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CRIO Welcomes Rick Ward as New Chief Commercial Officer

Rick Ward Announcement

We are excited to announce the newest addition to the CRIO leadership team. Rick Ward joins us as our Chief Commercial Officer, bringing over 30 years of sales and marketing experience.

Rick’s experience includes more than two decades as a proven leader in driving commercial growth strategies at dynamic eClinical solution providers including CluePoints, Greenphire and Trifecta Clinical, as well as with various CRO and niche service organizations supporting the Clinical Trial industry.

In addition to presenting at SCOPE, Dpharm, Site Solutions Summit, DIA, Veeva Summit, Patients as Partners, Clinical Trials Congress, and ACRP, Rick has served in an advisory role for various other industry conferences.

Rick graduated with a degree in Marketing from the Pennsylvania State University and is a member of the Hammond Society, having served on Penn State’s Smeal College of Business Alumni Society Board of Directors from 1999 through 2013. Rick is also one of the founding members and former President of the Smeal Business Club of Philadelphia.

“We are thrilled to welcome Rick to CRIO as our new Chief Commercial Officer. Rick’s impressive 30-year track record aligns perfectly with our mission to innovate and expand in the clinical research space,” said co-CEO Jonathan Andrus, “His deep industry knowledge will be invaluable as we continue to enhance our offerings and expand our reach.”

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Please join us in welcoming Rick to the CRIO family!

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