Up And Down The Ladder… Job Changes
1 CommentBy Ed Silverman // October 24th, 2007 // 7:29 am
Hired someone new and exciting? Promoted a rising star? Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot? Share the news with us and we’ll share with it others. That’s right. Send us your announcements and we’ll find a home for them. Don’t be shy. Everyone wants to know who is coming and going. Here are some of the latest moves…
Alpharma hired John Howarth as vp, investor relations;
Gilead Sciences hired Caroline Dorsa as senior vp and cfo;
Medizine hired Lois Smith as vp for sales and marketing;
MacroChem named Michael Zasloff to its scientific advisory board;
Xytis named Gordon H. Busenbark as cfo;
Nile Therapeutics appointed Pedro Granadillo to its board;
Navitas named Dean Gesme medical director;
Cegedim Dendrite hires Margaret ‘Peg’ O’Rourke as a senior regulatory consultant;
USP named Bill Ashton interim dean for Mayes College of Healthcare Business and Policy.
Hat tip to Pharmaceutical Executive
Charlotte Tomic
MEDIZINE ANNOUNCES
JAMES SILVERMAN AS NEW VICE PRESIDENT, SALES AND MARKETING
New York, NY (January 3, 2007)—MediZine, a leader in consumer health educational marketing, has announced the appointment of James Silverman as VP, Sales & Marketing. Most recently he was the Director of Health Association Business Development and Sales Director at Health Monitor Network. During his 15-year publishing career, Silverman played an instrumental role in developing programs for the pharmaceutical DTC category. As the first pharmaceutical Category Director at the Wall Street Journal, he helped develop the “Daily Health Tip†program and at U.S. News & World Report he directed the popular annual “America’s Best Hospitals†issue.
“Jim is a strong addition to our growing team,†said Suzanne Polizzi, MediZine’s EVP, Sales & Marketing. “His targeted, background and collaborative solution-selling techniques will enhance the success of all of our properties.â€
Mr. Silverman has served on the business committee for the Pharmaceutical Advertising Council, Council of Healthcare Communications, and CHPA (Consumer Healthcare Products Association). His “best practices†have been recognized by many publications including: Advertising Age, MedAd News, Successful Meeting, and AdWeek. Jim received his BBA from Drake College, Florida, and currently resides in Scarsdale, New York.
About MediZine LLC:
MediZine, a Leader in Consumer Health Educational Marketing, reaches millions of health-conscious consumers annually with research-based information that enables them to make better health decisions and lead healthier lives. As the pioneer in the use of Point-of-Care consumer health educational marketing programs in pharmacy and doctors’ offices, and in-home Permission Marketing, MediZine continues to innovate consumer health education through its vast integrated, cross-platform programs utilizing print, online and direct components.
Major brands include: MediZine’s Healthy Living, the nation’s largest consumer health magazine; REMEDY, the nation’s third largest consumer health magazine; Diabetes Focus and Diabetes Focus Español, the largest magazines for diabetes patients and their caregivers; MDminute, condition-specific health magazines; REMEDYLife.com, condition-specific interactive educational platform, REMEDYDirect, one of the largest opt-in health databases of its kind. MediZine LLC is a privately-held company based in New York in partnership with the private equity firm Veronis Suhler Stevenson (VSS).
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