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Pharmaceutical Product Development Inc.
929 North Front Street
Wilmington, NC 28401-3331
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Phone: 910-251-0081
Fax: 910-762-5820
Web Site: http://www.ppdi.com

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Index Membership:S&P 400 MidCap
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Nasdaq 100
Sector:Healthcare
Industry:Medical Laboratories & Research
Full Time Employees:10,000

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. (PPD), a contract research organization, provides drug discovery and development services, post-approval expertise, and compound partnering programs. The company operates in two segments: Discovery Sciences and Development. The Discovery Sciences segment offers various preclinical services, including preclinical program design, preclinical oncology research models, toxicology consulting, laboratory services, and technical writing and regulatory submissions; biomarker discovery and patient sample analysis; and compound collaboration programs. The Development segment provides a range of development services, including strategic product development solutions; Phase I clinical testing; laboratory services, such as testing services with customized results databases for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies engaged in clinical drug development, as well as government-funded studies; and Phases II-IV clinical trial management services primarily comprising study protocol and case report form design, site and investigator recruitment, patient enrollment and study feasibility, interactive voice and/or Web response systems, investigative product services, study monitoring and data collection, government services, data management and biostatistical analysis, medical writing and regulatory services, and post-approval services. The company also offers support services, such as product launch services, medical information, patient compliance programs, patient and disease registry programs, product safety and pharmacovigilance, Phase IV monitored studies, and prescription-to-over-the-counter programs. PPD’s clients and partners include pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, academic, and government organizations. It operates in the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Pharmaceutical Product Development Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 6-Nov-09 is better than 59.3% of S&P 400 companies and 92.6% of Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Dr. Fredric N. Eshelman , 60
    Exec. Chairman
    $ 984.00K $ 0
    Brig. Gen. David L. Grange , 61
    Chief Exec. Officer, Director, Chairman of Nominating & Governance Committee and Member of Compensation Committee
    $ 54.00KN/A
    Mr. Daniel G. Darazsdi , 49
    Chief Financial Officer, Assistant Sec. and Treasurer
    $ 440.00K $ 0
    Mr. William J. Sharbaugh , 46
    Chief Operating Officer
    $ 458.00K $ 0
    Dr. Michael O. Wilkinson Ph.D., 54
    Exec. VP of Global Clinical Devel.
    $ 382.00K $ 0
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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