BNET Industries

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$675.4M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

This company has much ado about medicine. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Wakefield, MA, PolyMedia Corporation (NASDAQ: PLMD) is a provider of healthcare products and services. It offers home test kits, insulin and syringes through its Liberty Diabetes division, and prescription urological products through various U.S. drug distributors. It's Pharmaceuticals segment provides mail order medications. The company had 2006 revenue of about $491.5 million and employs approximately 2,440 people. In October 2005, it sold its Woburn-based Women's Health Products Division to Amerifit Nutrition, Inc. for a purchase price of $45 million.

Number of Employees 2,441
Contact Information

Ste 360 701 Edgewater Dr

Wakefield, Massachusetts 18806-6236

www.polymedica....

1 781 486 8111

NAICS Code Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing: 339112

News & Analysis

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  • Questcor Appoints Stephen Farrell to Board of Directors

    - 2007-11-15

    UNION CITY, Calif. -- Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMEX:QSC) announced today that Stephen C. Farrell, 43, was appointed to its Board of Directors at a meeting of the board on November 12. Mr. Farrell's appointment brings the total number of board members to six. Mr. Farrell will serve as Chairman of...

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  • PolyMedica to Broadcast Fiscal 2007 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results

    - 2007-04-30

    WAKEFIELD, Mass. -- PolyMedica Corporation (NASDAQ:PLMD) today announced that it will provide an online Web simulcast of its fiscal 2007 fourth quarter and year-end conference call on Thursday, May 24, 2007. The Company's results for the fiscal 2007 fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 2007, will be released after...

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  • PolyMedica Announces Senior Management Promotions

    - 2007-04-03

    WAKEFIELD, Mass. -- PolyMedica Corporation (NASDAQ: PLMD) today announced several senior management promotions. Stephen C. Farrell, age 41, has been promoted from Chief Operating Officer of PolyMedica Corporation to President. Steve has previously held the positions of Chief Financial Officer of PolyMedica and President of Liberty Healthcare Group. Prior...

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  • PolyMedica Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

    - 2007-01-26

    WAKEFIELD, Mass. -- PolyMedica Corporation (NASDAQ: PLMD) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular cash dividend for its fiscal 2007 third quarter ended December 31, 2006, of $0.15 per share of PolyMedica common stock. The dividend is payable on February 15, 2007, to shareholders of record...

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  • PolyMedica to Hold Fourth Annual Investor Day Meeting on November 30, 2006

    - 2006-11-27

    WAKEFIELD, Mass. -- PolyMedica Corporation (NASDAQ: PLMD) today announced that it will conduct an online webcast of its Fourth Annual Investor Day meeting scheduled for Thursday, November 30, 2006, beginning at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The presentation will begin with Liberty spokesperson, Nicole Johnson Baker, who will discuss the challenges...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Keith W. Jones CFO
Fred Croninger Vice President, Finance & Admin
Jonathan Starr Director, Finance
Pravin B. Shah Director, Manufacturing
Devin J. Anderson General Counsel and Secretary
Alan Solomont Director
Daniel S. Bernstein Director
Edward A. Burkhardt Director
Frank W. Logerfo Director
James J. Mahoney Jr. Director
Samuel L. Shanaman Director
William C. Van Faasen Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Thomas O. Pyle Chairman
Marcia L. Hooper Board of Directors
Walter R. Maupay Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
PolyMedica Corporation CFO Current
Franklin & Marshall College CPA Former

Organization Position Status
PolyMedica Corporation Vice President, Finance & Admin Current

Organization Position Status
Liberty Medical Supply, Inc. CFO, Vice President & Assistant Treasurer Current
PolyMedica Corporation Director, Finance Current
PolyMedica Corporation Director, Finance Former

Organization Position Status
PolyMedica Corporation Director, Manufacturing Current
PolyMedica Corporation Director, Manufacturing Former

Devin J. Anderson joined PolyMedica in December 2002 as Associate General Counsel, was named Secretary of PolyMedica's Board of Directors in June 2003 and was promoted to Vice President in May 2004. Prior to joining PolyMedica, Mr. Anderson practiced in the Boston office of Hale and Dorr LLP (now Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP) from 1998 to 2001 and in the London, U.K. office of Brobeck Hale and Dorr from 2001 to 2002. While at Hale and Dorr, Mr. Anderson's practice included representation of public and private companies in all aspects of corporate and securities law. Prior to his tenure at Hale and Dorr, Mr. Anderson practiced corporate law at the law firm of Pierce Atwood LLP in Portland, Maine from 1996 to 1998. Mr. Anderson holds a J.D., magna cum laude, from Boston University School of Law, and a B.A., with distinction, from the University of Maine.

Organization Position Status
PolyMedica Corporation General Counsel and Secretary Current
PolyMedica Corporation Secretary Current
PolyMedica Corporation Vice President Former
Pierce Atwood Llp Former
Boston University School of Law J.D Former
Boston University J.D. Former
University of Maine B.A., With Distinction Former

Organization Position Status
PolyMedica Corporation Chairman Current
Privasource Chairman Current
Entegris, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Liberty Medical Supply, Inc. Director Current
Pioneer Institute Board Member Current
Harvard Community Health Plan Chief Executive Officer Former
Privasource Chief Executive Officer Former
Harvard Community Health Plan President Former
Mykrolis Corporation Chair of Board Former
Mykrolis Corporation Board of Directors Former
Harvard Community Health Plan Director Former
PolyMedica Corporation Director Former

Organization Position Status
Boston Private Bank & Trust Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Solomont Bailis Ventures Current
Progressive Business Leaders Network CEO & Chairman, Solomont Bailis Ventures Current
Angel Healthcare Investors, LLC Founder, Managing Member Current
The Philanthropic Initiative, Inc. Senior Advisor Current
Hebrew Seniorlife Chairman of the Board Current
Angel Healthcare Investors, LLC Board of Directors Current
Boston Private Bank & Trust Director Current
PolyMedica Corporation Director Current
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. Director Current
Aveta Inc. Director Current
Liberty Medical Supply, Inc. Director Current
Tufts University B.A. Former
University of Lowell B.S. In Nursing Former

Organization Position Status
PolyMedica Corporation Director Current

Edward A. Burkhardt is the CEO and President of Rail World, Inc., a rail management company which actively participates in the management of Montreal, Maine & Atlantic. He is President of San Luis Central Railroad and Chairman of Estonian Railways. He also is Chairman of Baltic Rail Services, which purchased 66% of the outstanding shares of the Estonian Railways Ltd. on August 31, 2001, and President of Rail Polska, sp.z o.o., a significant rail operator in Poland. As the founding President, Chairman and CEO of the Wisconsin Central Railroad, Mr. Burkhardt was responsible for developing WC into Americaa s most successful regional railway. Additionally, he pioneered the global participation of US companies in rail privatizations, expanding the worldwide operations of WC to Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom between 1987 and July 1999. Wisconsin Central increased its revenues fourfold during this period of Mr. Burkhardta s stewardship, and managed a highly successful IPO in 1991. Prior to establishing Wisconsin Central, Mr. Burkhardt spent 20 years in senior management positions with Chicago & North Western Railroad, serving successively as Vice President Marketing and Vice President Operations. He holds an Honors degree in Industrial Administration from Yale University. He serves as a director of two publicly traded companies, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International and PolyMedica Corporation, and is a board member of the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway, a regional carrier serving Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

Organization Position Status
Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railway LLC The CEO and President Current
Rail World, Inc CEO Current
Rail World, Inc President Current
Rail World, Inc Founder Current
Rail World, Inc Owner Current
Montreal.Com Chairman Current
Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railway LLC Chairman of the Board Current
Pennsylvania, Inc. Board Member Current
PolyMedica Corporation Director Current
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Co., Inc. Board Member Current
English Welsh & Scottish Railway Limited Chief Executive Officer Former
English Welsh & Scottish Railway Limited Chairman Former
Yale University Degree In Industrial Administration Former

Organization Position Status
PolyMedica Corporation Director Current

Mr. Mahoney is the Principal of the Mahoney Group, an investment firm he founded in 2003. From 1983-2003 Mr. Mahoney was a Founder, Portfolio Manager and Chief Investment Officer of HLM Management Co., a Boston based venture capital and equities investment firm. Prior to founding HLM Mr. Mahoney was a General Partner of Cowen & Company, a Securities Analyst at Keystone Funds and a Management Consultant at Touche Ross. Mr. Mahoney currently serves as a Director of Aspect Medical Systems (ASPM: NASDAQ) and PolyMedica (PLMD: NASDAQ), several private companies, Beth Isreal-Deaconess-Needham Hospital and Blessed John XXII National Seminary. He received his BA from Boston College and his MBA from the University of Illinois.

Organization Position Status
The Mahoney Group, Inc. Principal Current
Aspect Medical Systems Inc. Director Current
PolyMedica Corporation Director Current
Avondale Partners LLC Board of Directors Current
Touche Ross & Co. Management Consultant Former
University of Illinois MBA Former
Boston College BA Former

Organization Position Status
PolyMedica Corporation Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
PolyMedica Corporation Director Current

Mr. Maupay has been a director of our company since June 1995. Prior to his retirement in 1995, Mr. Maupay was a group executive with Bristol-Myers Squibb and President of Calgon Vestal Laboratories. From 1988 to December 1994, Mr. Maupay served as President of Calgon Vestal Laboratories, then a division of Merck & Co. Mr. Maupay spent 33 years in corporate and divisional positions at Merck & Co. Mr. Maupay received a B.S. degree in Pharmacy from Temple University and an M.B.A. degree from Lehigh University. Mr. Maupay is a director of SyntheMed, Inc., PolyMedica Corporation, and Cubist Pharmaceuticals and is also a director of several private companies.

Organization Position Status
Kensey Nash Corporation Chairman of the Board, Director Current
Synthemed, Inc. Board of Directors Current
PolyMedica Corporation Board of Directors Current
Merck & Co. Inc. President Former
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Group Executive Former
Corporate Governance Non-Executive Chairman of the Board Former
Temple University B.S. Degree In Pharmacy Former

Organization Position Status
The Business Collaborative Chairman, President & CEO, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Current
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Chairman of the Board Current
Blue Shield LLC Chairman of The Board Current
The Blue Cross Chairman of The Board Current
Citizens Bank of Massachusetts Board of Directors Current
IMS Health, Inc. Board of Directors Current
PolyMedica Corporation Director Current
NSTAR Board of Directors Current
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company Director Current
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Tier Technologies Inc. Board of Directors Current
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc. President & Chief Executive Officer Former
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Chief Operating Officer Former
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Executive Vice President Former
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Michigan Senior Vice President, Operational Services Former
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc. Chairman Emeritus Former
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Inc. Chair Former