization along its strong growth trajectory as one of the largest healthcare communications organizations in the world. |
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| Joe Daley |
| President, Columbus Operations |
| GSW Worldwide |
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| Joe Daley, president of the Columbus operations of GSW Worldwide, is responsible for the operations of the entire agency, as well as maintaining client relationships and overseeing business development. |
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| Before assuming his current position, Mr. Daley
oversaw two other companies with orgazinations as President of Specialty Companies. He also served as executive vice president and general manager, helping direct the GSW marketing efforts for clients such as Eli Lilly and Company, Genentech, PNU, Abbott, and Elan, covering mostly metabolic, oncology and critical care therapeutic areas. |
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| Previously, Mr. Daley served as director of business development in the Worldwide Metabolics Franchise Management group of Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS). During his 13 years with BMS, Mr. Daley served in a variety of capacities in addition to business development, including sales and marketing for cardiovascular, neuroscience and metabolic therapy. |
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| Mr. Daley earned a bachelor's degree in microbiology from Arizona State University. |
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| Phil Deschamps |
| President and CEO |
| GSW Worldwide |
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| As President and CEO of GSW Worldwide, Phil Deschamps is responsible for worldwide operations and provides oversight of the agency's offices in Columbus, New York and London. He also oversees the global network and works directly with clients on the marketing of global products. |
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| Before being named to his current role, Mr. Deschamps served as executive vice president at GSW Worldwide, overseeing marketing of all central nervous system products, including Lilly's Prozac. Before joining GSW, he spent 10 years at Bristol-Myers Squibb, marketing neuroscience, pain therapeutic and metabolic therapeutic products. |
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| Mr. Deschamps earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Ottawa in Ontario, Canada. |
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| Garnett Dezember |
| President |
| The Navicor Group |
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| Garnett Dezember, President of The Navicor Group, has over 20 years' experience in the marketing of healthcare products. Before The Navicor Group, Mr. Dezember served as Senior Vice President at GSW Worldwide, overseeing advertising accounts on several leading oncology products. |
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| Prior to joining GSW Worldwide, Mr. Dezember was vice president of alliance management, external development, at Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS). During his 20 years with BMS, his experience included oncology marketing (including the U.S. launch of Taxol), oncology global marketing and strategic planning, oncology intercontinental franchise management, immunology/biologics franchise management (LEA29Y and CTLA4Ig), HIV (including the launch of Zerit), women's healthcare and infant formula marketing. |
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| Mr. Dezember received his M.B.A. from the University of Evansville and undergraduate degree from Indiana State University-Evansville. |
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| Guy Mastrion |
| Chief Global Creative Officer |
| Palio Communications |
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| Guy Mastrion has over 25 years of strategic and creative expertise across a wide range of advertising communications. From local to national and international advertising campaigns, from post cards to television, radio, internet, his unique combination of talents and creativity continue to be a driving force for Palio and their clients. Everyday at Palio he oversees the conception and execution of their work alongside his team of senior creative directors. Prior to joining Palio he was EVP managing director/creative director of Lowe McAdams NY where he specialized in the development and execution of all consumer television and direct marketing efforts. He has held executive level positions in some of the worlds’ largest advertising agencies, including Bates, Saatchi and Saatchi and McCann Erickson. |
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| Mr. Mastrion received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Parsons School of Design. |
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| Mike Myers |
| President |
| Palio Communications |
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| Mike Myers has a unique background in both professional and consumer healthcare marketing and advertising. From generic and branded manufacturers to managed care, market research and DTC launch campaigns, Mr. Myers has the experience and skills to shepherd brands from product inception through generic and OTC conversions. Prior to joining Palio, he was a senior vice president at Lowe McAdams Healthcare, where he was responsible for client acquisition, management and growth within the company's direct marketing group. Additional healthcare marketing experience includes senior-level positions at several agencies, including NCI Advertising, PCS Health Systems, Walsh America/Pharmaceutical Marketing Services, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company. |
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| Mr. Myers received his M.B.A. from the University of Southern California and undergraduate degrees from The University of Arizona. |
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| William O'Donnell |
| President
and COO |
| inVentiv Communications |
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| As President and COO of inVentiv Communications, Mr. O'Donnell is responsible for strategic direction and oversight of inVentiv Communications and the 13 fully integrated companies within the division. He
also oversees client relationships, new business activities and the division's operational backbone that includes the accounting/finance, human resources, marketing communications and technology departments. |
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Prior to joining inVentiv Communications (then known as inChord) in 2001, Mr. O'Donnell was chief financial officer for Bank One's Retail Customer and Channel Group (now JPMorgan Chase). In this role, he led
a team of finance and accounting professionals to provide decision support, financial reporting and analysis, financial control and strategic and capital planning for a business unit management team. During
Mr. O'Donnell's 17 years with Bank One, he held a number of other positions, including CFO of the Business Banking Group, where he was responsible for the financial management of the small business unit. He
was also corporate finance liaison, where he acted as the liaison between the Retail line of business CFO and CEO and the Banc One Corporation CFO and COO.
