Alquest - The Specialized CRO - Names New President, COO.MINNEAPOLIS -- The founders and Board of Directors of Alquest Inc., a contract research organization specialized in medical devices, are pleased to announce today the promotions of two executives: Ann Quinlan-Smith to President and Elizabeth Kempen to Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . Quinlan-Smith joined Alquest in 1998 after serving as Vice President, Regulatory and Clinical Affairs/QA for MICROVENA, Inc. She previously held clinical, regulatory and marketing positions with Cardiac Pacemakers (Guidant), American Medical Systems and Kallestad Diagnostics. Quinlan-Smith earned a B.S. degree in medical technology from the College of St. Benedict in Minnesota, and an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from the Carlson School of Management The Carlson School of Management (CSOM) is the business school for undergraduates and graduates at the University of Minnesota. CSOM is located on the West Bank of the University of Minnesota campus, and consistently ranks in the top 5 schools nationwide for the study of at the University of Minnesota (body, education) University of Minnesota - The home of Gopher. http://umn.edu/. Address: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. . Kempen joined Alquest in 2000 from Applied Biometrics, where she had served as Vice President of Quality, Regulatory and Clinical Affairs. She previously held management and staff positions with Bio-Vascular, Cardiac Pacemakers (Guidant), the University of Minnesota and INCSTAR. Kempen earned a B.S. degree in Microbiology/Public Health from the University of Wisconsin and a MBA from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. Quinlan-Smith and Kempen will assume responsibility for the Alquest's business strategy and daily operations. Alquest founder Linda Alexander will assume the role of CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and focus her activities on developing the company's new ventures. About Alquest, Inc. Alquest is a full-service contract research organization (CRO) specializing in medical devices, IVDs (in vitro diagnostics In vitro diagnostic (IVD) tests are medical tests conducted in a test tube, or more generally in a controlled environment outside a living organism. In vitro means in glass in Latin. ) and biologics. Since its inception in 1993, Alquest has served more than 300 medical device firms worldwide in the areas of clinical management, regulatory affairs and compliance/quality systems. For more information, see www.alquest.com or call +1.763.287.3830. |
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