Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> January 22, 2001
DR. PHILLIP FROST has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer of IVAX Corporation since 1987. Dr. Frost was Chairman
of the Board of Key Pharmaceuticals, Inc., from 1972 to 1986. He was
Chairman of the Department of Dermatology at Mt. Sinai Medical Center of
Greater Miami, Miami Beach, Florida from 1972 to 1990. He is Chairman of
the Board of Whitman Education, Vice Chairman for Continucare
Corporation, serves on the Board of Northrop Grumman, is on the Board of
Governors for the American Stock Exchange and is Vice Chairman Board of
Trustees for the University of Miami. Profile
TWST: Could you start out by giving us a brief overview and history ofIVAX Corporation?
Dr. Frost: IVAX is a company that was founded in the beginning of 1987
and from the outset it was