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Mr. O'Donnell holds a bachelor's degree in finance and accounting from Miami University and an M.B.A. from the University of Dayton. He also completed the Executive Development Program at Darden School of
Business, University of Virginia.
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| Vince Parry |
Chief Branding Officer
President, New York Operations |
| inVentiv Communications |
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| Vince Parry is responsible for developing and leading
a broad range of agency and communications capabilities in New York. He is also the founder and leader of Y Brand,
inVentiv Communications strategic branding group. Headquartered in Manhattan, this group offers branding strategy development, consensus-building brand behavior models, proprietary branding research, and branding hallmark design. Since joining inChord in November 2001, he has conducted branding initiatives for clients such as: Lilly (Zyprexa global franchise, oncology portfolio, Xigris), Abbott (Biaxin), Roche (corporate, Fortovase), Genentech (Rituxan, Raptiva), AstraZeneca (Pulmicort), Corporate One (corporate), and Emisphere (corporate). |
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| With expertise in creative services, branding and global new product planning, Mr. Parry previously served as executive vice president/Chief Creative Officer at Sudler & Hennessey for 13 years, where he created and led Signature, S&H's brand identity group. He also developed the agency's creative protocols and directed the integration of creative activity between all lines of S&H business on a global basis, as well as cross-servicing opportunities with parent company Young & Rubicam. |
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| His global branding experience includes Lipitor, Vioxx, Rocephin, Neupogen, Amevive, Xenical, Nolvadex, Tamiflu, Propecia, Nicotrol, Accolate, Effexor, Advil, Benadryl, Sudafed, Dove, Colgate and Sony. |
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| Before S&H, Mr. Parry served as Group Creative Director at Klemtner Advertising, leading the work on Wyeth, Procter & Gamble and Berlex, among other accounts. |
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| John Racik |
| President and CEO |
| Stonefly Communications Group |
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| John Racik, President and Chief Executive Officer of Stonefly Communications Group, is responsible for all elements of the company's business, including operations, strategic direction and sales and marketing. |
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| Prior to leading Stonefly, Mr. Racik served as President and CEO of Blue Diesel,
inVentiv Communications' interactive arm. He came to this position with nearly 20 years in global brand and advertising agency management, healthcare marketing, and medical education. Before joining Blue Diesel, he was U.S. general manager for Sentrix Global Health Communications, a Young & Rubicam healthcare communications network, where he opened Sentrix's U.S. office and led it to become profitable within 13 months. Mr. Racik was responsible for establishing and building relationships with key clients, including DSM Pharmaceuticals, Novo Nordisk, Merck International, The Medicines Company, and UCB Pharma. |
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| Mr. Racik holds dual Bachelor of Science degrees from Indiana University School of Business in marketing management and marketing advertising. |
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| Mark Rickards |
| President |
| inVentiv
Communications Dallas |
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| Mark Rickards, President of
inVentiv Communications Dallas, is responsible for oversight of all
of the division's Dallas operations, which include Cadent Medical Communications, The Center for Biomedical Continuing Education (The CBCE) Freeport Travel, Gold Star Productions and RanchHand Graphics. Mr. Rickards is also responsible for maintaining relationships with clients and leading all internal operations. |
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| Mr. Rickards has 20 years of pharmaceutical sales, marketing and medical education experience. He joined Cadent from AstraZeneca, where in addition to his work on Iressa, he served as Group Director with responsibility for product strategy, development and commercialization of the products in its prostate cancer portfolio, including Zoladex and Casodex. He also held a variety of other roles at AstraZeneca in marketing, product management, sales and sales training. Throughout the course of his career, he has gained therapeutic experience in oncology, cardiovascular disease, urology, respiratory disease, anti-infectives and pain management. |
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| Mr. Rickards holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Baylor University. |
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| Bruce Rooke |
| Chief Creative Officer |
| GSW Worldwide |
