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eResearchTechnology Inc.

(ERES) is in the Business Services Industry

Market Cap:$289.3M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$133.1M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

We were founded in 1977 to provide Cardiac Safety solutions to evaluate the safety of new drugs. We provide technology and service solutions that enable the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries to collect, interpret and distribute cardiac safety and clinical data more efficiently. We are a market leader in providing centralized electrocardiographic solutions (Cardiac Safety solutions) and a provider of technology solutions that streamline the clinical trials process by enabling our clients to evolve from traditional, paper-based methods to electronic processing using our EDC and ePRO products and solutions. Our license revenues consist of license fees for perpetual license sales and monthly and annual term license sales for our software products offered under our EDC solutions and ePRO solutions. Our services revenues consist of our services offered under our Cardiac Safety solutions, technology consulting and training services and software maintenance services. The technology consulting and training services and software maintenance services are related to our EDC and ePRO solutions. Our site support revenue consists of cardiac safety equipment rentals and sales along with related supplies and logistics management. Our solutions improve the accuracy, timeliness and efficiency of trial set-up, data collection from sites worldwide, data interpretation, and new drug, biologic and device application submissions. ...

President and Chief Executive Officer, (Principal Executive Officer)
Michael J. McKelvey
Number of Employees 309
Contact Information

30 S 17th St

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-4001

eresearchtechno...

(215) 972-0420

NAICS Code Testing Laboratories: 541380

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Michael J. McKelvey President and Chief Executive Officer, (Principal Executive Officer)
David D. Gathman Chief Financial Officer, Sungard Public Sector
Jeffrey S. Litwin Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Keith Schneck Executive Vice President, Cfo & Secretary
Richard A. Baron Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
Scott Grisanti Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing
Steven Eisenstein Principal Finance, Accounting Officer & Interim CFO
Thomas P. Devine Executive V.P. & Chief Dev Officer
Amy Furlong Executive Vice President, Cardiac Safety Operations
John M. Blakeley Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Anna Marie Pagliaccetti General Counsel, Secretary & Senior Vice President
David J Laky Senior V.P., Eclinical
David Sadowski Gregory Senior V.P., Epro
George Tiger Senior Vice President, Americas Sales
Gerald A. Faich Senior Vice President, Ubc Epidemiology and Risk Management
Gregory Sadowski Senior Vice President, ePRO
Robert S. Brown Senior Vice President, Strategic Marketing, Planning and Partnerships
Valerie Mattern Vice President, Human Resources
Temitope Koledoye Senior Director, Strategic Marketing, Planning, & Partnerships

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Joel Morganroth Chairman and Chief Scientist
Stephen M. Scheppmann Chair
Elam M. Hitchner Board of Directors
Michael DeMane Board of Directors
Sheldon M Bonovitz Board of Directors
Stephen S. Phillips Board of Directors

Dr. McKelvey has served as ERT’s president and chief executive officer since June 2006. Prior to that, he was employed by PAREXEL International, one of the largest biopharmaceutical outsourcing organizations in the world, where he served as corporate senior vice president, clinical research services (CRS). He was responsible for the CRS Americas clinical operations in addition to being in charge of the worldwide data management, biostatistics and programming activities for CRS. Before his work at PAREXEL, Dr. McKelvey owned and operated his own firm, McKelvey LLC, which provided strategic consulting for organizations on e-business strategy, product development and marketing. He also spent six years with ICF Consulting as executive vice president and president - ICF Information Technology, Inc. In 1999, he participated in the management-led buyout of ICF Consulting from its then-parent ICF Kaiser International. Dr. McKelvey also served DRI/McGraw-Hill for 10 years in a variety of executive roles in the technology consulting and information management areas. He spent the first 10 years of his career with the U.S. Department of Commerce, where he served as forecast manager and senior economist in the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Dr. McKelvey holds an M.A. and Ph.D. from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and an A.B. degree from Williams College.

Organization Position Status
eResearch Technology, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer, (Principal Executive Officer) Current
Parexel Current
eResearch Technology, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Information Technology, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
PAREXEL International Corporation Senior Vice President, Worldwide Data Mgmt Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania Ph.D. Former
Williams College Ph.D. Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania M.A. Former
Williams College M.A. Former
Williams College A.B. Degree Former

David D. Gathman, who will not be standing for reelection at the annual meeting, has served as a director since 2003. The governance and nominating committee determined not to nominate him for a new term due to his recent relocation to Florida and the demands of his position as Chief Financial Officer of SunGard Public Sector Group, Inc. The governance and nominating committee concluded that the interests of the stockholders would be appropriately represented by a board consisting of eight members and, as a result, at the governance and nominating committee s recommendation, the board of directors decided at its meeting on December 9, 2008 not to nominate Mr. Gathman for a new term and to reduce the number of directors from nine to eight effective at the annual meeting.

