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Susan Youdovin strong belief in evidence-based President, B&Y Communications decision-making has “trans- formed the industry, [setting] When Charlotte Sibley took a summer job on Wall the framework for market Street, she was assigned to the international division research everywhere. At Shire,” because she knew French and German. Th at was her he said, “we depend on the fi rst taste of the business world. She never looked back. global research and intelligence Sibley’s passion for leadership development, department that Charlotte coupled with her strategic vision, generous spirit established for strategic deci- and dedication to women’s advancement, make her a sions from acquisitions to our perfect choice for the HBA’s 2008 Woman of the Year. advancing product portfolio.” Sibley is especially pleased by the recognition of Shire Sibley was chosen to create Pharmaceuticals, a midsize the new function because of company, where she is Senior her “ability to inspire those Vice President of Leadership around her to achieve great- Development, a new function ness,” said Emmens. Th e posi- pharma is only beginning to tion is an acknowledgement embrace. that recruiting, shaping and Matthew Emmens, Chief Executive mentoring Gen X/Yers are essential to the industry’s future. Offi cer of Shire, said Sibley “has raised Fred Hassan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the bar for the pharmaceutical industry Schering-Plough, who knows Sibley from Pharmacia (now Pfi zer), in two critical areas: market research where she was Vice President, Global Business Research, cited her and leadership development.” Sibley’s Woman of the Year continues on page 6

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE Leader and All-Around Donna K. Ramer 2 THE CEO’S CORNER Honorable Mentor Editor-in-Chief, The HBAdvantage On the Shoulders of Giants Len Kanavy, Vice President, “[She] has given her time, talent, 6 HOT TOPIC… Commercial Operations, Genen- inspiration, words of wisdom, Regulatory Savvy: Secret Weapon for tech, Inc. has been named the compassion and support… [and Healthcare HBA’s 2008 Honorable Mentor her] work has influenced the 8 FOCUS ON… for his long-term support of strategic direction and focus of We’ve Come a Long women in the healthcare indus- the organization as a whole.” Way Baby… But try. Responsible for leading the “[She] exemplifi es the values We’re Not There Yet Market Planning, Forecasting, of the HBA and is a strong leader, 13 THE EDITOR’S DESK LEN KANAVY Sales Operations, Data Acquisi- ANNE CAMILLE TALLEY woman and tireless volunteer.” Having An Impact tion, Commercial Training, Commercial Business She is Anne Camille Talley, president of Health THE PRESIDENT’S 14 Honorable Mentor continues on page 7 Star Volunteer continues on page 7 FORUM Change Makers

HEALTHCAREHEALTHCARE BUSINESSWOMEN’S BUSINESSWOMEN’S ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION | Required | Required Experience Experience for Healthy for Healthy Careers Careers | www.hbanet.org | www.hbanet.org 1 The HBAdvantage is published bimonthly for the members of the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association, On the Shoulders of Giants 373 Route 46 West, Bldg. E, Suite 215, Fairfi eld, NJ 07004. Phone: (973) 575-0606 Fax: (973) 575-1445 THE CEO’S CORNER Laurie Cooke, RPh E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.hbanet.org EDITORINCHIEF Donna K. Ramer EDITORS Joanna Breitstein and Susan Youdovin Twenty-two years ago, I was a newly qualifi ed pharmacist getting married in a MANAGING EDITOR Joanne Tanzi small chapel at the University of Maryland, a favorite location for University ART DIRECTOR DeborahAnne Chingas Sandke ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR Lisa Kelly alumni to tie the knot. In the front row sat my sister with her new baby, Mike. Please send correspondence regarding The HBAdvantage Mike is now a Maryland alum and I’ll soon be attending his wedding in the same to Joanne Tanzi at the above address. chapel as he marries his fi ancée Emily, a newly qualifi ed nurse just beginning HBA STAFF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Laurie Cooke, RPh her career in healthcare. As I recently attended her bridal shower and listened as her EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Carol Davis-Grossman friends advised her on how to have a successful marriage, it occurred to me how much DIRECTOR, CHAPTER DEVELOPMENT Mary-Margaret Armstrong I needed this same network 22 years ago—not only for advice on how to have a suc- DIRECTOR, CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT Marianne Fray cessful marriage, but also on how to have a successful career. HBA BOARD OF DIRECTORS It is precisely for this reason that associations like the HBA play such an important Executive Committee role for both individuals and companies. Don’t get me wrong; over the years I’ve had PRESIDENT Elizabeth M. Mutisya, MD PRESIDENT-ELECT Ceci Zak, Vice President, Allergy, the opportunity to work for excellent organizations. But often those companies didn’t sanofi -aventis FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Susan Torroella, CEO, provide training, mentoring and hands-on skills development or didn’t model that it Columbia MedCom Group, Inc. was acceptable to participate in these off erings. Th ose programs could have helped me SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Lori Ryan, Executive Director Business Planning & Analysis, Novartis more effi ciently navigate through the myriad Pharmaceuticals Corporation of changes, challenges and opportunities that IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Cathy Kerzner, SVP WHEN YOU COME TO THE HBA, YOU & GM, Women’s Health Care BU, I faced as a working mother in a busy career TREASURER Yvonne D’Amelio, Chief Financial SUDDENLY REALIZE THAT YOU’RE IN Offi cer & Principal, Vox Medica, Inc. in healthcare. SECRETARY Deborah Coogan Seltzer, Senior A ROOM OF WOMEN WHO KNOW YOU For example, I didn’t appreciate what has Vice President, Boyden Global Executive Search been gleaned from the HBA’s recent E.D.G.E. Directors-at-Large AND KNOW WHAT YOUR LIFE IS LIKE Susan Adler, Vice President, Commercial Analytics, in Leadership benchmarking study, that two Sepracor Inc. BECAUSE IT IS LIKE THEIR LIVES. THESE Violet B. Aldaia, Senior Vice President, BrandEdge key factors to advance my career were net- Eve Dryer, President, Vox Medica Public Relations; GIANTS working and mentoring. Instead, like many Principal and EVP, Vox Medica Healthcare ARE YOUR , AND THEY INVITE Communications young professionals, I ate lunch at my desk YOU TO STAND ON THEIR SHOULDERS. Sheryl “Sherry” Fox, President, North America, to demonstrate my dedication to work. In THE PLANNING SHOP international Arlene Kirsch, PhD, Vice President, Kaiser Team, retrospect, having lunch with folks from other GlaxoSmithKline Lativia Ray-Alston, Vice President Sales, Internal departments and meeting potential mentors outside my immediate sphere would have Medicine, sanofi -aventis given me a better perspective on the company and my role in it and better visibility. Leigh Ann Soltysiak Luzzi, Marketing Director, Worldwide , Johnson & Johnson Isaac Newton once said, “If I have seen farther than others, it is because I was Leanne C. Wagner, Vice President, New Business standing on the shoulder of giants.” Th e HBA works because it acts as an extension of Women’s Health Care, Wyeth Eileen Woods, Managing Partner, Agentive Sales & your employer by off ering so many giants to help us see things better, earlier, more Marketing Solutions Director, Council of Presidents clearly. Th ese giants appear to us in many ways: as mentors; as the new contact you Karla Gonye make during a networking session; the workshop leader that follows up with you after 2008 Non-Voting Director Barbara Pritchard President, The Pritchard the conference; and even the question asked by the woman sitting next to you at the Group / Intermedica, Inc. evening seminar, which gives you that long-needed confi dence and knowledge that CHAPTER/AFFILIATE PRESIDENTS ATLANTA CHAPTER—Juliann Kaiser, President, you’re not alone. Kaiser Marketing Group Many of our members have looked out BOSTON CHAPTER—Buket E. Grau, Strategic ISAAC NEWTON ONCE SAID, “IF I HAVE Marketing Manager, Stryker Development to what at fi rst seems like a sea of giants: all CHICAGO CHAPTER—Denise Kitchen, Vice President, SEEN FARTHER THAN OTHERS, IT IS Human Resources, TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. these people who seem to have a fast hold on EUROPE CHAPTER—Florence Manger, Xolair BECAUSE I WAS STANDING ON THE their careers and lives. But when you come Global Brand Manager, Novartis AG GREATER PHILADELPHIA CHAPTER—Lee Ann to the HBA, you suddenly realize you’re in Kimak, Senior Director, US & Pharmaceutical SHOULDER OF GIANTS. Operations, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals a room of women who know you and know INDIANA CHAPTER—Cheryl Beal Anderson, Director, US Regulatory Aff airs, Eli Lilly and what your life is like because it is like their Company, Inc. lives. Th ese are your giants, and they invite you to stand on their shoulders. METRO CHAPTER—Kathleen Milligan, Senior Director, Business Planning & Strategy, Plavix US, I couldn’t help but think that Emily came away from her bridal shower appreciating Bristol-Myers Squibb Company MID-ATLANTIC CHAPTER—Christine Hoff man, MS, the power of the women and their collective experiences. In many ways, they off er the Principal, Hoff man Innovations same kind of support our members and corporate partners have come to expect from RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK CHAPTER—Alison Otstot, PhD, President, A2 Analytics the HBA: a network of giants advising you carefully, cheering you on and looking always SAN ANTONIO AFFILIATE—Deb Wells, President/ CEO, StrokeGuard, Inc. toward a shiny, bright future. HBA SAN FRANCISCO CHAPTER—Sharon Rundberg, Executive Vice President, Internal Resources, Dorland Global Corporation ST. LOUIS AFFILIATE—Beth Hackett, President, The Sage Consulting Group SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AFFILIATE—Heather Linehan, Vice President, BioQuest, LLC

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HOT TOPIC… CAREER BOOSTER OR BOMB Regulatory Savvy: Secret Weapon for Healthcare

