Nov 15, 2005
In early October, we completed the successful merger of Jim’s own consulting firm, Health Connectors Group (HCG) LLC, with Ashton Tweed. HCG focused on the commercial success of early stage Life Science companies by connecting them with larger partners that provide commercialization capabilities as well as in-licensing opportunities. Our new mission, combining our resources under the Ashton Tweed entity, is to work with the operating management of client companies to accelerate their commercial success through our unique focus on people.
Jim's expertise is in the operations side of the business -- launching businesses, scaling operations, repurposing products, and cost cutting. He has 20 years of “Big Pharma” experience working in a variety of management roles with SmithKline Beecham plc (now GlaxoSmithKline plc). Since 1995 he has served in "interim" senior management positions for a number of early stage healthcare companies.
He was attracted to the Ashton Tweed business model where he sees an opportunity to put together executive teams that can solve problems for Life Science clients. Jim says, "The Ashton Tweed Associates Program provides an incredible Talent Bank we can draw from to put together executive action teams. The Associates broad scope of expertise will enable these teams to take a cross functional and cross industry approach to uncover and solve problems."
Working with the senior management of client companies, Ashton Tweed identifies and isolates critical business problems for which the company may not have the time, budget or resident skills to resolve internally. Our project teams are deployed to resolve problems either at the client’s or at an off-site location. The client value-add benefits include immediate access to executive talent that have demonstrated skills in the problem area, greater flexibility and lower fees than most traditional consulting firms.
"I'm excited about working with the Ashton Tweed team," says Jim. "There's a high level of professionalism, a great pool of talent, and a real need in the industry for the services we offer."
Jim Rudman says that Mr. Laird, with his big pharma and operations experience, rounds out the Ashton Tweed executive team. "His background in connecting big organizations with smaller teams and early stage companies, coupled with our associates program is a win-win situation."
Ashton Tweed offers a full range of services from Problem Resolution teams, to Interim Talent and Executive Search. The Ashton Tweed Associate Program harnesses the networking efforts of all candidates in the Ashton Tweed family. Ashton Tweed sharpens their networking skills with advanced networking and search techniques.
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