2013 News Archive
December 2013
- DavenportMajor successfully places Tony Busa, former CEO of Worldwide Clinical Trials, as the new Chief Executive Officer for Meridien Research
- DavenportMajor successfully places Joe Campa as the new Chief Financial Officer for APWireless
- DavenportMajor successfully places Dr. Jeff Silber, former Vice President and TA Head, Vaccines of Merck, as the new DVP, Strategic Portfolio Development for AbbVie
November 2013
- DavenportMajor successfully places Jeff McFadden, former WW Vice President, Cardiovascular and Metabolism of Janssen Pharmaceuticals, as the new General Manager, Commercial Development Immunology for AbbVie
- AetherPal selects DavenportMajor for the Vice President of Product Management search
- AetherPal selects DavenportMajor for the Vice President of Business Development search
September 2013
- Leading Biosciences selects DavenportMajor for the new Chief Executive Officer search
- Ruckus Wireless selects DavenportMajor for the CTO and the Vice President of Global Carrier Sales searches
- DavenportMajor successfully places Lee Siegfried as the new Vice President of eCommerce for Cricket Communications
- DavenportMajor is selected by AbbVie for the new Senior Director, Alliance Project Leader search
- Lombard Medical selects DavenportMajor for the Vice President, Global Clinical and Regulatory search
August 2013
- DavenportMajor successfully places Glen French as the new Executive Chairman for Levita Magnetics
- DavenportMajor successfully places Chris Kurtz as the new DVP of Drug/Device Industrialization for AbbVie
- Our thought and prayers are with the Roth family as we learn of the passing of Duane Roth, one of San Diego’s most admired leaders. Duane was CEO of Connect and Vice Chair of the governing board for California’s stem cell research agency, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). Duane also founded Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp. and was Chairman of the Board of Biocom. R.I.P. Duane Roth as we pause to celebrate your life and the truly countless contributions you made to our community and so many people within it.
- DavenportMajor successfully places Tom Spalding as the new General Manager, Oncology Commercial Development for AbbVie
July 2013
- DavenportMajor selected for a Confidential Global VP of R&D search
- DavenportMajor selected for a Confidential Chief R&D search
June 2013
- DavenportMajor is pleased to announce the successful placement of Mark Spring from Veracyte as the new Chief Financial Officer for Sotera
- Cricket Communications selects DavenportMajor for the Vice President of Voice & Data Services Product Management search
- DavenportMajor successfully places Travis Palmquist as Vice President of Sales, Americas at Independa
May 2013
- DavenportMajor selected for a new DVP, Strategic Portfolio Development search for AbbVie
- DavenportMajor selected for new Senior Medical Director, Oncology and Medical Director, Oncology searches for AbbVie
- DavenportMajor is selected for a search to place a Chief Financial Officer for a private equity-funded investor in wireless infrastructure world-wide
- DavenportMajor is pleased to announce the successful placement of Todd Simpson as Executive Vice President, Innovation Partners for InterDigital, Inc.
- DavenportMajor selected for a new Vice President of Research and Development search for confidential biotech client
- Sotera Wireless selects DavenportMajor for the Chief Financial Officer search
- Cricket Communications selects DavenportMajor for the Vice President of Web & eCommerce Sales search
April 2013
- DavenportMajor is pleased to announce the successful placement of Mike Fitzpatrick as the new Global Vice President of Sales for Personalis
- DavenportMajor is selected for a new DVP of QA and Compliance search for AbbVie
- For the 15th year, DavenportMajor is pleased to co-sponsor the Executive Women in Wireless Breakfast on May 22, 2013, 7:30-9:00 am, at CTIA Wireless 2013, Las Vegas, NV. This year we welcome keynote speaker Mary Dillon, President & CEO of U.S. Cellular.
- DavenportMajor selected for a new Executive Chairman search for Levita Magnetics
- DavenportMajor successfully places Jim Zerbe as the Vice President of Product Development for Leap Wireless
- Leap Wireless selects DavenportMajor for the Vice President of Device Strategy search
- DavenportMajor selected for a new Chief Medical Officer search for Apricus Biosciences
March 2013
- DavenportMajor successfully places Richard Pascoe from Somaxon Pharmaceuticals as the new President and CEO
- DavenportMajor successfully places Linda Johnson from JDRF International as the new Global Vice President of Business Development and Commercialization
- DavenportMajor selected for two new searches, General Manager, CNS/Pain and General Manager, Oncology for AbbVie
- DavenportMajor selected for a new Project Director, Immunology Drug Development search for AbbVie
February 2013
- Independa selects DavenportMajor for the Vice President of Sales, Americas search
- DavenportMajor selected by Ferring Pharmaceuticals for two new searches, Director of Drug Delivery Research and Director of Product Support and Lab Services
January 2013
- DavenportMajor successfully places Katie Rielly-Gauvin from Johnson & Johnson as the new Global Head of Commercial Development for AbbVie
- DavenportMajor is pleased to announce the successful placement of Keith Kelson as the new Chief Financial Officer for Synteract
- Volex selects DavenportMajor for 3 new searches: Vice President of Global Sales Operations, Vice President of Global Channel Sales, and Vice President of Global Key Account Manager
- DavenportMajor selected for the Global DVP of Drug Device Industrialization search for AbbVie