Ilyssa Levins decisions and participate in their own care.” pliance guidelines, which sets forth the President, HCIL Consulting and the Th e benefi ts of this approach include: tenets of a program that pharmaceutical Center for Communication Compliance Superior clinical outcomes; higher con- companies should follow to be in compli- sumer satisfaction; improved access to ance; and the ACCME Guidelines, which With the healthcare industry hyper- needed care; reduction of inappropriate issued guidelines defi ning what could be focused on compliance, regulatory use of treatments and services; lower considered independent support for con- savvy can be a career booster or it can healthcare costs; and trust in the patient- tinuing medical education programs. create a career bomb… given that the industry relationship. #2: Responsibility. Every com- consequences of noncompliance include Says Kay: “Th ere is a multitude of chan- pany has its own culture of compliance. criminal prosecution, negative media nels for getting information on marketed It’s critical for senior management to attention and permanently damaged treatment options to patients, caregivers let everyone in the organization as well reputations. And no one wants their 15 and the general public. But at the same as vendors and all other stakeholders minutes of fame from earning the com- time, companies cannot promote drugs understand the company’s risk tolerance pany a warning letter or worse. outside their label or to patients that don’t and that compliance is central to how the Clearly, regulatory know-how is not need them.” And, according to Pines, there company functions. But the reverse also just for regulatory professionals anymore; are two key questions that must be asked is true: Vendors should clearly understand it can make or break careers in any seg- when designing or executing any commu- what is expected of them by their clients ment of the industry. nications program: “First, are my actions and have their own compliance culture. One of the workshops at the HBA’s 2007 really intended to ensure that those who #3: Retention. On the job satisfac- Leadership Conference addressed the link will benefi t from the drug are the intended tion increases when teams at all levels between careers and regulatory compli- audience? Second, am I presenting this au- feel their employers support education. ance. I had the privilege of running that dience with all the information they need Th is includes sponsoring attendance at session with Wayne Pines, President of to make an informed decision, because professional meetings such as the Drug every product has risks?” Information Association’s annual market- CLEARLY, REGULATORY KNOWHOW IS NOT Cultivating regulatory savvy is a road ing session on advertising and promotion that needs to be walked throughout a and distributing relevant articles. JUST FOR REGULATORY PROFESSIONALS career in the industry. #4: Relationships. Agendas should ANYMORE; IT CAN MAKE OR BREAK CAREERS “Th e healthcare industry is highly regu- be aligned with legal and regulatory. Start IN ANY SEGMENT OF THE INDUSTRY. lated and, given the rapidly changing envi- initiatives with alignment meetings to en- ronment, interpreting, complying with and sure shared vision of compliance, between regulatory services and healthcare at APCO monitoring the regulatory changes prepares Marketing, Medical Aff airs, Product PR, Worldwide, and Liz Kay, who leads Cramer. those who are in the industry to do their Corporate Public Relations, Sales, DTP, The workshop was sponsored by Saint jobs better,” says Prof. Th ani Jambulingam, Advocacy/Alliances, Legal and Regulatory. Joseph’s University (Philadelphia), which Chair of the Pharmaceutical Marketing #5: Refl ection. Our industry is deliv- off ers accredited executive pharmaceuti- Department at Saint Joseph’s University. ering so much to the public health and our cal marketing MBA programs exclusively Paying particular attention to some key end goal is always ethical, high-quality pa- focused on the pharma industry. signposts can help professionals navigate tient care. Th e environment is only going to Everyone agrees that patients and the the tricky terrain. get more intense with scrutiny more severe. general public need as much information Th e following fi ve Rs will help guide Regulatory savvy is an ongoing commitment. as possible about their health and treat- promotion in a regulated environment. In the end, we owe it to ourselves, our ment options. In fact, the Institute of #1: Recognition. Understand the associates and our organizations to deliver Medicine calls this demand for informa- terrain so you are perceived as being on on this goal within an ever more restricted tion patient centered care and considers the ball. Th is means establishing a knowl- regulatory environment. HBA it one of the six essential components of edgeable foundation for planning and ex- high-quality medical care. Th e Institute’s ecution, including reading the three docu- Ilyssa Levins is president of HCIL Consulting, definition: “Healthcare that establishes ments that essentially guide everything we which provides strategic planning, positioning a partnership among practitioners, pa- do when it comes to communications: Th e and marketing communications solutions to the tients, and their families to ensure that PhRMA Marketing Code, which governs healthcare industry. She also founded the Center decisions respect patients’ wants, needs, the industry’s relationships with physi- for Communication Compliance, which certifi es and preferences and that patients have the cians and other healthcare professionals; healthcare communications professionals to con- education and support they need to make the Offi ce of Inspector General (OIG) com- fi rm regulatory competency.

