| Lara Azzam
President of US Company
lara@teambusinessusa.com
Lara Azzam has worked in the telecommunications sector in sales and marketing
since 1991. Early in Lara's career, she gained extensive marketing experience
including customer communications, direct acquisition and retention marketing,
marketing strategy and marketing campaign performance analysis. Following those
years, she moved into sales and sales operations. She was responsible for business
process redesign and the development of a web based work flow management application
for a high technology sales organization. Most recently, she has provided B2B
business development for clients. Lara founded the US operation for Team Business
and is responsible for launching the Team Business product portfolio in the US
marketplace. Lara holds an MBA from Wharton Business School and a Masters in International
Studies from Lauder Institute.
André van der Bergh
Vice President International Business Development, Business Education Design,
South Africa
andre@teambusinessusa.com
André van der Bergh has been intimately involved in process re-engineering
in the South African retail industry for more than 20 years, spending 11 years
at Woolworths, 5 years at Foschini, and 3 years as an independent consultant to
a variety of retail organizations such as Queens Park, Pep Stores and Ackermans.
Until February this year, André led the development and launch of applications
to automate the merchandise planning, allocation and replenishment for 22 brands,
in 400 stores across 7 countries throughout the Middle East. André has
been involved with Team Business for the last 5 years and several of his clients
have implemented Team Business.
Dr. Collins Jones
Scientific Advisor
collins@teambusinessusa.com
Dr. Collins Jones is currently the coordinator for the Biotechnology Program
at Montgomery College. In this capacity he works closely with a number of leading
Biotechnology companies in Montgomery County including BioReliance, Human Genome
Sciences and Qiagen to develop and implement a biotechnology training curriculum
that is current and industry relevant. In addition to his duties at Montgomery
College, Dr. Jones serves as adjunct professor and advisor to the Biotechnology
Masters Degree program offered by the Johns Hopkins University. Prior to his appointment
at Montgomery College, Dr. Jones spent almost ten years as a research scientist
at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. He received his PhD
in Biochemistry from the University of Maryland and a BS in Biochemistry with
a mathematics minor from Albright College.
Nancy Bakowski
Business Development
nancy@teambusinessusa.com
Nancy Bakowski has over 18 years experience in the Biopharmaceutical and Pharmaceutical
Industry. Her areas of expertise include directing worldwide corporate strategic
marketing programs, managing marketing communications activities, consultative
technical sales and sales management. Before joining Team Business she spent 9
years at BioReliance, a global contract testing and manufacturing company. At
BioReliance she held the positions of Director of Sales, Director of Marketing
and Director of Corporate Training. Prior to joining BioReliance Nancy was employed
by Waters Corporation, a laboratory instrumentation company where she held positions
in sales and marketing. Nancy began her science career as a laboratory scientist,
first in the federal government , and subsequently in the pharmaceutical industry
with Sterling Drug. Nancy holds a BS degree in Chemistry and has participated
in or led numerous industry workshops and training sessions dealing with sales
and marketing and business development. |