Organization Position Status
eResearch Technology, Inc. Chief Financial Officer, Sungard Public Sector Current
eResearch Technology, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Chief Financial Officer Former
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Senior Vice President Former

Dr. Litwin is a board-certified cardiologist and internist and has served as ERT’s executive vice president and chief medical officer since December 2005. Beginning in 2000, he served as our senior vice president and chief medical officer. Previously, Dr. Litwin was employed by Executive Health Group, a leading international provider of physical examinations for corporate executives, from May 1993 to July 2000, most recently as executive vice president and chief operating officer. Dr. Litwin also served as a consultant for Schlumberger, Ltd. from March 1996 to July 2000 and for the American and National League of Professional Baseball Clubs from April 1995 to March 1999.

Organization Position Status
eResearch Technology, Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Current
Executive Health Group Chief Executive Officer Former
Executive Health Group Chief Operating Officer Former
Executive Health Group Executive Vice President Former
Schlumberger Limited Consultant Former

Dr. Morganroth has served as the chairman of ERT’s Board of Directors since 1999 and as a member of our Board of Directors since 1997. He has served as our chief scientific officer since April 2006. Prior to that, he served as our chief scientist from March 2001 to December 2005 and as our chief executive officer from 1993 to March 2001. In addition, Dr. Morganroth has consulted for ERT since 1977. Dr. Morganroth is a globally recognized cardiologist and clinical researcher. He served for more than 10 years as a medical review officer/expert for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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eResearch Technology, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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T-Net Works Chief Financial Officer Former
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West Chester University BS Former

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eResearch Technology, Inc. Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary Current
Animas Corporation CFO & Vice President, Finance Former

Organization Position Status
eResearch Technology, Inc. Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
eResearch Technology, Inc. Principal Finance, Accounting Officer & Interim CFO Current
eResearch Technology, Inc. Principal Finance, Accounting Officer Former

Mr. Devine has served as ERT’s executive vice president and chief development officer since December 2005. Prior to that, he served since 2003 as senior vice president and chief development officer, and since 2002 as vice president, research and development. Mr. Devine was previously employed by ecHUB as chief technology officer from 2000 to 2002. He also spent 18 years at IBM and Lockheed Martin in senior-director level technology positions.

Organization Position Status
eResearch Technology, Inc. Executive V.P. & Chief Dev Officer Current

Ms. Furlong has served as ERT’s executive vice president, cardiac safety operations since December 2005. Earlier, she served as our senior vice president, regulatory compliance since January 2004. From February 2001 to January 2004, Ms. Furlong served as our vice president, regulatory compliance, and from February 1999 to February 2001, she served as our senior director, regulatory compliance. Ms. Furlong has been employed with ERT for 12 years.

Organization Position Status
eResearch Technology, Inc. Executive Vice President, Cardiac Safety Operations Current

Mr. Blakeley has been ERT's executive vice president, sales and marketing since 2007. He previously served as our senior vice president, international operations and sales beginning September 2006. He also served as our group vice president, international business development from January 2005 to August 2006 and as our director of business development from May 2002 to December 2004. Prior to joining ERT, Mr. Blakeley was managing director of MediServe Medical UK Limited, a medical devices specialist.

Organization Position Status
eResearch Technology, Inc. Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing Current
eResearch Technology, Inc. Senior Vice President, Intl Operations & Sales Former

Organization Position Status
eResearch Technology, Inc. General Counsel, Secretary & Senior Vice President Current

David Laky has spent the last 17 years implementing technology solutions within regulated environments including financial organisations, government agencies, and life sciences companies. Dave has worked at eResearchTechnology (eRT), Inc for eight years and is currently the Senior Vice President of their EXPeRT eClinical division. Dave’s responsibilities involve managing the operations for the successful deployment of eRT’s eClinical products on a global basis, as well as directing the evolution of the product line for future releases. Dave graduated with a BS in Accounting and a minor in Economics from The Pennsylvania State University

Organization Position Status
eResearch Technology, Inc. Senior V.P., Eclinical Current
eResearch Technology, Inc. Vice President & General Manager Clinical Data Applications Former

Organization Position Status
eResearch Technology, Inc. Senior V.P., Epro Current

Mr. Tiger has been ERT’s senior vice president, Americas sales since October 2006. He also served as our senior vice president, international sales and operations from October 2005 to September 2006; senior vice president, international operations from July 2004 to October 2005; vice president, international business development from August 2002 to July 2004; and as director of business development from January 2001 to August 2002.

