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Michael Hlinak is the President of inVentiv Clinical, where he leads the clinical staffing (MedFocus/Smith Hanley Consulting Group), as well as the clinical outsourced functional services business (HHI Clinical Research and Statistical Services; Synergos, and inVentiv-SIRO joint venture).
Since inVentiv's acquisition of the Smith Hanley Companies in October 2004, Mr. Hlinak has overseen the integration of MedFocus, led the acquisitions of HHI in November 2004 and Synergos in March 2006, and established the joint venture agreement between inVentiv and India-based SIRO, a clinical services provider in January 2006. Prior to inVentiv's acquisition, Mr. Hlinak was primarily responsible at Smith Hanley for pursuing corporate development opportunities and as CFO overseeing all financial aspects.
Mr. Hlinak has more than 20 years of financial and operations management experience in both publicly held and privately owned industry. Industry background includes staffing, telecommunications, real estate development and management, retail and medical. Before Smith Hanley, Mr. Hlinak held senior financial positions at Work International Corporation, Equal Net and Cardinal Interests.
Mr. Hlinak received a B.B.A. from Lamar University and completed an M.B.A. curriculum at the University of Houston. He is also a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Texas. | 