Alan T. Roberts
Chief Scientific Officer
Mr. Roberts has a broad base of experience spanning more than 17 years in the technical disciplines of the pharmaceutical industry. Most recently, Mr. Roberts served as vice president, global manufacturing and development, and vice president, scientific affairs for First Horizon Pharmaceutical Corporation, where he established the regulatory, technical, and development environments for a company transitioning from non-application, ethical pharmaceuticals to FDA-approved, application products. Mr. Roberts also served as vice president, research and development, for Mikart, Inc., a private, pharmaceutical contract manufacturer, where he was instrumental in establishing the development program and achieving FDA application approvals. His prior experience also includes key management positions in regulatory and development with Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and the Medical University of South Carolina's Pharmaceutical Development Center, respectively. Mr. Roberts holds a B.S. in Microbiology from Clemson University.
Rick C. Coulon
Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Mr. Coulon has extensive pharmaceutical management experience including marketing, new product development, sales management, and national account management. Most recently he was Executive Director of Marketing for StoneBridge Pharma (a division of Stiefel Laboratories, Inc.) where he developed and executed marketing and new product strategies for its ophthalmic and gastroenterology divisions. Prior to joining StoneBridge, he was Director of Marketing and Hospital Sales for Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals. He contributed to a significant growth in sales by developing and executing new marketing and product strategies. Before joining Mallinckrodt he was Executive Director of Sales & Marketing for Akorn, Inc., where he managed the ophthalmic pharmaceutical/device & injectible pharmaceutical business units. He was a Senior Marketing Manager at ConAgra Foods, where he managed a portfolio of consumer products including Banquet brand frozen entrees. He achieved record revenue growth driving consumer consumption and household penetration to peak levels through product repositioning, package redesign, new product introductions, and consumer promotion. Prior to joining ConAgra, he spent 10 years at Ciba Vision Corporation a subsidiary of Novartis, where he managed a portfolio of OTC eye care products in North America including AoSept Disinfecting Solution, achieving unsurpassed sales and profitability with total sales of over $135 million. Mr. Coulon received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Michigan State University.
Frank T. LaSusa RPh
Vice President of Trade Relations
Mr. LaSusa has 29 years experience in the Pharmaceutical Industry with extensive background and expertise in both the brand and generic markets. His experience includes new product launches, national account management, and contract negotiations. Prior to joining Auriga in 2005, Mr. LaSusa held executive positions with PAI, Endo, Preefil Corporation and Bristol Myers Squibb – Apothecon. Frank is a graduate of Marquette University with a BS in biology along with a Pharmacy degree from the University of Wisconsin~Madison.
Chief Scientific Officer
Mr. Roberts has a broad base of experience spanning more than 17 years in the technical disciplines of the pharmaceutical industry. Most recently, Mr. Roberts served as vice president, global manufacturing and development, and vice president, scientific affairs for First Horizon Pharmaceutical Corporation, where he established the regulatory, technical, and development environments for a company transitioning from non-application, ethical pharmaceuticals to FDA-approved, application products. Mr. Roberts also served as vice president, research and development, for Mikart, Inc., a private, pharmaceutical contract manufacturer, where he was instrumental in establishing the development program and achieving FDA application approvals. His prior experience also includes key management positions in regulatory and development with Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and the Medical University of South Carolina's Pharmaceutical Development Center, respectively. Mr. Roberts holds a B.S. in Microbiology from Clemson University.
Rick C. Coulon
Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Mr. Coulon has extensive pharmaceutical management experience including marketing, new product development, sales management, and national account management. Most recently he was Executive Director of Marketing for StoneBridge Pharma (a division of Stiefel Laboratories, Inc.) where he developed and executed marketing and new product strategies for its ophthalmic and gastroenterology divisions. Prior to joining StoneBridge, he was Director of Marketing and Hospital Sales for Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals. He contributed to a significant growth in sales by developing and executing new marketing and product strategies. Before joining Mallinckrodt he was Executive Director of Sales & Marketing for Akorn, Inc., where he managed the ophthalmic pharmaceutical/device & injectible pharmaceutical business units. He was a Senior Marketing Manager at ConAgra Foods, where he managed a portfolio of consumer products including Banquet brand frozen entrees. He achieved record revenue growth driving consumer consumption and household penetration to peak levels through product repositioning, package redesign, new product introductions, and consumer promotion. Prior to joining ConAgra, he spent 10 years at Ciba Vision Corporation a subsidiary of Novartis, where he managed a portfolio of OTC eye care products in North America including AoSept Disinfecting Solution, achieving unsurpassed sales and profitability with total sales of over $135 million. Mr. Coulon received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Michigan State University.
Frank T. LaSusa RPh
Vice President of Trade Relations
Mr. LaSusa has 29 years experience in the Pharmaceutical Industry with extensive background and expertise in both the brand and generic markets. His experience includes new product launches, national account management, and contract negotiations. Prior to joining Auriga in 2005, Mr. LaSusa held executive positions with PAI, Endo, Preefil Corporation and Bristol Myers Squibb – Apothecon. Frank is a graduate of Marquette University with a BS in biology along with a Pharmacy degree from the University of Wisconsin~Madison.