Sentrx Names Michael O’Gorman President & General Manager-New role reflects expanding capabilities

June 20, 2011 - PRLog -- Sentrx, the leading provider of drug safety services to the life sciences industry, and the largest hosting provider of the Oracle Argus Safety Suite, is pleased to announce the promotion of Michael O’Gorman from CFO to President & General Manager, effective immediately.

Commenting on the decision, CEO Charles T. Saldarini said, “Michael has the perfect blend of experience and skills to take on this role. He brings great command of our drug safety technology strategies as well as a strong grasp on the opportunities Sentrx is pursuing to gain continued efficiencies in our adverse event management business. As the leader of both our financial operations and our strategic alliances since 2008, Michael also brings deep financial acumen to the role.”

Michael O'Gorman has more than twenty years of experience in business and finance across diverse industries, including audit experience in the pharmaceutical/ life-science industry. He joined Sentrx in 2008 as Chief Financial Officer and in that capacity has managed all aspects of accounting, financial reporting, forecasting, human resources, and legal and office administration. Michael works as a member of the Sentrx executive team to achieve significant sales and revenue growth, establish pricing and sales strategies, and overall business planning.

“I am extremely grateful that the board of Sentrx has entrusted me in this role,” said Michael O’Gorman. “I look forward to expanding Sentrx’s footprint in the pharmaceutical/ life-science industry through continued development of innovative products and approaches to solving problems that companies face in dealing with the requirements of pharmacovigilance.”

Prior to joining Sentrx, Michael was Chief Financial Officer and Board Secretary for VirtualEdge Corporation, an innovator in the field of recruiting and talent lifecycle management solutions for HR organizations. He was one of three executives that took the company from a small revenue base in early 2003 to an acquisition by ADP in October 2006. For the next two year Michael served as Senior Director of Finance at ADP Employer Services, handling the integration of VirtualEdge with ADP's finance, legal, human resources and sales organizations. He was also the executive sponsor for a pre-employment product that serves the 1000-5000 employee population.

Previously, Michael was Vice President of Finance for Princeton eCom Corporation, a processor of electronic payments for more than 1,200 banks and billers. He handled the financial due diligence in connection with raising approximately $120M of private equity and spearheaded an initiative to redesign the company's payment engine and reconciliation processes to make the company more efficient. Michael also worked with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) in the U.S. Department of Treasury to ensure that the company's processes were in compliance with OCC regulations. Michael began his career with KPMG and held positions of increasing responsibility. While at KPMG he managed audits for several pharmaceutical/ life-science companies.

About Sentrx

Sentrx is an industry leader in providing outsourced drug safety solutions comprehensive pharmacovigilance solutions. Developing from a strong foundation in adverse event case processing and related drug data system management, the company has the most experienced and expertise personnel in the full-spectrum of drug safety solutions. Sentrx integrates business process outsourcing solutions, with a focus on providing flexible and scalable solutions, backed by the Sentrx Technology Services Group (TSG) with proven tools and technology platforms, Sentrx is safety.

Services from Sentrx are provided by all of our three core business solutions.

Sentrx TSG is our safety technology unit, which is a recognized leader among providers of Safety Systems. Sentrx TSG offers a proven expertise for accelerated system implementation, seamless upgrades, system conversions and client friendly maintenance. Our unit is highly knowledgeable in all facets of Data Management. We are one of the largest providers of regulated safety system hosting in the industry, with a world class hosting infrastructure supporting 24/7/365 global remote access.

Sentrx AEM is our full service pharmacovigilance and Adverse Event Management unit, offering both, end to end case processing and functional work-step support with fully integrated reporting and analysis of clinical and post marketing cases. We have developed a unique model, which reduces costs while ensuring the highest possible quality and we provide this through a range of dedicated client teams solutions, including on site placement and flexible resourcing.

Sentrx Medical Affairs is a complete Medical Affairs and Medical Information solution integrating call center support with medical information and scientific writing. Our capabilities include medical inquiries, product complaints, medical science liaison support and field sales support. Intake of adverse events is also typically provided.

Additionally, we provide services in Risk Management, including REMS and Signaling. Our expertise supports Strategic Safety Services covering planning, auditing and consultation and Special Projects.

To learn more about Sentrx, visit http://www.sentrx.com

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Sentrx is a leader in outsourced drug safety & pharmacovigilance solutions. Developed from a foundation in adverse event case processing and related drug data system management, Sentrx has the most experienced & expert personnel in drug safety solutions.