Management Team
Benjamin Atkin
Chairman/Founder
Mr. Atkin is a serial entrepreneur, innovator and investor. He has spent over 25 years in product development, with a focus on medical, dental and veterinary devices. He was founder of Dental Development LTD, an innovator in dental devices and instruments.
Other successes of Mr. Atkin include holding 5+ patents, as well as funding, growing and selling several medical and veterinary device companies.
James R. Flanick
Chief Executive Officer, PharmD
Mr. Flanick is a Senior Pharmacy Leader with over 25 years of experience in development, implementation and management of strategic and tactical solutions for the Specialty Pharmacy & PBM/ Mail Service Industry. Mr. Flanick’s experience as a senior executive in the PBM and health plan industry encompasses virtually all strategic, operational, contractual, and compliance aspects of the business.
His expertise extends to areas including payer/plan sponsor strategies, network access, drug pricing and contracting via wholesaler and direct with manufacturer, and benefit plan design. Mr. Flanick’s employers have included Aetna Pharmacy Management, National Medical Health Card Services and Medco. Mr. Flanick obtained his BS Pharmacy from The Ohio State University and an MBA from the University of Dayton. He holds active pharmacist licenses in Texas. He is a frequent speaker and thought leader on best practices across all areas of pharmacy.
Stuart F. Fleischer
Chief Financial Officer, C.P.A.
Mr. Fleischer joined the Company in January 2017. Mr. Fleischer is a senior financial executive with over 30 years of diversified business experience (both public and private companies) of all sizes (from $5 million to over $1 billion in annual revenues). His industry experience includes pharmaceutical services, distribution, manufacturing, promotional marketing/advertising, etc.
He has a proven track record of meeting financial goals and prides himself in being a strategic partner with the CEO and the senior management team. The profitability of every entity that he has been the Chief Financial Officer showed strong improvement during his tenures. He began his career on the audit staff of Price Waterhouse (over 11 years). Mr. Fleischer is a CPA and received his BS degree in Accounting from Lehigh University.
Laurel A. Groven
Head of Marketing
Ms. Groven is a senior level executive with 30+ years of experience in sales, marketing and business development within the medical device industry for large corporations and early start-ups. Her proven track record in general management and revenue generation includes successes in diabetes, epilepsy and pharmacy automation business ventures.
Ms. Groven has a broad base of experience in all functional areas including: global marketing, business planning, sales, project management, digital marketing, operations, and budgeting, She received her degree in business administration from Northeastern Illinois University.
Board of Directors
Alan Sakowitz
CEO of Pointe Development Company, attorney and consultant on business development.
David Maya
Senior manager and licensed pharmacist with over 15 years of experience in clinical pharmacy management as well as financial and operation management of institutional pharmacy providers.
Shaym Jha
Senior Business Consultant for strategic planning and business model design.