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| Bruce Rooke provides strategic leadership for the GSW Worldwide creative team. His responsibilities include establishing and implementing standards for creative work and ensuring that strategic, creative and branding processes are used consistently across the agency. |
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| Prior to GSW, Mr. Rooke worked as executive creative director at J. Walter Thompson (JWT) in Detroit for 16 years where he was responsible for developing the Ford "No Boundaries" campaign featuring Bill Ford. In addition, he also served as executive vice president for JWT Worldwide and sat on the Worldwide Creative Council for JWT and WPP Group. |
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| Prior to joining JWT in 1989 as an associate creative director, Mr. Rooke worked at W.B. Doner, eventually serving as creative group head. His accounts there included Canadian Tire, Vlasic Pickles, and Shasta. |
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| Mr. Rooke received a B.A. degree in English from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. |
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| Brian Heffernan |
| Chief Marketing Officer, GSW Worldwide |
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| As Chief Marketing
Officer for GSW Worldwide, Brian Heffernan is
responsible for providing global and strategic
marketing leadership with a focus on consumer and
DTC efforts. He also leads the agency's health and
well-being practice, helping marketers capitalize
upon consumers' growing interest and involvement in
health and well-being. |
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| Mr. Heffernan
brings over 20 years of national and international
consumer advertising experience. He has worked on
many high-profile assignments for global marketers
such as Nestle, Blockbuster, Kraft, Nabisco and
Miller. |
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| Mr. Heffernan
worked at J. Walter Thompson's (JWT) New York
office. In 1997 he helped JWT make its initial
transition from consumer agency to work in
healthcare and DTC. He then went on to become
president of JWT's Chicago office before joining GSW
Worldwide. |
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| He holds a
bachelor's degree from Marquette University. |
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| Mark Frank |
| Executive
Vice President/Managing Director, GSW Worldwide,
Newtown |
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| Mark Frank serves
as EVP/Managing Director over GSW Worldwide's
Newtown, Pennsylvania office, which opened in 2006.
Prior to leading the establishment of that office,
he worked for eight years at GSW Worldwide's
Columbus office, where he held positions of
increasing levels of responsibility, managing
accounts for Zyprexa, Prevacid, Cymbalta, Topamax,
Strattera, Lupron and CIGNA Healthcare. |
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| Prior to joining
GSW Worldwide in 1998, Mr. Frank served as Marketing
Director for Novartis Pharmaceuticals where he was
responsible for several brands in therapeutic
categories including neuroscience, cardiovascular,
gastrointestinal and immunology. Mr. Frank also
served as a consultant with Corporate Health
Strategies before working at Novartis. Additional
accounts that he has worked on include Sears, Alcoa,
General Motors and LTV Steel Corp. |
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| Mr. Frank holds a
bachelor's and master's degree from the University
of Massachusetts. |
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| David St. Peter, MD |
| President,
The Selva Group |
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| As President of
The Selva Group, David St. Peter, MD, provides
strategic oversight of all of the company's
educational events and offerings. |
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| Prior to founding
The Selva Group, Dr. St. Peter ran a multi-specialty
practice in Kansas City, MO. His professional
experience ranges from pediatrics to geriatrics. Dr.
St. Peter's pharma experience includes drug
commercialization at Marion Merrell Dow Inc., where
he was part of their global competitive information
and scientific analysis group. |
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| Dr. St. Peter
holds an active medical license in two states,
including New York. He received a bachelor's degree
from the University of Kansas and his medical degree
from Kansas University Medical Center. |
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| Jackie Herr |
| CEO,
Ignite Health |
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At Ignite Health, a leading healthcare agency in which she co-founded six years ago, Jackie Herr is responsible for corporate, operational and financial management.
She also provides strategic direction to the agency’s existing accounts. |
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Before starting Ignite with her three partners, Ms. Herr was president and CEO of Fair Riley Call/Bozell Healthcare West, located in Costa Mesa, CA.
