Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> September 13, 2002
FRED B. DAVENPORT, JR., is President and Secretary of PPD, Inc. Mr.
Davenport joined PPD as General Counsel in December 1996, was promoted
to Executive Vice President in February 2000 and named President in
January 2002. He oversees strategic development, global planning,
quality management, legal, information technology, human resources and
facilities, as well as Europe and Asia clinical operations. Prior to
joining PPD, Mr. Davenport was a Partner in the law firm of Murchison,
Taylor and Gibson, L.L.P., which he joined in 1977. His practice areas
included taxation law, estate planning law, corporations law and mergers
and acquisitions. Mr. Davenport served as a member of the faculty of the
University of North Carolina at Wilmington's Cameron School of Business
from 1982 to 1991. He holds Bachelor of Arts, Master of Business
Administration and Law degrees from the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, where he was a member of Phi Eta Signa and Phi Beta Kappa. Profile
company today?
Mr. Davenport: PPD is a leading global provider of discovery and
development services and products to
