Healthcare Businesswomen's Association Honors Seven Top inVentiv Health Leaders For Their Visionary Healthcare Expertise

BURLINGTON, Mass., May 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- inVentiv Health, a global provider of best-in-class clinical development and comprehensive commercialization services, announced today that seven outstanding female leaders from across the company were honored for their dedication to the healthcare industry by the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association (HBA).

HBA recognizes women each year who exhibit visionary leadership skills, are solely dedicated to the healthcare industry and contribute significantly to their organizations. Two forms of recognition exist, including "Rising Stars," which honors women at various stages in their careers who exemplify leadership and top talent and "Luminaries," which honors those who have enjoyed rapid career advancement since receiving earlier recognition as "Rising Stars."

"We are proud of our colleagues and delighted by the recognition they have received," said Michael Bell, Chairman and CEO of inVentiv Health. "Their work, and the work they inspire from their colleagues, contributes to inVentiv Health's leadership in both drug development and commercialization. The dedication of these women accelerates their clients' success to deliver innovative treatments to patients worldwide."

The experience of these seven inVentiv Health women spans a variety of disciplines, including clinical development, advertising, public relations and consulting.  The honorees include:

"Luminaries"

• Amy Hutnik, Executive Vice President of Strategy and Operations within inVentiv Health's Commercial Division, leads a 19-person team within Program Management, leveraging her prior experience in agency operations and best practice implementation.
• Amanda Joly, Senior Vice President Head of Operations and Strategy at GSW, engages diverse audiences across various therapeutic categories. She played an integral role in applying GSW's branding initiative, Speak People, to the agency's strategic offering.
• Rachel Stahler, Chief Information Officer in inVentiv Health's Clinical Division, specializes in integrating complex IT systems into clinical trials, bringing new medicines to market.

"Rising Stars"

• Danielle DeForge, Director of Corporate Communications for inVentiv Health, executes impactful communications activities for the company. She played a critical role in launching inVentiv Health's global intranet, inFuse, which won PRNews' Intranet of the Year award in 2014.
• Lynn Forrest, Vice President at Campbell Alliance, is the go-to authority on new product strategy, commercial excellence and market access for company clients and colleagues.
• Liz Frank, Senior Team Leader and Strategist at Biosector 2, provides public relations clients with top-tier medical communications based on nearly 20 years of experience working in CNS disorders, cardiology, respiratory, women's health and anti-infectives.
• Jillian Welker, Director of Agency Operations at PALIO, works closely with cross-functional leadership to oversee process implementation, strategic excellence, creative innovation and client satisfaction. With more than 10 years of project management and account services experience, Jillian's expertise leverages both online and offline marketing to implement innovative solutions for PALIO's clients.

"It's thanks to these women, and other talented professionals working across inVentiv Health, that we are able to help clients improve performance, reduce risk and speed much-needed therapies to market," Bell said.  "We congratulate them on this honor."

About inVentiv Health

inVentiv Health is a global provider of best-in-class clinical development and comprehensive commercialization services, seamlessly linking the capabilities of a leading, global Clinical Research Organization (CRO) with a unique Contract Commercial Organization (CCO). inVentiv Health helps clients improve performance, reduce risk and speed much-needed therapies  to market. With 13,000 employees providing services to clients in 70 countries, our global scale and broad expertise make us an attractive strategic partner for companies developing and delivering medicines in a complex operating, regulatory and reimbursement environment. Our clients include more than 550 life sciences companies, including all 20 of the largest biopharmaceutical companies in the world. inVentiv Health, Inc. is privately owned by inVentiv Group Holdings, Inc., an organization sponsored by affiliates of Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., Liberty Lane Partners and members of the inVentiv management team.

inVentiv Health brings business strategy to science and scientific expertise to business for the better treatment of patients worldwide. For more information, visit www.inVentivHealth.com.

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