Organization Position Status
eResearch Technology, Inc. Senior Vice President, Americas Sales Current

Dr. Faich has served on our board of directors since 2004. Dr. Faich has served as Senior Vice President of UBC Epidemiology and Risk Management since June 2005. He served as the President of Pharmaceutical Safety Assessments, a consulting firm, from 1994 until June 2005. Dr. Faich co-chaired the original CIOMS International Adverse Reaction Working Group and was a founding board member of the International Society of Pharmacoepidemiology. Dr. Faich is a Fellow of the American Colleges of Physicians, Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology and has authored over 90 scientific papers and received numerous awards. He is currently an Adjunct Scholar for the Center for Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania.

Organization Position Status
eResearch Technology, Inc. Senior Vice President, Ubc Epidemiology and Risk Management Current
eResearch Technology, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
eResearch Technology, Inc. Senior Vice President, ePRO Current

Mr. Brown has been ERT’s senior vice president, strategic marketing, planning and partnerships since September 2006. Prior to this, Mr. Brown served as our senior vice president, outsourcing partnerships from July 2002 to August 2006. From January 2000 to June 2002, Mr. Brown was our senior vice president, cardiac safety. Mr. Brown has been employed with us for over 26 years.

Organization Position Status
eResearch Technology, Inc. Senior Vice President, Strategic Marketing, Planning and Partnerships Current

Ms. Mattern joined ERT in April 2007 as vice president, human resources. Prior to ERT, she was manager of human resources at Subaru of America and vice president of human resources at Greater Atlantic HMO.

Organization Position Status
eResearch Technology, Inc. Vice President, Human Resources Current
Subaru Inc Manager Former

Organization Position Status
eResearch Technology, Inc. Senior Director, Strategic Marketing, Planning, & Partnerships Current

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Pepper Hamilton LLP Partner Former
Consolidated Rail Corporation Former

Mr. DeMane has served on our board of directors since July 2008. Effective April 2009, Mr. DeMane will serve as Senior Advisor with Thomas, McNerney & Partners, a health care venture capital firm. Mr. DeMane served as Chief Operating Officer of Medtronic, Inc. from August 2007 to April 2008. Prior to that, Mr. DeMane served Medtronic as Senior Vice President from May 2007 to August 2007, Senior Vice President and President of Europe, Canada, Latin America and Emerging Markets from August 2005 to May 2007 and Senior Vice President and President, Spinal, ENT and Navigation from February 2002 to August 2005.

Organization Position Status
eResearch Technology, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Sheldon M. Bonovitz, 70, has served as a director since November 2002. Prior to November 2002, he served as a director of our predecessor for more than five years. Mr. Bonovitz has been a partner with the law firm of Duane Morris LLP for more than five years and is currently Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of that firm. Mr. Bonovitz is also a director of eResearch Technology, Inc. In addition, he is a trustee of the Dolfinger-McMahon Charitable Trust and the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindbach Foundation, and he serves on the Board of Trustees of The Curtis Institute of Music and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Mr. Bonovitz is married to a first cousin of Mr. Brian L. Roberts.

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Duane Morris Llp Chairman Current
Philadelphia Bar Association Chairman Current
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eResearch Technology, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Duane Morris Llp Chief Executive Officer Former

Mr. Phillips has served on our board of directors since August 2002. Mr. Phillips has served as Special Counsel to Medtronic, Inc. since 1999. Mr. Phillips was the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Sofamor Danek Group, Inc., a manufacturer of spinal implants and cranial navigation systems used in neurosurgery, 7 before its acquisition in 1999 by Medtronic. Mr. Phillips serves on the advisory boards of several privately-held companies.

Organization Position Status
eResearch Technology, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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     ERES $5.97 -0.07 (-1.16% )
Average Volume 343,963
Shares Outstanding 48.47M
Market Cap 289.4M
Year High 8.5
Year Low 4.32
Earnings Per Share 0.26
P/E Ratio 22.96
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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