Jeffrey Smith joined us as Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in May 2006 with over 30 years of broad based finance accounting and general management experience and over 20 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Immediately prior to joining PDI he was Senior Vice President Finance & Chief Financial Officer of PLIVA Inc. a growth oriented generic pharmaceutical Company. From 1985 to 2002 he served in various executive positions with ALPHARMA Inc. an acquisition and growth oriented NYSE listed global specialty pharmaceutical company. While with ALPHARMA Mr. Smith was Executive Vice President Finance & Chief Financial Officer and for a 3-year period was responsible for worldwide operations while serving as acting President and member of the Office of the Chief Executive. Mr. Smith is a Certified Public Accountant who began his career with Coopers & Lybrand now PricewaterhouseCoopers. |