Christopher K. West
Vice President, Sales
GTX, Incorporated
Memphis , TN
Sector: HEALTHCARE / Biotechnology
Officer since January 2008
41 Years Old
Christopher K. West was appointed Vice President, Sales on January 7, 2008. Mr. West has over 14 years of pharmaceuticals sales and marketing experience and joins GTX from Warner Chilcott, Limited where he served as Regional Sales Director (2006) and then as head of Sales and Marketing for the Dermatology division (2007). From 2002 through 2006, Mr. West worked for GlaxoSmithKline plc in marketing positions of increasing responsibility for the urology medicines Avodart(r), Valtrex(r) and Advair(r). From 1992 to 2000, Mr. West worked for Warner Lambert's Parke-Davis division in a variety of sales, sales training, and sales management positions. Mr. West is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.
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41 years old
GSK
Military background
His most recent position was REGIONAL DIRECTOR and now he is VP of an entire SALES FORCE.
An entire sales force of none. HaHa! I guess he directs himself.
Prophetic
Reduction in force!!!
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Way to go West!!
BUT HE'S KEEPING HIS JOB, UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
BUT HE'S KEEPING HIS JOB, UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
and what is the mechanism of action to that?
Merry Christmas, Chris.
Enjoy the business plan, you'll need it when nobody wants to work there.
IF and when this company is ever ready to try and commercialize again....RUN! Just ask some of his former Regional he hired for a couple months, promised things were great, then fired before Christmas '09. Then ask about the Regional who tried to work for Amgen and was threatened due to non-compete that he better not take the job.
This is a really fucked up place, with fucked up products. If you don't believe me, do some research.
Merry Christmas, Chris.
Enjoy the business plan, you'll need it when nobody wants to work there.
What a joke- CW is like most leaders - promises promises but they seem to forget this is not the pharma industry of old. He needs a major reality check- I think he use to say things like failure is not an option- go read another leadership book and come up with new material.
The best lesson for any leader is the the unemployment line- then you might get off the cloud you walk on.
