10.06.10
Bruce Hepke has been named vice president, business development of Value Chain Performance (VCP). Mr. Hepke is responsible for recruiting consultants to work with VCP’s clients, as well as developing new business relationships with pharmaceutical companies, contract manufacturers, and the distribution channels for Rx, OTC and personal care products.
Mr. Hepke has more than 30 years of experience in pharmaceutical formulation, manufacturing, and packaging, with specialization in unit dose packaging for topicals. Prior to joining the company, he was responsible for sales and business development at Tapemark, Catalent, DPT and Patton, and played a significant role in the introduction of innovative drug delivery systems, formulas, and packaging such as Microsponge, Snap!, DelPouch, T/E labeling, IRC’s and In-Mold Labeling to the Rx and consumer markets.
Mr. Hepke has more than 30 years of experience in pharmaceutical formulation, manufacturing, and packaging, with specialization in unit dose packaging for topicals. Prior to joining the company, he was responsible for sales and business development at Tapemark, Catalent, DPT and Patton, and played a significant role in the introduction of innovative drug delivery systems, formulas, and packaging such as Microsponge, Snap!, DelPouch, T/E labeling, IRC’s and In-Mold Labeling to the Rx and consumer markets.
“Bruce Hepke is a proven sales and business development talent who is highly connected throughout the pharmaceutical industry. Given his unique process for developing new business, I am highly confident that Bruce will contribute greatly towards increasing our revenues in the near term,” said VCP founder and president Scott Rizzo.
“I am extremely excited to join VCP, a company that has a vital niche in providing supply chain consulting services to the virtual pharma market,” said Mr. Hepke. “Given Value Chain’s experienced staff and the need for small pharma companies to hire experts economically, I see a real opportunity to help the industry develop novel medications quickly and profitably.”