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Nancy Larsen Fast forward to 1973 cheon fi lls the ballroom at the Hilton— President, PROmedica Three decades after the article ap- NYC’s largest facility—with more than Communications, Inc. peared, women were just beginning to 2,000 people attending what has become be hired in the pharma industry as sales the industry’s premier event. Equally I was charmed by an article someone representatives, and were referred to as important, Pharmaceutical Executive sent me titled the “1943 Guide to female detailmen. Joan Keith (1992 magazine has featured each HBA Woman Hiring Women,” which originally ap- HBA WOTY) was one of them and, by of the Year as the cover story for the last peared in the July ‘43 issue of Trans- 1981, she became one of the industry’s ten years. More recently, PharmaVOICE portation Magazine. It was written fi rst female product managers. I was a has been featuring the Rising Stars and during World War II for male supervisors female detailman at that time, and at- Medical Marketing and Media does in- of women in the work force and off ered tended my fi rst HBA meeting at which depth profi les of the HBA’s Honorable some very interesting—but now very Joan was a speaker. Little did I know Mentors. And the consumer press is now outdated—hiring and retention tips. that I would be reporting to her as an paying more attention to the HBA’s hon- Th e focus of the 1943 article: Keep Assistant Product Manager less than one orees as they, too, strive to provide more women happy by off ering them oppor- year later. substantive information about women tunities to do stereotypic “girlie” things While the trade publica- and leadership. tions weren’t around in 1943, Medical Marketing and Me- Great Strides. . . But We’re dia was available in the ‘70s Not There Yet =^\]a^\]ih (founded in 1966). Th e “People Th e HBA recently released its E.D.G.E. on the Move” section of one of in Leadership Study. This is the first ELEVEN TIPS ON GETTING MORE EFFICIENCY the 1981 issues covered two research to provide actionable recom- OUT OF WOMEN EMPLOYEES pages, but there were only mendations on best practices for the g Pick young married women. They usually have more of a sense four women included, three of recruitment, retention and advancement of responsibility than their unmarried sisters. . . they’re less which were in medical journal of women to the most senior roles within likely to be fl irtatious. sales. Only one woman— the healthcare corporate suites. What was g When you have to use older women, get ones who have worked Ruth Smith, MD—was listed found is that while women have made outside the home. as a product manager. Ruth great strides up to middle management, g General experience indicates that “husky” girls are more even clearly stood out on the page few have taken their places at the top tempered and effi cient. that year as the only female levels of companies. Th e E.D.G.E. Study, g Give the female employee a defi nite day-long schedule of duties marketer, but she and others which was funded by several service and as they make excellent workers when they have their jobs cut began to pave the way for pharmaceutical companies, provides nding work themselves. out for them, but they lack initiative in fi generations to follow. great value for evaluating a company’s g Give every girl an adequate number of rest periods during the In 1990, the HBA an- performance and helping them identify cient if she day. A girl has more confi dence and is more effi nounced that Karen Katen and implement initiatives and programs can keep her hair tidied, apply fresh lipstick and wash her (Chairman, Pfi zer Founda- specifi cally to develop and mentor top hands several times a day. tion) would receive the as- talent at their own companies. g Retain a physician to give each woman you hire a special sociation’s fi rst Woman of Clearly, we’ve come a long way. . . but physical examination—one covering female conditions. . . [to] the Year award at a luncheon we’re not there yet. HBA reveal whether the employee-to-be has any female weaknesses t for the job. that drew 250 attendees to which would make her mentally or physically unfi the Roosevelt Hotel. But g Never ridicule a woman; it breaks her spirit and cuts off her in 1990, the award was Nancy Larsen is president of PROmedica Com- effi ciency. barely acknowledged in the munications, Inc (PCI), an independent medical Savvy & Sage, Sept/Oct 2007 Excerpted from “1943 Guide to Hiring Women” as reprinted in pharma press. And while it education company she has run with CEO Diane is water under the bridge, it Zuckerman, RPh, since 1987. Editor’s Note: Nancy rather than giving them substantive, was a challenge to get it covered at all. Larsen, a long-time HBA member, is the only meaningful opportunities that used their woman to be president of the HBA twice (1991 creativity, cognitive abilities and leader- Back to the Present: 2008 and 2003) and remains an active contributor to ship skills. Today, the annual HBA WOTY lun- the association.

