Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> July 8, 2002

Bernard Patriacca – Macrochem Corporation (mchm)

MEL SNYDER, Vice President, Market Development of MacroChem Corporation, was a consultant in the pharmaceutical industry until October 2000, when he joined MacroChem in his current position. He was previously Vice President of Marketing and Sales at Immunomedics, where he built a 26- rep sales force to market the company's diagnostic imaging products. He founded, and for 20 years was president of ProClinica Inc., a pharmaceutical market development and licensing-support company with offices in New York and Brussels. Profile
BERNARD R. PATRIACCA, Vice President and CFO of MacroChem Corporation, joined the company in 2001. He was formerly Vice President and Controller of Summit Autonomous, a leader in laser vision-correction instruments acquired by Alcon Laboratories. His career began in 1968 at Price Waterhouse, and was followed by 18 years building Dunkin' Donuts Corporation from a small local franchiser into a $1 billion multinational food service company, where he rose to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Profile
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