Doug Zitnak of Upsher-Smith Laboratories Named Small Brand
Manufacturer Representative of the Year By Cardinal Health
MAPLE GROVE, Minn.,
Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc. today announced that Senior
National Account Manager, Doug M.
Zitnak, received the Cardinal Health Small Brand
Manufacturer Representative of the Year Award at the annual
Cardinal Business Partners Conference in Columbus, OH on October
18, 2012. The award was presented by Dianne Pfahl, Vice President Industry and
Manufacturer Relations at Cardinal Health.
Dublin, OH-based Cardinal
Health, a $108B health care services
company, selected Zitnak as its Small Brand Manufacturer
Representative of the Year for his commitment to customer service,
for developing innovative programs, and identifying solutions to
emerging issues.
"We are honored that Cardinal Health recognized Doug with its
prestigious Small Brand Manufacturer Representative of the Year
Award," said Tom Burke, COO,
Upsher-Smith Laboratories. "Having previously won the Generic
Representative of the Year Award in 2009, this new award further
exemplifies Doug's passionate commitment to being a highly trusted
partner in the industry with unwavering dedication to superior
customer service."
Zitnak recently celebrated his 17th year with Upsher-Smith, and
has been Upsher-Smith's Cardinal Health account manager for 15
years. He began his career as a sales representative, and has
experience as an account manager across all customer channels.
Upsher-Smith was also the recipient of Cardinal Health's 2012
Supplier Quality Award (SQA). Cardinal Health's SQA
recognizes its suppliers who consistently meet - and exceed -
measurable criteria designed to guarantee customer satisfaction and
a sound foundation for business-to-business partnering.
About Upsher-Smith
Upsher-Smith, founded in 1919, is
an independent and privately-owned specialty pharmaceutical company
headquartered in Maple Grove,
Minnesota that focuses on product growth and innovation for
branded, branded-generic and generic
pharmaceuticals. Upsher-Smith has a particular focus on
providing therapies to assist people suffering from central nervous
system diseases (including epilepsy, Parkinson's disease and
Alzheimer's disease) and also markets products relating to
cardiology, dermatology and women's health. In addition to
products currently marketed, Upsher-Smith has an emerging neurology
pipeline with three products in clinical development, two of which
are in Phase III clinical trials. For more information, visit
www.upsher-smith.com.
About Cardinal Health
Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Cardinal Health, Inc. is a
$108 billion health care services
company that improves the cost-effectiveness of health care. As the
business behind health care, Cardinal Health helps pharmacies,
hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and physician offices focus
on patient care while reducing costs, enhancing efficiency and
improving quality. Cardinal Health is an essential link in the
health care supply chain, providing pharmaceuticals and medical
products to more than 60,000 locations each day. The company is
also a leading manufacturer of medical and surgical products,
including gloves, surgical apparel and fluid management products.
In addition, the company supports the growing diagnostic industry
by supplying medical products to clinical laboratories and
operating the nation's largest network of radiopharmacies that
dispense products to aid in the early diagnosis and treatment of
disease. Ranked #21 on the Fortune 500, Cardinal Health employs
more than 30,000 people worldwide. More information about the
company may be found at cardinalhealth.com and @CardinalHealth on
Twitter.
SOURCE Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc.