Covance announces operational appointments.PRINCETON, N.J.--(HealthWire)--Dec. 18--Covance Inc., formerly Corning Pharmaceutical Services Inc., today announced that it has strengthened its operational management teams with three key appointments. Joining Covance Laboratories Inc., formerly known as Corning Hazleton Inc., are Joseph L. Herring, Corporate Vice President and General Manager, and Anthony J. Clemento Jr., Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Regulatory Affairs (RA), also called Government Affairs, is a profession within regulated industries, such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, energy, and banking. Regulatory Affairs professionals usually have responsibility for the following general areas: "Each of these individuals brings significant pharmaceutical and healthcare industry experience to the day- to-day operations of Covance's businesses," said Chris Kuebler, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Covance. "These appointments enable us to strengthen our day-to-day operations, and build upon our heritage of excellence." Mr. Herring has more than 18 years of healthcare service industry experience. Prior to joining Covance, Mr. Herring was Vice President and General Manager of Caremark's oncology division and General Manager of Caremark's Home Infusion business. Caremark was spun off from Baxter International Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX), is a global healthcare company with 48,000 employees and 2006 sales of US$10.4 billion. Its headquarters is in Deerfield, Illinois. in 1992. From 1978 to 1988, Mr. Herring participated in the sales, marketing and business development of medical/surgical products and devices for American Hospital Supply which was purchased by Baxter in 1986. Mr. Herring received a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in Marketing from Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. . Mr. Clemento has participated in the research, development and health registration of more than 50 ethical pharmaceutical, biotechnology and over-the-counter products from a wide range of therapeutic classes. Prior to joining Covance, Mr. Clemento served as Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Quality, and Interim Vice President, Clinical Affairs, for Seragen, Inc. He was responsible for international regulatory affairs at Centocor, Inc. from 1988 to 1992, and at Schering-Plough Corp. from 1981 to 1988. Previously, Mr. Clemento participated in pharmaceutical research and development at Bristol-Myers Company (now known as Bristol-Myers Squibb Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY), colloquially referred to as BMS, is a pharmaceutical corporation, formed by a 1989 merger between pharmaceutical companies Bristol-Myers Company, founded in 1887 by William McLaren Bristol and John Ripley Myers in Clinton, NY (both were ) and Armour Pharmaceutical Company. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from Saint Mary's College Saint Mary's College, at Notre Dame, Ind., near South Bend; Roman Catholic; for women; est. 1844 as St. Mary's Academy, chartered 1850 at Bertrand, Mich.; moved and chartered 1855. The school shares certain programs and facilities with the Univ. of Minnesota, and a Master of Arts Master of Arts Noun a degree, usually postgraduate in a nonscientific subject, or a person holding this degree Noun 1. Master of Arts - a master's degree in arts and sciences Artium Magister, MA, AM degree in Biology from the University of Evansville in Indiana. Mr. McNear brings 17 years of experience in pharmaceutical packaging and clinical trials management to Covance. From 1992 to 1996, he was responsible for the packaging and distribution of drug supplies for clinical trials at Abbott Laboratories Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) is a diversified pharmaceuticals and health care company. It has over 65,000 employees and operates in 130 countries. The corporate headquarters are in Abbott Park, Illinois, a neighborhood of North Chicago, Illinois. . Previously, he directed the Clinical Pharmacy at Lorex Pharmaceuticals. Mr. McNear holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from Purdue University in Indiana. Covance, with headquarters in Princeton, NJ, is one of the world's largest and most comprehensive biopharmaceutical development service companies, with annual revenues in 1995 of more than $400 million, operations in 15 countries, and currently over 5,000 employees worldwide. Covance is dedicated to providing preclinical services, health economics and outcomes research, central laboratory services, biotechnology manufacturing services, pharmaceutical packaging services, clinical and periapproval services and research products to the world's pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies. On November 7, Corning Pharmaceutical Services changed its name to Covance Inc. Covance will be spun off from its parent company, Corning Incorporated, which is expected to be completed by year-end, and at which time Covance will trade on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. with the symbol CVD CVD Cardiovascular disease, see there . The market for development services worldwide is approximately $3 billion. CONTACT: Andrew MacKnight Director of Marketing Covance Inc. (609) 452-4014 |
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