Bharat Himatlal Talsania

Background

Talsania, Bharat Himatlal was born on March 24, 1948 in Bombay. Son of Himatlal Jagjivan and Vasant Himatlal (Mehta) Talsania.

Education

Bachelor of Science, St. Xavier's College, 1968; Master of Business Administration, University of Pennsylvania, 1971.

Career

Assistant to associate controller University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1971-1973. Supervisor cost department Sterling Drug Ltd., Toronto, Canada, 1973-1974. Corporation accounting manager Ortho Pharmaceutical Ltd., 1974-1983, manager special projects, 1976-1979, manager marketing finance services, 1979-1981, manager sales marketing administration Canada, 1981-1983.

Manager sales information services Janssen Pharmaceutical Inc., Piscataway, New Jersey, 1983-1986. Director sales administration Adria Laboratory, Columbus, Ohio, 1986-1990. Director worldwide customer affairs Centocor Inc., Malvern, Pennsylvania, 1990-1992.

Principal Civil Service Commission Partners Consultant, Inc., Wayne, 1993-1995. Partner Talsania Associates, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, 1995-2000, president, since 2002. Vice president market intelligence Ligand Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, 2000-2001.

Vice president India operations OSI-Sys., Hawthorne, 2004—2005. Principal JZM Inc., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 2005—2006. President Talsania Associate, Los Angeles, since 2006.

West/Regional manager Brandintel division Brandimesion Inc., Toronto, Canada, since 2007.

Achievements

• Bharat Himatlal Talsania has been listed as a noteworthy Sales and marketing executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Gujarati Mandal Center Ohio, 1987-1988. Member National Wholesalers' Drug Association, Drug Distribution Data Systems, Association Master of Business Administration Executives, Postal Commemorative Society, American Management Association, Asian American Business Group Center Ohio.

Interests

• Avocations: travel, tennis, swimming, squash, sailing.

Connections

Married Shalini Bharat Surati, May 25, 1978(divorced).

Father:

Himatlal Jagjivan Talsania

Mother:

Vasant Himatlal (Mehta) Talsania

Spouse:

Shalini Bharat Surati