ROI Influencers: Manufacturing — Mari Kovach; Barbara McGivney
Mari Kovach; Barbara McGivney
Co-CEOs
General Technical Services LLC
As co-CEOs, they shares overall profit & loss responsibility as well as setting the strategy direction of GTS and defining the path for growth.
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ROI Influencers: Manufacturing — Giovanni Caforio
Giovanni Caforio
CEO
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Caforio is the man in charge of one of the most important pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. and beyond. He is a physician, and in his various positions he has held...
ROI Influencers: Manufacturing — Danielle DeFilippis
Danielle DeFilippis
Trademark attorney
Norris McLaughlin
DeFilippis, who also co-chairs the firm’s Intellectual Property Law Practice Group, has represented clients in cases involving trademark and copyright infringement, business torts, deceptive trade practices, false advertising, Lanham Act claims...
ROI Influencers: Manufacturing — Michael Heltzer
Michael Heltzer
Head of state government affairs
BASF
As a member of the Legal Department, Heltzer leads the Florham Park-based chemical producer’s team that drives state advocacy nationwide and collaborates with executives to set policy.
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ROI Influencers: Manufacturing — Alexandra Groezinger
Alexandra Groezinger
Vice president
Groezinger Provisions Inc.
Specializes in manufacturing pâtés and specialty meats in Neptune under the Groezinger and Alexian brand names. This “Made in New Jersey” manufacturer has been in business since 1982, distributing its...
ROI Influencers: Manufacturing — Dennis Hart
Dennis Hart
Executive director
Chemistry Council of N.J.
A longtime advocate for the council, Hart knows the state must do more to boost manufacturing. After Gov. Phil Murphy's latest budget address, Hart urged the administration and the...
ROI Influencers: Manufacturing — Haskell Berman
Haskell Berman
Senior vice president – state affairs
HealthCare Institute of New Jersey
Berman's role as a voice with the trade association that represents New Jersey’s research-based biopharmaceutical and medical technology industries is to keep the state...
ROI Influencers: Manufacturing — Michael and Kristina Cimo
Michael and Kristina Cimo
Founders
Bellus LLC
Founded in 2015 by a husband and wife duo, the company works with some of the most cutting-edge businesses and entrepreneurs to create high-quality, all-natural and expertly crafted beauty and...
ROI Influencers: Manufacturing — Rick Howe
Rick Howe
CEO & president
The Knotts Co.
Manufacturing is heavily dependent on innovative equipment. The Knotts Co. is an automation solution provider of industrial, automation and robotics products. The support and innovative technology the company provided...
ROI Influencers: Manufacturing — Marcia Frieze
Michael Heltzer
CEO
Case Medical
Frieze is a lifelong advocate for safer, more sustainable practices in health care, and has invented and developed numerous products for cleaning and sterilization.
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