GEORGE BAN
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
Tel:1-845-***-****
Cell: 1-201-***-****
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: PURCHASING MANAGEMENT
EXPERIENCE
8/95-Present NORTHSTAR CHEMICALS,
INC
Consultant/Manager Poughkeepsie, NY
. Responsible for $ 10 million in sales for a pharmaceutical and
specialty chemical company.
. Consult for companies in the biotechnology/genetic engineering
markets.
. Set up a worldwide network of purchasing partners in Europe, Asia, the
Far East and Latin America.
. Opened an office in Paris and as a result obtained multi-year
contracts from numerous French pharmaceutical companies including
Roussel and Hoechst.
. Obtained and manages agency agreements with Chinese, Indian, Korean,
and Italian active ingredient producers.
. Negotiated and entered into supply agreements with major US companies
such as Texaco, Bristol Myers, and Ashland Chemical.
. [pic]Secured a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) license (one of few) to
import controlled substances into the US and advises the DEA on a
monthly basis.
. Advises and provides market information to multinational corporations
such as Pharmacia, Wyeth, and Merck.
1/89 - 8/95 PAREKH CHEMICALS USA
General Manager Fort Lee, New Jersey
. Created and managed a $20 million dollar North American operation
selling pharmaceutical raw materials (produced by the parent company)
to the generic pharmaceutical industry.
. Held a seat on the board of the parent company headquartered in
Switzerland. Involved in the financing and long term planning of the
entire company.
. Commercialized over 12 new businesses worth over $16 million dollar.
8/87 - 1/89 PHILIPP BROTHERS CHEMICALS, INC.
Gen.Mgr.-Phibrochem Division Fort Lee, New Jersey
. Sales and P & L responsibility for $40 million dollar agency and
chemical trading business (food, pharmaceutical, industrial,
nutritional, cosmetic and feed additive-import and export).
. Directed and managed 35 specialists including marketing, sales,
customer service, traffic and financial managers.
. Traveled to and negotiated long term purchase and sales agreements
with factories located in China, Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan, Japan,
Western Europe and former Comicon Countries. Generated profits each
quarter following the first year.
General Manager ICC INDUSTRIES
Pharmaceutical Division New York, New
York
. Sales and P & L responsibility for $35 million dollar business
worldwide, including pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic divisions.
. Directed trading offices in Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain,
Brazil, Hong Kong and Japan in buying, selling, traffic and finance.
. Traveled to and negotiated with companies in China (Canton Fair),
Europe, Japan, South America and Mexico.
. Generated over $0.5 million dollars in profits each year after the
first year.
Dir. Of Marketing and Sales ARMOUR PHARMACEUTICAL CO.
Biochemicals Tarrytown, New
York
. Sales and P & L responsibilities for $25 million dollar in business
worldwide of biochemicals and diagnostics human plasma
products.
. Responsible for directing the National Sales Manager, Customer Service
Manager, International Marketing Manager and Technical Service
Manager.
. Division became profitable after two years.
MALLINCKRODT, INC.
St Louis, Missouri
. Various positions in manufacturing including Process Engineer and
Production Supervisor (5 years) for 50 different chemical processes
(organic, inorganic, commercial scale and pilot plant)
. Sales Representative ($8 million dollar territory) for pharmaceutical
and food products
. Product Manager for over 200 different bulk drug chemicals ($14
million dollar sales) and for the division's new product development
activity (4 years).
EDUCATION
M.B.A. Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
B.S., Chemical Engineering Washington University, St. Louis,
Missouri
REFERENCES--Available upon request.