Frederick Schmid, DVM, MBA has served as our Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations and Business Development, since May of 2006. Dr. Schmid has held leadership positions in HIV sales and marketing since 1997, most recently as Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Virology/HIV at Roche Laboratories. In this role, he was responsible for all aspects of Roche�s U.S. HIV franchise, leading a team of 135 sales and marketing personnel. Prior to this role, Dr. Schmid was Executive Director of HIV Marketing at GlaxoSmithKline, with responsibility for business planning, business development, and all aspects of product marketing and reimbursement. Dr. Schmid joined Glaxo in 1991 and held roles in sales and sales management, marketing, and global commercial strategy, primarily in the HIV and oncology areas. Dr. Schmid holds a DVM from Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine and an MBA from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |