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
1 781 486 8111
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing: 339112
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Questcor Appoints Stephen Farrell to Board of Directors
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...
PolyMedica to Broadcast Fiscal 2007 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results
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...
PolyMedica Announces Senior Management Promotions
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...
PolyMedica Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
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...
PolyMedica to Hold Fourth Annual Investor Day Meeting on November 30, 2006
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...
PolyMedica Prices $150 Million Convertible Subordinated Notes; Initial Purchasers Exercise $30 Million Overallotment
WAKEFIELD, Mass. -- PolyMedica Corporation (NASDAQ: PLMD) today announced the pricing of $150 million principal amount of Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2011 through a private offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The notes will pay...
PolyMedica to Offer $150 Million Convertible Subordinated Notes; Company Intends to Repurchase 705,000 Shares of Common Stock
WAKEFIELD, Mass. -- PolyMedica Corporation (NASDAQ: PLMD) today announced its intention to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $150 million principal amount of Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2011 in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the...
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PolyMedica to Broadcast Fiscal 2006 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results
WOBURN, Mass. -- PolyMedica Corporation (NASDAQ:PLMD) today announced that it will report its earnings for the fiscal 2006 fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 2006, before the market opens on Thursday, May 25, 2006. The Company's management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the release at...
PolyMedica Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
WOBURN, Mass. -- PolyMedica Corporation (NASDAQ/NM: PLMD) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular cash dividend for its fiscal 2006 fourth quarter ended March 31, 2006, of $0.15 per share of PolyMedica common stock. The dividend is payable on May 18, 2006, to shareholders of record...
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 |
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