Ms. Casarona has nearly 30 years of experience working for pharmaceutical and medical advertising companies in marketing and account management positions. Her previous positions include eight years in product management at Serono and Wyeth for the flagship products at both companies. She spent seven years on the advertising side of the business as a Vice President of Account Management, with responsibility for creation and implementation of strategic communication plans. Ms Casarona is an epidemiologist by training and has significant experience in market research and began her career in this discipline at Novartis.