Management Team
ERT is passionate about doing things right. We are a stable and proven organization, focused on delivering expert results. As a leading provider of clinical research solutions we strive to be a collaborative partner that is dependable and flexible.
Jeffrey Litwin, M.D., F.A.C.C.
President and CEO
Dr. Litwin is a board-certified cardiologist and internist and has served as ERT's president and chief executive officer since May 2011. He previously served as executive vice president and chief medical officer. In 2000, he served as our senior vice president and chief medical officer. Previously, Dr. Litwin was employed by Executive Health Group, a leading international provider of physical examinations for corporate executives, from May 1993 to July 2000, most recently as executive vice president and chief operating officer.
Dr. Litwin also served as a consultant for Schlumberger, Ltd. from March 1996 to July 2000 and for the American and National League of Professional Baseball Clubs from April 1995 to March 1999.
Keith Schneck, C.P.A.
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Schneck joined ERT in 2008 with more than 30 years of senior financial experience and executive management expertise in high-growth companies and public accounting. He was previously executive vice president and chief financial officer for Neoware, Inc., a publicly traded company before its acquisition in September 2007 by Hewlett-Packard. He also consulted in a transitional capacity until December 2007.
Prior to Neoware, he served as chief financial officer of T-Networks, a venture capital-funded startup company providing components to the telecommunications market. Mr. Schneck also has held positions as president and chief financial officer for AM Communications and as chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Integrated Circuit Systems, also a publicly traded company.
Mr. Schneck is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with more than 10 years of public accounting experience with KPMG LLP. During his career, Mr. Schneck has been responsible for a variety of financial and general management functions, including investor relations, finance, operations, business development, acquisitions and integration of acquired operations.
He holds a B.S. from West Chester University and attended the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School.
Joel Morganroth, M.D.
Chief Scientific Officer
Dr. Joel Morganroth, currently ERT's Chief Scientific Officer since 2006 has served as the Chairman of ERT's Board of Directors from 1999 to 2011. He previously served as the company's Chief Executive Officer from 1993 to March 2001 and also has consulted for ERT since 1977. Dr. Morganroth is also a globally recognized cardiologist and clinical researcher and has had more than 10 years' experience as a medical review officer/expert for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
John Blakeley
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
Mr. Blakeley has been ERT's executive vice president, sales and marketing since 2007. He previously served as our senior vice president, international operations and sales beginning September 2006.
He also served as our group vice president, international business development from January 2005 to August 2006 and as our director of business development from May 2002 to December 2004. Prior to joining ERT, Mr. Blakeley was managing director of MediServe Medical UK Limited, a medical devices specialist.
Tom Devine
Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Mr. Devine has served as ERT's executive vice president and chief development officer since December 2005. Prior to that, he served since 2003 as senior vice president and chief development officer, and since 2002 as vice president, research and development.
Mr. Devine was previously employed by ecHUB as chief technology officer from 2000 to 2002. He also spent 18 years at IBM and Lockheed Martin in senior-director level technology positions.
Amy Furlong
Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer
Ms. Furlong has served as ERT's executive vice president, cardiac safety operations since December 2005. Earlier, she served as our senior vice president, regulatory compliance since January 2004. From February 2001 to January 2004, Ms. Furlong served as our vice president, regulatory compliance, and from February 1999 to February 2001, she served as our senior director, regulatory compliance. Ms. Furlong has been employed with ERT for 12 years.
Achim Schülke
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Mr. Schülke joins ERT following 23 years of experience working in the medical device and clinical trials industry. He spent the last nine years as Vice President of VIASYS Clinical Services, which became in 2009 CareFusion Research Services. Achim brings extensive business development and operational experience having founded a business providing innovative, high level technologies for disease management and electronic data collection in global clinical trials. Mr. Schülke has demonstrated his ability to pioneering new markets and market positions by designing innovative technologies and building world class management teams.
Mr. Schülke holds a master degree in computer science from the University of Applied Sciences, Würzburg, Germany.
John B. Sory
Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer
Mr. Sory joins ERT following 16 years of experience working for Pfizer, Inc. He spent the last seven years as Vice President and General Manager of Pfizer Health Solutions, Inc, Pfizer's health technology and services subsidiary. John brings extensive business development experience working on partnerships, joint ventures, and mergers, as well as operations experience having managed innovative health care initiatives in the U.S. and Europe. A high level industry executive, Mr. Sory has demonstrated his ability to successfully leverage a company's resources, talent and intellectual property across many divergent sectors of the health care system.
Robert Brown
Senior Vice President, Strategic Marketing, Planning & Partnerships
Mr. Brown has been ERT's senior vice president, strategic marketing, planning & partnerships since September 2006. Prior to this, Mr. Brown served as our senior vice president, outsourcing partnerships from July 2002 to August 2006. From January 2000 to June 2002, Mr. Brown was our senior vice president, cardiac safety. Mr. Brown has been employed with us since 1982.
George Tiger
Senior Vice President, Global Sales
Mr. Tiger has been our Senior Vice President, Global Sales since January 2009. He served as Senior Vice President, Americas Sales from October 2006 to December 2008. He served as our Senior Vice President, International Sales and Operations from October 2005 to September 2006, Senior Vice President, International Operations from July 2004 to October 2005, Vice President, International Business Development from August 2002 to July 2004. Prior to joining ERT, Mr. Tiger held a series of sales and marketing management positions with Abbott Laboratories and Celsis, Inc.
Valerie Mattern
Vice President, Human Resources
Ms. Mattern joined ERT in April 2007 as vice president, human resources. Prior to ERT, she was manager of human resources at Subaru of America and vice president of human resources at Greater Atlantic HMO.
