John R. Leone,
Partner
Healthcare
Mr. Leone joined Paul Capital in 2007 with over 30 years of pharmaceutical industry experience. Most recently, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Cambrex Corporation, a leading life sciences company. Previously, Mr. Leone was at Aventis, where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of US Commercial Operations. In this position he had responsibility for all commercial business units, including oncology, metabolism, cardiovascular, dermatology, respiratory and anti-infective. Among other initiatives, Mr. Leone helped spearhead the successful integration of its predecessor companies, Rhone-Poulenc Rorer and Hoechst Marion Roussel, to form Aventis. His industry experience also includes both domestic and international executive management roles with Wyeth, where he held the following positions during his tenure: General Manager Ayerst International, General Manager of commercial operations for Ayerst US, Group Vice President of Wyeth International Marketing and General Manager Vaccine and Pediatric Division. Mr. Leone started his healthcare career at Pfizer Laboratories, where he held various senior marketing positions in both the US and International groups and was responsible for the commercial launch of numerous pharmaceutical products. Mr. Leone received his BS degree in Engineering from the US Military Academy at West Point and his MBA from the University of Colorado.
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