Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> February 2, 2002
EARLE MARTIN, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PRA International,
joined the company in June 1993 as Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer, assumed worldwide operations responsibility as Chief
Operating Officer in August 1995, became President in October 1995, was
named Chief Executive Officer in August 1996, and was elected Chairman
of the Board of Directors in October 1996. From 1988 to 1993, Mr. Martin
was Director of Marketing and Business development for GE Consulting, a
subsidiary of the General Electric Company that provided information
technology consulting and software development services. From 1982 to
1988 Mr. Martin was Director of Marketing at two software products
companies and worked as an independent management consultant. Between
1979 and 1982, he was a Technical Specialist and Marketing Manager for
Automatic Data Processing's Network Services Division, and from 1977 to
1979 he was manager of Research Computing at the Hartford Insurance
Group. Mr. Martin began his career as a Research Assistant at the
University of Virginia School of Medicine, where he developed software
and provided statistical support for clinical drug trials and other
medical research. Mr. Martin has a BA in Biology from the University of
Virginia (1975). In addition to his role in PRA, he serves as Chairman
of Asbury Services, a not-for-profit operator of continuing care
retirement communities, nursing homes and assisted living. Profile
Mr. Martin: PRA International was founded in October 1996. It was
founded by myself, Pat Donnelly, Jim Powers and
