Management
Chris Pemantell, Business Unit Director
Business Unit Director since April, 2011. Most recently, Chris has been the Global Commercial Strategy Director at Nutricia as well as Director of New Channels and Business Solution. Prior to joining Nutricia, Chris was the Integration Leader for Nestle HealthCare Nutrition. Earlier, he spent 12 years at Novartis Consumer Health in various positions. His career included directing three reorganizations and two acquisitions of Fortune 100 companies. Chris holds his MBA in International Business & Finance and Accounting from Regis University in Colorado and his B.A. from Colorado State University.
Robert (Bob) Mathias, President
President since September 2010. Vice President of Sales and Marketing since April 2009. Mr. Mathias was most recently Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for Alimentary Health, a biotechnology company focused on proprietary probiotic and pharmabiotic treatments for GI disorders and other inflammatory conditions. Prior to that he was Director of Marketing for Novartis Medical Nutrition, and prior to that spent 18 years with Mead Johnson Nutritionals, ultimately as Director - Adult Nutrition U.S., the capacity in which he was serving when Mead Johnson was acquired by Novartis in 2004. Prior to Mead Johnson, Bob was a marketing manager for Kraft Foods, Canada. Bob is a graduate of Concordia University, Montreal, Canada where he received his Bachelor of Commerce degree in Business Administration. He also completed the Kraft General Management MBA program at McGill University.
Frank J. Kimmerling, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer since November 2008. Mr. Kimmerling was most recently Chief Financial Officer of Lamina Lighting, a global high tech manufacturing company focused on LED technology from August 2007 through August 2008. He previously served as Senior Manager and a Chief Financial Officer for Geller and Company's Emerging Business Group from March 2004, through August 2007 where he provided outsourced finance and accounting services to a range of businesses, serving as Chief Financial Officer for each of his clients. Prior to that, Frank has served as a Divisional CFO for the BISYS Group Inc., a financial services company from April, 2002 through December, 2003. Mr. Kimmerling is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Ball State University where he received a BS in accounting, and is also a CPA.
Arnold M. Gans, Founder and Chief Scientific Officer
President since the company’s formation in 1981 until 2007. Mr. Gans was previously President of Control Drug, Inc. a manufacturer of nutritional protein supplements. Mr. Gans was granted patents in 1977, which he has assigned to the Company, for method-use manufacturing for certain nutritional formula processes relating to the use of certain foods to treat nutritional deficiency. Mr. Gans has served on the Board of Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, New Jersey. He serves on the Alumni Board of Columbia University's School of Public Health and is Chairman of the Alumni Federation Scholarship Aid Committee. Mr. Gans holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from Columbia University.
Jeffrey M. Janco, Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer, Human Resources
Promoted to Senior Vice President
of Operations in October 2006. Mr.
Janco previously served as the
Company’s Vice President of
Operations since 1992. Upon joining
the Company, he performed in the
capacity of Operations Manager. His
responsibilities include office
administration, supply chain
management, inside sales/customer
service, human resources,
information technology and
logistics. He earned his Bachelor of
Business Administration degree from
the University of Miami.
Myra D. Gans, Executive Vice President Marketing
Executive Vice President since 1982, Secretary from 1990 to December 2006. Ms. Gans has over 25 years of experience working with clinicians and hospitals to integrate the Company’s products and programs as well as in organizing seminars for physicians. Currently, Ms. Gans initiates and manages customer agreements and distribution contracts for branded products as well as all the federal, state and county bids. She is integrally involved with sales & marketing and handles all advertising and associated matters. Ms. Gans also develops the business plans for new products. She attended Cornell University and Finch College and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature.
Jennifer Sallit R.D., Ph.D., Scientific Director
Scientific Director since July 2009. Associate Scientific Director since June 2008. Jennifer Sallit PhD, RD conducts research in gerontological nutrition, manages the science programs, and develops medical nutrition products. Prior to her employment at Medical Nutrition, Jennifer served as a technical specialist for FMC Biopolymer, where she provided innovative solutions to meet the specific needs of customers in the food industry. Dr. Sallit has served as Adjunct Professor at Florida International University, where she taught courses in Nutrition and Food Science and has been involved in nutritional research for the last 14 years. She holds a Bachelors in Nutrition and Food Science from Drexel University and a Masters and Doctorate in Dietetics and Nutrition from Florida International University. Her current research focus is on improving the nutritional status of older adults through specialized medical foods. For the past 3 years she has specialized in the area of prebiotics and probiotics and their role in the treatment and prevention of antibiotic associated diarrhea and Clostridium difficile infection.
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