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Hank Pietraszek is a director of IMS. Hank provides counsel and strategic support to IMS’ client base. With more than 25 years of domestic and international management experience in the healthcare industry, he brings invaluable insight, vision and direction to IMS’ external communications.
Hank’s range of professional experience within the pharmaceutical and diagnostic arena is comprehensive. He is currently chairman of EZ-Event, a pharmaceutical marketing company based in Philadelphia; a director of BioGenex, a diagnostic company; and Altagene, a bio-tech pharmaceutical company.
Previously, Hank served as president and chief executive officer of two medical diagnostic companies, Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., in Tucson, Ariz., and Biostar, Inc., in Boulder, Colo. At Ventana, he presided over an organization that doubled its sales every year for the three years he was with them. His achievements at Biostar are equally impressive. While preparing the company for a public offering, Hank reduced expenses by $2 million annually, and pioneered worldwide growth, bringing sales from zero to over $12 million annually.
Hank gained extensive experience in the 20 years he spent in various capacities at Abbott Laboratories in Chicago. He gained international experience as president of Abbott Japan. A highlight at Abbott was his work at TAP Pharmaceuticals, a joint venture between Abbott and Takeda Chemical Industries of Japan. In the 10 years he served as president and chief executive officer of TAP, Hank guided the creation of a world-class organization. Among his achievements there, he pioneered sales growth from $2 million to over $600 million annually. He also created one of the most productive and professional sales organizations in the pharmaceutical industry as measured by customer surveys.
Hank founded"Not in my Footsteps," a not-for-profit organization to educate university students and junior executives about socially responsible alcohol consumption. | 