Steven K. Budd, Chief Executive Officer
Steven is a twenty-five year veteran of the pharmaceutical industry with a wide range of experience in sales, marketing and medical communications. He has been involved in the outsourced sales industry since its formative years and is a respected expert on US Healthcare outsourcing trends. Prior to joining IMC he spent 11 years at PDI, serving as President since 2000. At PDI he helped vault the company to a leadership position in providing sales and marketing services to the bio-pharmaceutical industry, at its peak achieving revenues in excess of $400 million with four thousand employees and a market valuation of over $1 billion. Before joining PDI, Steve held senior level positions at PDN (now the Professional Sales Division of Publicis) and Innovex, Inc. He began his career as a pharmaceutical sales rep in 1980 and held mid-to senior-level sales management positions before moving over to the service side of the industry in 1990. Mr. Budd received a B.A. in History and Education from Susquehanna University in 1978.

Carole Gins, President
Carole Gins joined IMC in 2011 as President. Formerly, as General Manager of IC Axon, Carole was responsible for overseeing the smooth functioning of the entire company, as well as building its success by increasing revenue, sales and profitability. To fulfill her role managing a Canadian-based company that serviced a US-based clientele, Carole performed a multitude of tasks. Her responsibilities included overseeing the Directors of Operations and Content, managing Canadian-based production teams with a US-based sales team, while regularly working collaboratively with these teams to create and implement innovative solutions. Carole also actively managed client expectations, ensuring consistent solution implementation and played a key leadership role in handling challenging project issues.

Before joining IC Axon in 2005, Carole Gins managed complex eLearning applications and web-based HR systems from inception to completion. She has also served as Web Production Manager, managing development of websites and multimedia CD-ROMs. Carole has significant expertise in training, project management, and processes re-engineering. Her focus lies primarily in the pharmaceutical and food industries, as well as communication and marketing services.

Carole holds a degree in Applied Sciences, a degree in multimedia techniques, a Masters in international business, is a certified Project Management Professional, and holds an executive MBA from McGill-HEC Montreal.

John Decina, Senior Vice President, Business Development
John has been in the healthcare communications industry for over 20 years assisting clients that span from Pharmaceuticals to Biotech to Diagnostics and Devices to Managed Care Organizations with strategic communications designed to achieve brand objectives. John has worked in-depth on many brands across numerous therapeutic areas including infectious disease, metabolic disease, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, respiratory, oncology and numerous rare diseases. Expertise in designing innovative tactical engagement plans that bring value to healthcare providers while effectively delivering brand messaging has allowed John to assist his clients in achieving their brand objectives. John looks to apply new technologies and solutions to healthcare communications and is well versed in the unique aspects of pharmaceutical marketing and communications. Strategic vision and action planning are John’s core competencies and he is frequently involved in planning sessions for clients and partners. John received his B.S. in Geophysics from the University of Connecticut.