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HEALTHCARE BUSINESSWOMEN’S ASSOCIATION | Required Experience for Healthy Careers | www.hbanet.org 5 Woman of the Year continued from page 1 PhD, Senior Program Executive, Shire, who met Sibley at Millennium “courage to challenge the status quo.” Colleagues from her tenure Pharmaceuticals where Sibley was Vice President, Global Commercial at Pharmacia and other companies cite Sibley’s authenticity, the Research and Health Outcomes, said, “her most important achieve- human connection she establishes and her “wicked” sense of humor. ments are the people, especially the women she has encouraged “Charlotte represents the and mentored during her career.” Sibley also helped start the Bos- best of the HBA: In-depth indus- ton Chapter while try knowledge, care for the next at Millennium and SIBLEY SAYS HER HIGHEST generation of leaders and com- provided invaluable ACHIEVEMENT IS “BUILDING mitment to the advancement input for the HBA’s of women,” said HBA President major research proj- GREAT TEAMS, HIRING GREAT Elizabeth M. Mutisya, MD. ects, most recently PEOPLE, GIVING THEM THE the E.D.G.E. in Lead- TOOLS AND VISION, THEN The Legacy of Mentoring ership Study. Sibley, a past HBA president Several Shire GETTING OUT OF (1994), credits the organiza- colleagues, six for- THE WAY.” SIBLEY’S STRONG BELIEF tion with making a diff erence mer direct reports IN EVIDENCEDBASED at a key point in her career. in Global Business Research and Intelligence, gave her the “When I joined the board in the DECISIONMAKING HAS ultimate accolade: “We learned so much from Charlotte. Due to 1990s, I met a group of incred- her eff orts, we now lead strong groups that enjoy positions of “TRANSFORMED THE ibly talented women who were infl uence within the company.” INDUSTRY, SETTING THE passionate about women’s is- sues AND wonderful people. It Secrets of Leadership FRAMEWORK FOR MARKET was a revelation,” she said. Sibley says her highest achievement is “building great teams, RESEARCH EVERYWHERE.” Th e HBA’s emphasis on men- hiring great people, giving them the tools and vision, then getting toring was also new to Sibley: out of the way.” Th is is what Colin Maitland, then CEO of Isis Re- “We never had that in the early search (now Synovate Healthcare), did when he invited her to start years.” She is making up for lost time. At Shire, she mentors more the company in the U.S. “I had never run a business, but Colin’s than 10 colleagues and counsels many more. Afsaneh Mohebbi, faith in me inspired me to take the plunge. We achieved profi tabil- ity in 18 months,” said Sibley. Maitland, who awards Sibley three “amazings” for empathy, eff ectiveness and mentoring, said, “It is not surprising she is worshipped by people who have worked for her. Th ey know she has their own interests at heart as well as that of the Corporation: the secret of successful business leadership.” Sibley’s innovative vision, championing evidence-based mar- ket research and transforming the discipline from a management to a strategic function integral to global decision-making, has had major impact. In addition to Shire, she has built world-class mar- ket research groups at Pharmacia, Millennium and Bristol-Myers Squibb and is widely recognized by her professional colleagues. Sibley revitalized the Pharmaceutical Business Intelligence & Research Group (PBIRG), where she was president and treasurer and received a Lifetime Achievement Award. Th e Pharmaceutical Market Research Group (PMRG) also honored her with the RR Fordyce Award for ethics, integrity and leadership. Sibley credits her liberal arts education at Middlebury College for her ability to think critically and learn from other cultures. She honed business skills at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and now mentors business executives as an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University Business School.   Music plays a key role in her life. A former member of the St. Cecilia Chorus in New York City, Sibley is on the Board of the Men-    delssohn Club Chorus of Philadelphia. She met her husband, at- For more information:  torney Leif Magnusson, through music: a blind date to the opera. A plaque on Sibley’s desk proclaims: “Th ere is no limit to what www.hbanet.org   can be accomplished when no one cares who gets the credit.” All well and good, say colleagues, but “this is the year for Charlotte to get the credit.” HBA

