Primary Job Title Member of Research Staff Primary Organization 
The Voleon Group
Location San Francisco, California, United States Regions San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US Gender Male
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Mr. Howard is a respected industry leader with extensive experience in Marketing, Sales, New Product Development and Consumer Insights. Prior to joining Novalere, Mr. Howard spent eighteen years with Merck Consumer Care and Schering-Plough Healthcare in various leadership positions. Mr. Howard led the development and growth of the landmark switch
products Claritin and Miralax, leading both to achieve number one status in their respective categories. Mr. Howard was also the business unit head for the $500M Footcare strategic business unit encompassing the industry-leading Dr. Scholl's, Tinactin and Lotrimin Brands. Throughout his career Mr. Howard launched more than 50 nonprescription products and has held a variety of sales positions, including that of Team Lead for the Schering-Plough Wal-Mart sales team and Director of OTC Managed Care Sales for Schering-Plough Healthcare.
Mr. Howard holds an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. in Finance from Indiana University.
