Robert joined Xiromed with more than a decade of experience managing teams across various multifunctional leadership roles. He has led successful customer-facing teams, operations teams, and cross-functional teams to drive execution across multiple therapeutic areas and channels to shift the paradigm of the customer experience. Most recently, he served as the North American President of Wockhardt, LLC and in multiple executive roles at Sandoz Inc. In these former roles, Robert focused on optimizing patient care and outcomes through delivering strategic channel management solutions, new products, and high-touch services to Sandoz customers. Prior to joining Sandoz, Rob served as Vice President, of Rx Sourcing, at Red Oak Sourcing where he was a founding member of the joint venture that created the largest generic sourcing program in the US. Before that, he held the role of Senior Director, Generic Rx Category Management, at CVS Health where he was directly responsible for all aspects of the enterprise’s multi-billion dollar generic pharmaceutical sourcing program. Robert holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School.
Finance professional with over 15 years of experience within the pharmaceutical, chemicals & transportation industry. In addition, Raymond have been working for Exeltis USA, one of Insud Pharma branded pharmaceutical affiliates as a Director of Finance & accounting for over 10 years which have been leading the finance team through the day-to-day operations including monthly close, financial planning & analysis, treasury, audit & internal controls . Raymond holds a bachelor’s Science degree in Accounting from Rutgers University.
Susan Stipic-Ryan joined Xiromed® as Senior Director of Retail Sales in June of 2019. Bringing with her over 28 years of experience in the brand and generic pharmaceutical industries, she has held positions of increasing responsibility and continued growth within both the brand and generic sides of the pharmaceutical industry throughout her career. Susan held previous roles at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Kremers Urban Inc., and Amneal Pharmaceuticals as Director of National Accounts. Susan’s focus and expertise lie within the retail space. Susan has been an integral part of helping to build companies from the ground up working in sales, customer strategies, and successfully launching 70+ products during her career. Susan holds her Bachelor of Arts, Communications from Seattle Pacific University.
Donna Genova joined Xiromed® as Vice President Sales & Commercial Operations and brings with her over 25 years of experience in both the generic and branded side of the pharmaceutical industry. Prior to Xiromed®, she most recently held pivotal positions in areas of Institutional and Retail Sales Operations including contracts, pricing, customer strategy, product strategy, sales budgets and forecasts, and new product launches. Earlier in her career, she held positions in financial planning & analysis, budgeting, and sales force effectiveness. Donna’s past industry positions include her tenure at Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Kremers Urban Pharmaceuticals, Lannett Pharmaceuticals, and Bristol Myers Squibb & Sons. Donna holds her Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Finance from Douglass College, Rutgers University, and her Masters of Business Administration degree in Finance from Rutgers University Graduate School of Management.
Lisa DiGrazia, Senior Director of US Commercial Strategy, joined Xiromed® with experience as a healthcare professional in a hospital, retail, and pharmaceutical industry settings. Prior to Xiromed®, Lisa worked as a Clinical Oncology Pharmacy Specialist at Rush University Medical Center, where she provided direct patient care and comprehensive clinical services, including overseeing clinical trials and pharmacy policy development. She then joined Amneal Pharmaceuticals to help build a strong and differentiated pipeline of products and support the commercial institutional team with their launch of injectables and biosimilars. Lisa received a PharmD from Midwestern University, Chicago College of Pharmacy. She then completed her internal medicine residency at Rush University Medical Center and her oncology residency at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Her board certifications include Board-Certified Oncology Pharmacist (BCOP) and Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS).
David Hernandez, Vice President, Regulatory Strategy, Portfolio, and Business Development, has spent the last 15 years with a specific focus in complex, first to market, generic drugs. As one of Xiromed®’s founding members, David supports the execution, development, and approval of Xiromed®’s R&D pipeline as well as new product launch and business development. Prior to joining Xiromed® in 2015, David led Alvogen’s regulatory strategy and First-to-File generics portfolio. He has also worked in Regulatory Affairs, Compliance, and Quality for Watson (Teva), Nycomed US (Sandoz), and Barr Labs (Teva). David holds a Bachelor's degree in Biology from Purchase College and a Master’s Degree in Regulatory Affairs from Northeastern University.