In her six years with Bozell, the firm launched several novel cancer therapies and grew to 110 in staff, making it one of the key healthcare assets in the True North group of
companies. Other highlights of her career include three years on the client side, working as Marketing Manager for Oncology at Bristol Myers in the mid-1980s.
Returning to the agency world, she worked for Baxter Gurian Mazzei in the early 1990s and for Abelson-Taylor before that. |
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| Ms. Herr is a graduate of the University of Georgia in Athens. |
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| Kristofer Coombs |
| Senior Vice President, Human Resources |
| inVentiv Communications |
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Kristofer Coombs leads inVentiv Communications' HR department and oversees all related functions including staffing,
compensation, benefits, training, organizational development and talent management for all 13 of inVentiv Communications' companies. |
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Coombs joined inVentiv from Kao Brands, a $1 billion global consumer products company that markets brands such as Jergens,
Curel, Bioré and John Frieda. He was a member of Kao's HR team (formerly Andrew Jergens Company) for more than 10 years, most recently as vice president of
human resources and administration. While there, Coombs led the company's talent management program, managed integration efforts of mergers and acquisitions,
led organizational restructuring and developed and implemented strategic HR processes. Prior to Kao, he spent eight years in management roles at Employers Resource Association,
a non-profit organization providing training and HR consulting to member companies. |
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| Coombs holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Xavier University. |
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| Richard Chamberlain |
| President |
| Chamberlain Healthcare PR |
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Richard Chamberlain draws on 25 years of experience in the health care sector to counsel the agency’s clients in shaping physician, patient and public opinion on a range
of healthcare topics. |
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Prior to forming Chamberlain Communications in 1993, Richard worked for the Society of Nuclear Medicine,
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals and Hill and Knowlton, where he ran the agency’s health practice.
From these diverse perspectives — industry, medical specialty society and public relations agency — Richard built a thorough appreciation for
the issues and opportunities facing marketers, corporations and their brands. Whether he is advising on communications strategy or dealing with a skeptical public,
these insights continue to inform his perspective and recommendations to client |
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| Richard holds a master of fine arts degree in writing from the University of Montana
and an undergraduate degree in biology and philosophy from Stonehill College. |
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| Clayton Tolley |
| President and CEO |
| Addison Whitney |
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Clayton Tolley, President and CEO of Addison Whitney, has been with the organization since 1993,
initially serving as a consultant for clients such as Bristol Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, NEC, Microsoft and Wyeth.
After a series of promotions to key management roles, Mr. Tolley led the successful repurchase of the company from Interpublic Group in 1999 and became President and CEO
of Addison Whitney. |
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During his time as President and CEO, Mr. Tolley has successfully restructured the organization, establishing best practices in the consumer,
healthcare and technology industries. He spearheaded the Addison Whitney Healthcare division, which specializes in all aspects of healthcare-related brand creation,
including trade name and logo development, market research and regulatory consulting. Before joining Addison Whitney, Mr. Tolley was the Vice President of Sales and Marketing
for Morris Communications. He also worked as a Regional Marketing Specialist for MSAS, an international logistics company. |
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| Mr. Tolley attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville. |
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| Robert Chandler |
| Co-founder |
| Chandler Chicco Agency |
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As co-founder of Chandler Chicco Agency (CCA), Robert Chandler is one of the healthcare industry’s most experienced public relations consultants. |
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Mr. Chandler and his business partner, Gianfranco Chicco, began CCA in August 1995. Under their leadership,
the agency became a top PR consultancy in healthcare, growing from five to 220 people, with revenue exceeding $45 million.
Today, CCA has offices in London, Los Angeles, Washington and Paris, and an extensive affiliate network with multiple firms in Asia and Europe.
It is also one of the most honored PR firms in the industry, having been named 2007 Agency of the Year by PRWeek and 2007 Healthcare Agency of the Year by The Holmes Report.
The agency has appeared consistently on the industry’s "Best Agencies to Work For" lists both in the U.S. and Europe. |
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| Before establishing CCA, Mr. Chander was Executive Vice President and Co-managing Director of Burson-Marsteller’s healthcare practice and President
of the agency’s biotechnology division. He also served as VP/Assistant Administrator for Marketing and Public Affairs at the Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn.
Earlier in his career, he worked in the public affairs department of the Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation. |
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| Mr. Chandler has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Bowling Green State University;
a master's degree in journalism from Ohio University; and an MBA in health services administration from Wagner College. |
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