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health care products company executive

John Frederick Derr, American health care products company executive.

Background

Derr, John Frederick was born on August 23, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Harry Louis and Annette Bollow Derr.

Education

Student, Purdue University, 1958. Student, Indiana University, 1971. Student, Columbia University, 1972.

Career

B. Projects manager, hospital group product manager, director hospital market planning, director products and systems development East.R. Squibb & Sons, Princeton, New Jersey, 1966-1974. Vice president marketing Searle Diagnostics, Des Plaines, Illinois, 1974-1976, vice president imaging marketing products group, general manager sales/service division 1977-1980. Vice president, division manager Nuclear and Ultrasound division Siemens Medical Systems, Iselin, New Jersey, 1980.

Senior vice president marketing international, president International Equipment division National Medical Enterprises, Santa Monica, California, 1981-1982.

Executive vice president, chief operating officer, director International Remote Imaging Systems, Chatsworth, California, 1982-1985. President, chief Executive officer The Westlake Group, Westlake Village, California,1986-1989.

General manager Kinamed, Incorporated., Newbury Park, California, 1989-1991. President, Chief Executive Officer Metalaoer Technologies, Pleasanton, California, 1991-1992, Innovative Health Concepts, Incorporated., Pleasanton, 1993-1996, Juris Doctor & Associations, 1996-1997.

Chief operating officer J.B. Laughrey, Incorporated., Indianapolis, 1997.

Vice president marketing Sun Healthcare Sys., Incorporated., Anacortes, Washington, 1998. Consultant Siemens Medical systems, Iselin, New Jersey, 1986-1989. Member Personal Digital Cellular committee School Pharmacy South Dakot State University, 1997.

Achievements

  • John Frederick Derr has been listed as a noteworthy health care products company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Indiana Graduate School Business Executive Advisory Board, since 1970. Director planning Navel Reserve Region 19, San Diego, 1986-1989. Member president's council Purdue University.

Member deans advisory board Purdue University School Pharmacy, 1994. Captain United States Navy, 1959-1963, United States Naval Reserve, 1964-1989. Member American Society Consultant Pharmacists, American Society Health Pharmacists, Officers Association, Naval Reserve Association (chairman committee strategic planning since 1996), Purdue University President Council, Purdue Club Los Angeles, Purdue Alumni Association (western regional dirl 1994-1996), Big Ten Club Los Angeles, Sigma Phi Epsilon (national leadership committee, board governors education foundation).

Connections

Married Polly Laughlin Pease, September 7, 1963;children: Deborah L., Jennifer. Children: Deborah L., Jennifer.

Father:
Harry Louis

Mother:
Annette Bollow Derr

Spouse:
Polly Laughlin Pease

child:
Jennifer Derr

child:
Deborah L. Derr