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Vision

We believe ePromotion is a viable and vital channel for pharmaceutical and medical companies to market their products to physicians and healthcare professionals. We promote innovation and leadership in our space while delivering superior marketing services and outstanding sales solutions. Our priorities lie in Lathian’s four Ps: Profitability, People, Process, and Progress.

Leadership Team

Quang X. Pham
President

A forerunner in the ePromotion space, Quang founded Lathian (then known as MyDrugRep.com) in 2000, departed in fall 2003 and rejoined the company following an acquisition in 2008. As Chairman and CEO during Lathian’s early years, he created the vision, built the management team, raised venture capital funding and signed clients. Previously, he was CEO of Monarch Healthcare Staffing and vice president with QTC, the largest private provider of disability examinations. After serving as a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter pilot in the Persian Gulf War, Quang began his pharmaceutical career as a sales representative with Astra Merck and Genentech. He holds a BA in Economics from UCLA and is author of the father-son memoir titled A Sense of Duty, published by Random House. An avid runner, he has completed races ranging from 5K to marathon distance.

Michael Kirby
Senior Regional Vice President, Sales

Michael has eight years of experience selling professional and consumer marketing services to the pharmaceutical industry, including five in the physician ePromotion space, first with Physicians Interactive and now with Lathian. Additionally, he spent three years with Impact Health where he helped develop the first national colorectal cancer awareness program with Katie Couric, NBC-TV affiliates and regional pharmacy chains. Previously he spent 10 years in radio and television advertising in the Philadelphia market, where his client base was comprised of numerous pharmaceutical and healthcare customers. Michael holds a BA in English from Arcadia University.

Chad Brannon
Creative Lead and Manager, Content Development

As a member of the Lathian team for five years, Chad oversees the content development for all multimedia programs, including Web design and interactive functionalities. He has been involved in several disciplines of design over the last decade in both print and Web mediums, acquiring skills ranging from mechanical drafting and technical drawing, to corporate-identity creation and Flash animation. Chad’s combined experiences of freelance graphic-design and teaching life-science/ecology led to a position within an e-learning company as Lead Artist. He continued within the e-learning industry as a Technical Lead and Special Project Operations Team Designer/Technician, wherein he developed experimental projects using XML, Unicode, and Flash technologies. Chad holds a BA in Environmental Studies from UC Santa Cruz.

Matt Szot, CPA
Vice President, Finance

Matt joined Lathian in February 2008 and brings a wealth of knowledge in developing and implementing financial and operational process improvements, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, financings, valuations of complex securities and capital structures, technical accounting and finance, and SEC reporting and compliance. Prior to joining Lathian, he was CFO and Secretary of Rip Curl, Inc., a market leader in wetsuit and action sports apparel products. He oversaw all aspects of finance, accounting, legal, real estate and information technology. From 1996 to 2003, Matt was a Certified Public Accountant with KPMG in the San Diego and Chicago offices and served as an Audit Manager for various publicly traded and privately held companies. He graduated with High Honors from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, with a BS in Accounting and Agricultural Economics.

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