KEY STAFF

Ames Gross - President and founder. Mr. Gross is recognized nationally and internationally as a leader in the Asian medical markets. In 2008, Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry (MD&DI) magazine named Mr. Gross one of the top 100 executives in the medical business. Mr. Gross founded PBM in 1988 and has helped hundreds of medical companies with business development and regulatory issues in Asia. Mr. Gross is a frequent contributor of articles on Asian medical issues for Clinica (England), MD&DI (Los Angeles), and other medically oriented journals. Mr. Gross has been a featured speaker on the Asian medical markets at the Medical Design and Manufacturing (MD&M) shows, the Medtrade Home Health Care Exhibition, the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society’s annual and regional meetings, and a variety of other medically oriented meetings and conferences. Mr. Gross has a BA degree, Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Columbia University.

Jean Huang - Vice President/China Office. Ms. Huang is in charge of our China operation. She graduated with a B.S. from National University of Defense Technology (Changsha, China) and has an M.A. in Business Administration from the University of Alabama. Ms. Huang has worked as a business analyst at FannieMae and has worked in both the United States and China for many years. Ms. Huang speaks Mandarin Chinese.

Akiko Miyoshi - Senior Vice President. Ms. Miyoshi works on consulting projects and conducts research. Ms. Miyoshi has over 12 years of experience in the medical device/drug business in Japan. She graduated with a B.E. in Industrial Chemistry from Seikei University (Tokyo, Japan) and has an MBA from Georgetown University. Ms. Miyoshi speaks Japanese.

Momoko Hirose - Vice President. Ms. Hirose works on consulting projects and conducts research. She graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Brown University. Ms. Hirose speaks Japanese.

Andrew Connor - Vice President. Mr. Connor conducts research and works on consulting projects. He graduated summa cum laude from Hamilton College with a B.A. in Chinese Language and Russian Studies. He speaks Mandarin Chinese and has spent time studying and working in China, Bangladesh, and the UK.

Kaori Yamaguchi - Senior Associate. Ms. Yamaguchi works on consulting projects for Japan. Ms. Yamaguchi graduated with a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Minnesota.

Angela Chan - Associate. Ms. Chan conducts research and works on consulting projects. She is also responsible for marketing PBM's business. She graduated with a B.S. in Biotechnology from The University of Hong Kong and has an M.A. in Journalism from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Prior to joining PBM, Ms. Chan worked as a Client Executive at an international public relations agency in Hong Kong. She speaks Cantonese Chinese and Mandarin Chinese.

Soo Hyun Roh - Associate. Ms. Roh works on research and consulting projects. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in Economics from Dartmouth College. She lived and studied in Manila, Philippines and Seoul, Korea respectively. Ms. Roh speaks Korean.

In addition to the key staff members listed above, PBM’s staff in Washington includes staffers from Japan, China, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and the U.S. PBM has its own offices in Tokyo, Shanghai and Bangalore.