Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> September 13, 2002
KEITH GATES is CEO of Integrity Pharmaceutical Corp. He brings to
Integrity over 30 years of pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution
experience, primarily in specialty markets. Most recently he served as
vice president and general manager of ASD Specialty Healthcare, a
pharmaceutical distribution company. During his tenure, ASD grew from a
start-up to $1.2B in sales over 4 years. While at ASD, he served on the
board of OpTx Corporation, an oncology software and services company.
Prior to joining ASD he served as vice president of sales for Immunex
Corporation, a biotechnology company. Additionally he served as director
of Lederle Oncology at Lederle Laboratories. Mr. Gates has a Bachelors
of Science in Biology from Augustana College. Profile
TWST: Could you sketch out some of the history of IntegrityPharmaceutical Corporation for us?
Mr. Gates: Integrity was organized in January of 1999 as a niche
specialty pharmaceutical company