Duke Best, has been Corporate Controller of Health Sciences Group since July 2004. >From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Best was a management consultant with Acumen & Merit, LLC where he provided business management consulting and accounting outsourcing solutions - including operational processes restructuring, marketing initiative analysis and financial modeling - to a variety of industries. From 1997 to 2002, Mr. Best was both a consultant and auditor with Arthur Andersen LLP. There he assisted clients build and increase profitability via diagnostics analysis to identify process improvement opportunities, overhead reduction options, and areas for technology improvements. Prior to 1997, Mr. Best worked as an accountant within a real estate and restaurant management company. Mr. Best holds a Bachelors degree in business communications from Chapman University and is a Certified Public Accountant. |