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Eran Broshy
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
inVentiv Health, Inc.
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Mr. Broshy is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of inVentiv Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: VTIV). inVentiv Health is the leading provider of commercialization and complementary services to the global pharmaceutical, life sciences and biotechnology industries, supporting the needs of over 200 unique clients including all top 20 global pharmaceutical companies. inVentiv delivers a broad range of customized clinical, sales, marketing and communications solutions through its three core business segments: inVentiv Clinical, inVentiv Communications and inVentiv Commercial. Mr. Broshy joined inVentiv Health as Chief Executive Officer and Director in June 1999, took the company public in the fall of 1999, and additionally became Chairman of the Board in June 2006.
Mr. Broshy has over 20 years' management and consulting experience within the healthcare industry and is a widely recognized industry expert and frequent speaker on strategic issues in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. Prior to joining inVentiv he served as the Partner responsible for the healthcare practice of The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) across the Americas. During his fourteen-year tenure at BCG from 1984 to 1998, Mr. Broshy consulted widely with senior executives from a number of the major global pharmaceutical manufacturers, managed care organizations, and academic medical centers, and advised on a range of strategic, organizational and operational issues. Mr. Broshy has also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Coelacanth Corporation, a privately-held biotechnology company.
Mr. Broshy currently also serves as a Director of Neurogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NRGN), a biotechnology company, and on the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s NY Executive Board. Mr. Broshy is a graduate of Harvard University (M.B.A.), Stanford University (M.S.), and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S.).
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David Bassin
Chief Financial Officer
inVentiv Health, Inc.
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David Bassin, 35, is the Chief Financial Officer for inVentiv Health, Inc. He has been a leader in the organization for nearly 10 years in a variety of financial and strategic roles.
Most recently, Mr. Bassin was CFO and COO for inVentiv Commercial, responsible for providing financial, strategic and operational management for all of the inVentiv Commercial divisions. He oversaw accounting/finance, information technology, fleet and the strategic development for the operations. In addition, Mr. Bassin led the financial due diligence and integration for newly acquired subsidiaries within the division and the insurance/risk management for the organization.
After a career as an auditor with Arthur Andersen, Mr. Bassin entered the pharmaceutical sales and marketing industry in 1998 as the Business and Financial Strategies Group Manager for Snyder Communications, a former parent company to inVentiv Health. He was responsible for post-acquisition integrations of subsidiaries that provided sales force, clinical research assistance and other marketing services to pharmaceutical companies in Europe. After assisting with investor relations and securing financing for the spin-off of inVentiv Health from Snyder Communications, Mr. Bassin led the financial planning and analysis group in the preparation of company-wide budgets, forecast and statistics for quarterly reports. He also acted as the financial director, performing financial modeling of partnerships for pharmaceutical and biotech products in late-stage development prior to his present role.
Mr. Bassin earned a bachelor's degree in economics and business from Lafayette College and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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Blane Walter
President
inVentiv Health, Inc.
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Mr. Walter, 36, was named President of inVentiv Health in May 2007, with responsibility for overseeing all three divisions of the company and developing integrated solutions to meet client needs.
Previously he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of inVentiv Communications following the acquisition of inChord Communications, Inc. in October 2005. Mr. Walter joined inChord (then known as Gerbig, Snell/Weisheimer & Associates) as an Account Manager in 1994. In 1996, he became a Partner and later purchased the company in 2000. Under his direction as Chairman and CEO, inChord became the largest privately-held healthcare communication company in the world, working with 16 of the world's top 20 healthcare companies and serving clients around the world through a global network with offices in 13 countries.
Prior to joining inChord, Mr. Walter worked as a financial analyst in New York City for Smith Barney in mergers and acquisitions.
He holds a B.S. degree in marketing and finance from Boston College.
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Terrell H. Herring
Chief Operating Officer
inVentiv Health
President and Chief Executive Officer
inVentiv Commercial and Patient Outcomes
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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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Michael Hlinak
President and Chief Executive Officer
inVentiv Clinical
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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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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.
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.
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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Thomas A. Hanley, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
Smith Hanley Holding Company
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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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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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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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