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David S. McGettigan is Senior Vice President, Pfizer Inc. leading Enterprise Platforms and Solutions encompassing three major areas: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Platforms (Cloud Computing, Infrastructure and Operations) as well as Acquisitions, Collaborations, and Divestitures (ACD). This includes our systems that manage ~$60B – $100B in financial and supply transactions annually. David has extensive experience across marketing, finance, manufacturing, and digital platforms for multinational companies, and has successfully led many large-scale transformational, innovative, and business acquisition initiatives.

Prior to his current role, David most recently was the SVP responsible for Pfizer Global Supply technology and digital solutions which included: manufacturing, quality, supply chain, finance, procurement, manufacturing network, and process automations. He was also responsible for a novel and patented predictive analytics application. Prior to that, David served as SVP for Enabling Functions Core Solutions. In that capacity, he successfully developed and deployed enterprise platforms globally, and implemented an industry-leading Digital transformation program.

At Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, he served as the Vice President responsible for establishing and executing the shared service strategy and outsourcing operations. Additionally, he had responsibilities in leading the Wyeth/Pfizer integration planning efforts. He joined Wyeth in October 2000 with the mission of developing electronic business capabilities across the organization while driving innovation and process improvements.

Prior to joining Pfizer, David had a significant career with ExxonMobil Corporation, where he was also responsible for developing their electronic commerce program during another one of the largest corporate mergers to date. Additionally, he was responsible for both the technical development and marketing launch of the highly successful Speedpass program, which was used by several million people and thousands of retail locations.

David holds an MBA from Virginia Tech and a BS in Business Administration from the University of Delaware. He has been an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems at Temple University for over twenty years, teaching graduate level courses and served as an IT Fellow.

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LEADER AWARD

Jeff Hamilton is Chief Information Officer at Teva Pharmaceuticals responsible for the company’s technology systems and infrastructure in 60 countries and 50 plants. Hamilton and his team partner across the company to leverage technology and data to drive innovation and growth for better global health.

Prior to joining Teva, Hamilton was Senior Vice-President, Pfizer Digital with responsibility for the company’s manufacturing, supply chain and finance systems, and was a member of Pfizer Global Supply leadership team. He directed Pfizer’s digital efforts to rapidly scale COVID-19 vaccine production and distribution of billions of doses to more than 170 countries using innovative technologies to maximize the number of patients served.

Hamilton also led the launch and scaling of Pfizer’s Center for Digital Innovation in Greece, and oversaw all digital activities in support of the company’s business development deals including acquisitions and divestitures.

Previously, Hamilton was a member of Pfizer’s commercial leadership team and was accountable for the digital work to better serve healthcare providers and patients globally, and achieve the strategic priorities of the $40B business. Hamilton was also responsible for Pfizer’s global ERP program and led the operational transformation effort to horizontally integrate the company’s processes.

Prior to joining Pfizer, Hamilton held executive positions at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals in commercial, manufacturing, supply chain and information technology. Preceding Wyeth, Hamilton was an Associate Partner at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) where he specialized in leading large technology-enabled transformation programs for healthcare and other Fortune 500 companies

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Greg Meyers is on the Executive Committee of Bristol Myers Squibb, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies. He is responsible for the company’s digital transformation, the IT function, Cybersecurity, and leads the company’s digital health initiative which performs cutting edge R&D using Artificial Intelligence to transform the way patients who suffer from serious diseases are diagnosed, treated, and monitored.

Before joining BMS, Greg was the Chief Technology Officer for Syngenta Group, the world’s largest AgroSciences company. There, as an American living in Switzerland, and working for the world’s largest Chinese-owned foreign company preparing for an IPO, Greg developed a unique perspective on business, geopolitics and Cybersecurity. In addition to sitting on Syngenta’s Venture Board, he also led four acquisitions of startups which became Syngenta’s Digital Farming business, now contributing nearly $500M in incremental revenue. As CTO, Greg oversaw the rapid growth of Syngenta’s Cropwise Digital Platform which is now the second largest farming platform in the world.

Prior to Syngenta, Greg was Group CIO for Motorola Solutions where he was pivotal in helping the company reinvent itself into a software and services company. Earlier in his career, Greg held a number of roles both in IT and with P&L responsibility for companies such as Biogen, Novartis, Johnson & Johnson and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Having spent half his career in commercial and general management roles and the other half leading technology and digital transformations, Greg brings substantial experience at the intersection of technology-driven innovation and delivering top and bottom-line growth. Greg holds a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Rutgers University and a master’s degree in business administration from Temple University.

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Angela Heise is President of the Civil Group at Leidos. In this capacity, she is responsible for providing solutions to U.S. Cabinet-level civil agencies and major elements of the public and private sector across the globe. Focus areas include air traffic automation, energy and the environment, federal infrastructure and logistics, IT and cybersecurity, and homeland and transportation security.

Prior to this role, Heise served as vice president of Commercial Markets for Lockheed Martin-Commercial Cyber, where she was responsible for the delivery of a portfolio of cybersecurity and information technology solutions and services to commercial Global 1000 customers.

Heise holds a bachelor of science degree in computer science from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) and is an alumna of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program.

She was recently named to SIUE’s Alumni Hall of Fame as well as Washington Exec’s Top 25 Executives to Watch in 2018, in what has been dubbed as The Year of the Transformational Leader.  Heise was also recognized in 2013 as one of Federal Computing Week’s Top 100 Executives and in 2012 as one of Aviation Week’s Top 40 Under 40.

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