Lokavant Hires Experienced Leaders to Accelerate Growth Trajectory
April 04 2023 - 7:37AM
Business Wire
Lokavant, the clinical trial intelligence platform company,
announces strategic new hires to drive its mission to make clinical
trials smarter. Lokavant, launched in 2020, has hired Andrew (AJ)
Mills as executive vice president of sales; Doug Weatherhead as
vice president of marketing; and Meredith Dees, as vice president
of product. Each brings decades of industry experience and domain
expertise.
AJ Mills spent more than two decades in various business
development roles at technology and life sciences companies. Mills
worked previously as global vice president of sales for Clario, and
in various commercial leadership roles at ICON. At Lokavant, he
will oversee global commercial sales operations.
“Having been in the industry for over 20 years, I have not seen
a more exciting company than Lokavant come to market,” said Mills.
“I’m thrilled to join this rapidly growing company with such an
important mission. Time is crucial for patients, and Lokavant
accelerates clinical trial timelines, hastening therapies to
patients in need.”
Doug Weatherhead brings more than 15 years of strategic
marketing experience across technology and life sciences
industries. Weatherhead came to Lokavant from Castor, a provider of
decentralized clinical trial technology, where he was vice
president of marketing. Previously, he served in leadership roles
at Medable, IBM, GlaxoSmithKline, and the U.S. Navy.
“Joining Lokavant is a Cinderella story in the making for me,”
said Weatherhead. “Lokavant has the right leadership, product
roadmap, and vision to transform clinical research. Our solutions
provide actionable intelligence that empowers clinical leaders to
make better decisions faster.”
Meredith Dees has been developing novel solutions in the
clinical research industry since 2010, starting as a regulatory
associate. She quickly advanced in seniority, first at CTI Clinical
Trial and Consulting, then to inVentiv Health Clinical (later
Syneos Health Clinical) as a business systems analyst, followed by
ICON, ERT, and, most recently, Science 37 where she served as
director of product management.
“Lokavant combines science, software, and data in a powerful
platform designed to empower clinical teams to make quicker and
more informed decisions,” said Dees. “I am excited to enhance our
platform capabilities while working with other industry experts who
are passionate about Lokavant’s critical mission.
Lokavant CEO and Co-founder Rohit Nambisan concluded,
“Lokavant’s values start with a focus on people, a fundamental
thesis for achieving an innovative, successful company with a
collaborative culture. AJ, Doug, and Meredith are the best in their
respective areas and bring decades of experience to our team. With
a rapidly growing organization of A-players, Lokavant is poised for
hypergrowth while making clinical trials smarter.”
In other news today, Lokavant announces achieving new milestones
as it emerges from incubation within Roivant Sciences.
About Lokavant
Lokavant provides clinical trial teams with an intelligence
platform that improves the time, cost, and quality of trial
planning and execution through data-driven analytics applications.
Lokavant's platform aggregates and integrates real-time data from
disparate trial data sources, and powers advanced analytics enabled
by its compendium of proprietary trial data. The suite of
applications built on the platform allows study teams to
proactively manage their studies and surface insights, driving
efficiencies in all scientific and operational use cases. Email
contact@lokavant.com to learn more or visit www.lokavant.com.
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