6 The HBAdvantage | MARCH/APRIL 2008 | www.hbanet.org Honorable Mentor continued from page 1 derstands the importance of identifying THE EDITOR’S DESK Processes, Th ought Leader Management and cultivating talent. We are commit- Donna K. Ramer and Market Communications groups ted to the evolution of leadership and HAVING AN IMPACT at , Kanavy “truly embodies mentoring skills for women throughout Recently, a “1943 Guide to Hiring the spirit of ‘mentor,’ consistently put- the company and in diverse areas, from Women” became a popular viral mes- ting the success of his reports, men and science and product development to legal sage. I, personally, received it from women alike, ahead of his own,” say his and executive management.” more than a dozen friends and col- colleagues. Th e honoree was formerly vice presi- leagues and passed it along to a dozen or so oth- Kanavy, who joined Genentech in dent, Commercial Operations, at Novartis ers. Th e guide inspired Nancy Larsen, two-time 2006, has earned the enthusiastic sup- Pharmaceuticals. Starting his 18-year HBA president and president of PROmedica, to port of his group, who call him part men- career at the company as a sales repre- take a look at some of the ways women have tor (he encourages them to pursue their sentative, Kanavy held several leadership been featured in the healthcare trades over the own areas of developmental curiosity), roles, including vice president of Business years in her Focus On column, “We’ve Come part coach (he rallies them to overcome Analysis, executive director of Market a Long Way Baby...But We’re Not there Yet.” hurdles); part therapist (he always takes Analysis and director of Specialty Market- As the HBA looks forward to its next decade time to listen); and all leader as he “shows ing Research & Analysis. He holds a B.S. (WOTY marks the end of our 30th anniver- the way with a consistent and powerful in management and an M.B.A. from the sary), diversity in the workplace is more openly vision of success.” University of Scranton. discussed and has become a priority for many Women comprise six of Kanavy’s seven Th e HBA created the Honorable Men- companies. Today, there are numerous awards direct reports and all are directors. He also tor Award in 2001 to annually honor one annually bestowed upon large corporations and supports the HBA and encouraged several man in the industry who has demonstrat- smaller businesses for their special programs, staff members to attend the Leadership ed long-term support of the advancement in addition to the HBA’s own ACE Award. Conference in Washington last Novem- of women in the healthcare industry; As an organization, we are very proud to say ber. Th e only downside, say colleagues, is has a personal dedication to developing, that in March, two HBA corporate partners “way too many Penn State football analo- mentoring and promoting women in the and members were named as family-friendly, gies, but no one is perfect.” industry; and who has been supportive entrepreneurial and community spirit with Kanavy affi rmed that “Genentech un- of the HBA. HBA programs to help women advance: • Th e Women President’s Educational Organi- zation (WPEO) honored Nukk-Freeman & Star Volunteer continued from page 1 for all of us to celebrate the eff orts of hun- Cerra, P.C., a two-year-old New Jersey law Leaders Consultancy, a pharmaceutical dreds of women working to accomplish fi rm specializing exclusively in employment marketing consulting practice that spe- the HBA’s mission.” law, as the “Outstanding Women Busi- cializes in market research, commercial Talley points out that the HBA’s work ness Enterprise” (WBE) in the New York development and market planning… and isn’t done yet. “Th e good news is that there region; she is the 2008 HBA Star Volunteer. are more robust opportunities to volunteer • Working Mother magazine named JBK As- Choosing the HBA’s Star Volunteer is now. Th e activity and productivity of our sociates, Inc., a retained search fi rm that very diffi cult, given that more than 40% volunteers continues to grow to provide specializes in the pharmaceutical and con- of the HBA’s 4,000 members volunteer our members the experiences of planning, sumer products industries, to its list of the annually. As an HBA member and active organization and governance that support 2008 Best Women-Owned Companies. volunteer for almost two decades, Talley’s the HBA’s mission,” she says. Our congratulations to the 19th HBA contributions stood out among numerous What most often brings us to volun- Woman of the Year, Shire’s Charlotte Sibley, deserving nominees. teer is our personal agenda, whether it along with our seventh Honorable Mentor, A former member of the Board of Di- is altruistic—simply to give back to our Genentech’s Leonard Kanavy, and industry rectors, Talley has also served as a leader community of women—or a desire to consultant Anne Camille Talley, who has been of four major HBA research initiatives, create or deepen a professional network or named 2008 Star Volunteer. Each of you has all of which have been instrumental in to learn corporate governance and leader- contributed to the changes in the workplace, guiding the direction of the organization. ship skills. “Th ese skills can be adapted to