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PM360 Announces Winners of the First Annual ELITE Awards
The 60 Most Influential People in the Healthcare Industry
NEW YORK, NY, May 18, 2015: PM360, a leading health-marketing industry trade magazine, has announced the winners of its inaugural ELITE awards. The ELITE (Exceptional • Leaders • Innovators • Transformers • Entrepreneurs) represent the most influential people in the healthcare industry today.
The awards honor individuals who have made a significant impact to the healthcare industry throughout their careers. Nominees were evaluated based on their accomplishments, testimonials from their bosses, clients, colleagues and supporting evidence that reflects the impact of their efforts (i.e., company growth, campaign success, etc.). Sixty winners were selected in 12 categories from numerous entries extolling the merits and achievements of truly extraordinary individuals.
“We wanted to put a spotlight on the exceptional people working in the industry today,” says Anna Stashower, CEO and Publisher of PM360. “But even we were blown away by not only the number of submissions, but their quality. This industry is blessed with gifted and passionate individuals who continue to find new ways to revolutionize business models, disrupt the market and improve patients’ lives. Ultimately, we feel these 60 people represent the best of what the industry has to offer.”
PM360 also selected one person as “Uber ELITE,” or the individual among the 60 winners who best personifies the criteria of a PM360 ELITE. The very first Uber ELITE award was given to Brenton “Brent” Saunders, CEO of Actavis. At just 44, he has served as the CEO of three major pharma companies and recently transformed Actavis—through the acquisition of Allergan—from a generics manufacturer into a top 10 company.
The winners will be profiled in PM360’s May 2015 issue and honored at a celebratory cocktail party on July 14th at 6:30 PM. The event will be held at the Standard High Line rooftop bar in New York City’s Meatpacking District. The inaugural ELITE awards are sponsored by Makovsky. Join the ELITE online conversation using #PM360ELITE. Tickets are available for purchase at www.pm360online.com/elite.
The 2015 PM360 ELITE are:
Uber Elite
Brent Saunders, Chief Executive Officer, Actavis
Data Miners
Malcolm Bohm, President & CEO, Liquid Grids Inc.
Asaf Evenhaim, Co-founder and CEO, Crossix Solutions
Manish Sood, Founder and CEO, Reltio, Inc.
Digital Crusaders
Dave Guiga, Director of Partnerships & Innovation, Market Access & Patient Strategies, AstraZeneca
Trish Nettleship, Director, Social Media & Influence, UCB, Inc.
Nancy Phelan, Head, Customer Engagement Center, Worldwide Commercial Operations, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Michael Russo, Executive Director – Corporate Digital Strategy and Innovation, Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.
Disrupters
Michael Coffey, Marketing Manager of Strategy and Innovation, North America, Roche Diabetes Care Inc.
Jim Curtis, Chief Strategy Officer & CRO, Remedy Health Media
Elizabeth Elfenbein, Partner, Creative, The CementBloc
Peter Kirk, CEO, SERMO
Ibraheem (Ibs) Mahmood, President and CEO, DrugDev
Stan Woodland, CEO, CMI/Compas
Entrepreneurs
Charles Benaiah, Chief Executive Officer, watzan
Mark Heinold, Chief Executive Officer, PDR, LLC
Jeff Meehan, CEO, Cancer Action Now
Robert G. Previdi, CEO, PSKW, LLC
Frank Segrave, President and CEO, Silvergate Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Launch Experts
David Green, RPh, Director of Marketing, Prescription Pharmaceuticals, Bausch & Lomb, Inc., A Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC Company
Jonathan Kuhn, Sr. Director, Global & Brand Marketing, Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.
Andrew J. Watson, Associate Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Wockhardt USA
Leaders of the Future
Greg Cohen, Sr. Manager, Social Media & Influence, UCB, Inc.
Tom Fussaro, Associate Director, Health Systems Marketing, Astellas Pharma US, Inc.
Meredith S. Manning, Vice President, Global Hemophilia A Marketing, Baxter BioScience
Michael Nesrallah, CF Brand Director, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Jeenal Shah, Group Art Supervisor, Sudler New York
Jeremy T. Shepler, Sr. Director, Diabetes and Obesity Marketing, Novo Nordisk Inc.
Master Educator
Paula van de Nes, PhD, Director, Medical Strategy, LLNS
Mentors
Thomas P. McDonnell, Vice President, Product Strategy Lead – Neuroscience Business Unit US, Shire Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Claire Scott, Sr. Director Thought Leader Services and Commercial Compliance Operations, Genentech
Shilpa Shah-Mehta, Senior Director, NET & STS Marketing, Novartis Oncology
Gwen D. Washington, Senior Marketing Director, US ADHD Franchise, Shire Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Deborah Wood, CEO, DWA Healthcare Communications Group and Owner, Avant Healthcare
Patient Advocates
Lene Andersen, HealthCentral Community Leader, RA and Disability Advocate, HealthCentral – Remedy Health Media
Karen Iannella, Executive Director, External Affairs, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Doug Ulman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Pelotonia
Strategists
Matt Barry, Associate Director, Urology Marketing, Astellas Pharma US, Inc.
Jay Carter, SVP, Director of Strategy Services, AbelsonTaylor
Danielle Dunne, Managing Director, Allidura Consumer, part of inVentiv Health
Jesus Leal, VP, Head of Early Development, Strategy and BD&L, Novartis
Mario R. Nacinovich Jr., MSc, Managing Partner, AXON
Danny Villeneuve, Payer Marketing Lead, Shire
Tech-know Geeks
Kendra Fanara, Product Director, Infectious Disease, Janssen Therapeutics
Adam Kaplin, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
David Windhausen, Executive Vice President, Intouch Solutions
Pasqual Zottola, Executive Director – Information Technology, Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.
Transformational Leaders
Matt Giegerich, Chairman & CEO, Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide
Kim Johnson, President, PALIO
Melissa Johnston, President, Benchworks
Michelle Keefe, President and CEO, Publicis Touchpoint Solutions, Inc.
Meghan Lopresto, Director, Digital Promotion and Multichannel Strategy, Boehringer Ingelheim
Anthony J. Maddaluna, Executive Vice President, Pfizer Inc. and President, Pfizer Global Supply
David Nakamura, Founder, Natrel
Hugh O’Neill, President, Commercial Operations NA, Mallinckrodt
Frank X. Powers, President, Dudnyk
Scott Shively, Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, Depomed, Inc.
Donato Tramuto, Chairman and CEO, Physicians Interactive
Timothy P. Walbert, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Horizon Pharma plc
Robert Ward, President and CEO, Radius Health, Inc.
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