which impact the lives of the hundreds of thou- She also helped build the CONNECTIONS our professional and community lives, sands of women—and men—who work in our mentoring program and co-chaired the which also benefi ts the HBA’s corporate industry and the people we serve. HBA 2003 Leadership Conference. Among her partners as these skills are transferred to many HBA activities today, Talley serves the workplace,” Talley explains. as a mentor to the HBA Boston Chapter Th e Star Volunteer award was created Talley believes that she, along with the and mentors individual members. in 1999 to annually honor volunteers other Star Volunteers, has an important “Th is award is a delightful recognition who stand apart as exemplary role role as a “leader volunteer” with responsi- of so much done by so many volunteers in models and who have demonstrated a bilities to train, mentor and motivate HBA the HBA,” says Talley. “Th at one person is long-term commitment to furthering the volunteers as future leaders of the orga- named ‘star volunteer’ is an opportunity organization’s goals. nization and the healthcare industry. HBA

HEALTHCARE BUSINESSWOMEN’S ASSOCIATION | Required Experience for Healthy Careers | www.hbanet.org 7 HBA CORPORATE PARTNERS • Advanstar Communications Inc. Change Makers • AgencyRx • Alliance Healthcare Information, Inc. • Alnylam Pharmaceuticals • Alpharma Pharmaceuticals THE PRESIDENT’S FORUM Elizabeth M. Mutisya, MD LLC • American Medical Association • Aptilon • Astellas Pharma US, Inc. • AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP • Baxter Healthcare Corporation • Bench International One hundred years ago, 15,000 women marched through the streets of New York • Big Communications, Inc. • Biovail Pharmaceuticals, in protest of the appalling work conditions that characterized the early industrial Inc. • Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. • Brand Pharm • Bristol-Myers Squibb Company • revolution. Th ey demanded shorter working hours, higher pay, and—shockingly BusinessEdge Solutions Inc. • Campbell Alliance • Cegedim Dendrite • Celgene Corporation • Centron — equality in the workplace and society. • , Inc. • Chandler Chicco Agency • Cline It must have been a diffi cult decision to march. Certainly, many of these women Davis & Mann, Inc. • Columbia MedCom Group, Inc. • CommonHealth • Communications Media, Inc. (CMI) were afraid of losing their jobs. Others worried about their safety, given the harsh • Compas, Inc. • CONNEXION Healthcare • Copernicus Group IRB • , Inc. • Cramer • Cubist response to earlier movements. Yet these women knew no one was going to advocate Pharmaceuticals, Inc. • Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. • Deloitte for them. Th ey had to do so for themselves. & Touche USA LLP • Dorland Global Corporation • Dowden Health Media/Lebhar-Friedman, Inc. • Th inking about the challenges each woman had to overcome to participate in that DRAFTFCB HealthCare • Eisai Inc. • EKR Therapeutics, historic march provides an important lesson in personal leadership. March 8th is now Inc. • • Elsevier Inc. • Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. • Epocrates • Ernst & Young LLP celebrated as International Women’s Day around the world, and is a day to honor • Euro RSCG Life • Flashpoint Medica • Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP • Fuld & Company • Genentech, Inc. • women’s contributions to society. And while it may be just another footnote on the GlaxoSmithKline • Goble & Associates Healthcare otherwise busy calendars of women in the U.S., we should pause to refl ect on how far Communication • Grey Healthcare Group, Inc. • Group DCA, Inc. • Health & Wellness Partners • HealthEd women have come. • HealthEd Encore • ImpactRx, Inc. • IMS Health • InfoMedics, Inc. • Innovex, Inc. • Innovex Medical We now enjoy a wide range of career opportunities and are routinely accepted as Communications • International Medical News eff ective leaders in the workplace. Although women may not yet be fully represented in Group, an Elsevier Company • inVentiv Health • JBK Associates, Inc • JUICE Pharma Advertising, LLC • The management positions, many companies Kinetix Group • , Inc. • LifeBrands CREATE • LyonHeart • MannKind Corporation • Meda … AS WE STRIVE TO A — including our corporate partners and Pharmaceuticals • Medicus N Y • MedQuest Research sponsors — are genuinely committed to LLC • Meniscus Limited • Merck & Co., Inc. • Millennium NEW AND BETTER LANDSCAPE IN Pharmaceuticals, Inc. • Motivation Mechanics LLC ensuring talented women are aff orded op- • *Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation • Novo HEALTHCARE, THAT EACH OF US CAN Nordisk, Inc. • Ogilvy Healthworld • Ortho Biotech portunities to achieve their full potential. Products, L.P. • Ovation Pharmaceuticals, Inc. • HAVE AN IMPACT NO MATTER HOW Instead, today’s environment offers PACE, Inc., a Lowe Healthcare Company • Palio Communications • Par Pharmaceutical • PDI, Inc. • DAUNTING THE ENVIRONMENT. IT IS new challenges for women. Public opinion Pfi zer Inc • PharmaVOICE • THE PLANNING SHOP and trust in the healthcare industry are at international • PSI Industries, Inc. • Publicis Healthcare UP TO US TO BE LEADERS AS TODAY’S Communications Group • Publicis Medical Education an all-time low. Research-based manufac- Group • Publicis Selling Solutions • CHALLENGES L.P. • Quintiles Medical Communications • Regan ARE TACKLED. turers struggle with pipeline productivity, Campbell Ward • McCann • Roche Pharmaceuticals intellectual property disputes and greater • Saatchi & Saatchi Healthcare Communications Group • sanofi -aventis • SARGA Associates, LLC • regulatory and legal scrutiny. Not surprisingly, ripple eff ects extend beyond restructur- Schering-Plough Corporation • Scientifi c Advantage, LLC • *Shire Pharmaceuticals • Siren Interactive ings and consolidation in this sector to impact tools available to healthcare providers Corporation • Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. • Spectrum and patients, the entire industry and, ultimately, healthcare delivery. Science Communications • Stryker Corporation • Sudler & Hennessey • Surge WorldWide Healthcare While inspirational, are the experiences of these women from yesteryear still relevant Communications • TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. • Tibotec Therapeutics • Torre Lazur McCann • Vox to our challenges today? I believe so. Th ey remind us, as we strive to create a new and Medica, Inc. • Wishbone/ITP, Inc. • Wyeth better landscape in healthcare, that each of us can have an impact no matter how daunt- * Sincere appreciation for our Corporate Partners who have expanded their partnership privileges beyond the US. Their ing the environment. It is up to us to be leaders as today’s challenges are tackled. increased commitment with the additional HBA Corporate Partner Affi liate level allows their employees outside of the Challenging times are when true leaders come forward and take action. As our in- US to take advantage of discounted memberships and dustry shifts, we have a responsibility to other key corporate partnership benefi ts. MANY COMPANIES…ARE GENUINELY ourselves and our companies to prepare. HBA ADVISORY BOARD COMMITTED Chair, Alex Gorsky, Johnson & Johnson TO ENSURING What steps are you taking to improve the Judith Britz, Cylex Inc. status quo and move your career forward? Carolyn Buck-Luce, Ernst & Young LLP TALENTED WOMEN ARE AFFORDED Lonnel Coats, Eisai Inc. How can the HBA, with its resources for Ginger Constantine, Wyeth OPPORTUNITIES TO ACHIEVE THEIR Matthew Emmens, Shire Pharmaceuticals Inc. career and leadership development, help? I David Epstein, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation FULL POTENTIAL. challenge you to take full advantage of your Marsha Fanucci, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Ginger Graham, Two Trees Consulting membership as you reach for your goals. Tom Harrison, Diversifi ed Agency Services James Hynd, Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. International Women’s Day also reminds us to celebrate what women have done Lesa Lardieri, Pfi zer Inc and can do. Over its 30 years, the HBA has recognized the accomplishments of leaders Sharon Larkin, Abbott Vascular Nancy Larsen, PROmedica Communications, Inc. in out midst and made advancing women’s careers in healthcare a priority. I invite you Freda Lewis-Hall, MD, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Kathy Lundberg, Boston Scientifi c Corporation to join us for lunch on May 8th, when over 2,000 people in healthcare will descend Patty Martin, Eli Lilly and Company on New York to recognize Charlotte Sibley as our 2008 Woman of the Year. Charlotte Jill Mueller, Abbott Laboratories Lynn O’Connor Vos, Grey Healthcare Group, Inc. is truly inspirational, and I hope you will be there as we celebrate her achievements, Kathryn O’Fee, GlaxoSmithKline Joe Pieroni, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. contributions to our industry, and impact as a mentor and role model. Christine Poon, Johnson & Johnson Th e HBA provides a rich variety of off erings to boost your career and your contribu- Barbara Pritchard, The Pritchard Group/Intermedica, Inc. Tom Reynolds, ETHICON tions in our evolving industry. In this new era of leadership, don’t let these opportunities Timothy Rothwell, sanofi -aventis US HBA Renee Selman, ETHICON Women’s Health and Urology pass you by. Let’s be at the forefront together, driving for an even better future. Carol Yamartino, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Wayne Yetter, Verispan Meryl Zausner, Novartis Oncology 8 The HBAdvantage | MARCH/APRIL 2008 | www.hbanet.org