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Bresch has been Mylan's president, chief operating officer, head of North American operations and chief integration officer.<ref name="investor.mylan.com">http://investor.mylan.com/management.cfm</ref> She joined Mylan's Board of Directors in March 2011.<ref>, ''Pittsburgh Business Times'', 1 March 2011</ref> She has been active in attempts to prevent brand-name pharmaceuticals from delaying the release of ] and appeared before a special ] committee on the issue in 2006<ref name=senate>, ''PR Newswire'', 20 July 2006, accessed 2008-04-24</ref><ref>, ''Observer-Reporter (Washington, PA)'', 21 July 2006, accessed on 2008-04-24</ref> and again in 2009.<ref>Brent Kendall, , ''Wall Street Journal'', 3 June 2009</ref> Bresch also testified before the ] in September 2010 on the issue of generic drug user fees, proposing a new user fee structure that aims to generate more funding for the FDA and provide greater assurance for pharmaceutical product safety, regardless of where in the world the product or its ingredients come from.<ref>http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/NewsEvents/UCM226845.pdf</ref> On February 9, 2012, Bresch testified before the ] in relation to drug supply chain integrity, drug shortages and the Generic Industry's Drug User Fee proposal (GDUFA).<ref>http://republicans.energycommerce.house.gov/Media/file/Hearings/Health/20120209/HTMG-112-HHRG-IF14-WState-HBresch-20120209.pdf</ref> Bresch has been Mylan's president, chief operating officer, head of North American operations and chief integration officer.<ref name="investor.mylan.com">http://investor.mylan.com/management.cfm</ref> She joined Mylan's Board of Directors in March 2011.<ref>, ''Pittsburgh Business Times'', 1 March 2011</ref> She has been active in attempts to prevent brand-name pharmaceuticals from delaying the release of ] and appeared before a special ] committee on the issue in 2006<ref name=senate>, ''PR Newswire'', 20 July 2006, accessed 2008-04-24</ref><ref>, ''Observer-Reporter (Washington, PA)'', 21 July 2006, accessed on 2008-04-24</ref> and again in 2009.<ref>Brent Kendall, , ''Wall Street Journal'', 3 June 2009</ref> Bresch also testified before the ] in September 2010 on the issue of generic drug user fees, proposing a new user fee structure that aims to generate more funding for the FDA and provide greater assurance for pharmaceutical product safety, regardless of where in the world the product or its ingredients come from.<ref>http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/NewsEvents/UCM226845.pdf</ref> On February 9, 2012, Bresch testified before the ] in relation to drug supply chain integrity, drug shortages and the Generic Industry's Drug User Fee proposal (GDUFA).<ref>http://republicans.energycommerce.house.gov/Media/file/Hearings/Health/20120209/HTMG-112-HHRG-IF14-WState-HBresch-20120209.pdf</ref>

She lobbied to support the ''School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act'', which made epinephrine more accessible in schools, and supports increased availability of ] in public places to treat anaphylaxis (severe allergic reactions).<Ref name="barrons">{{cite news|title=Medicine Woman|newspaper=Barron's|first=Leslie|last=Norton|date=March 2, 2013|url=http://online.barrons.com/news/articles/SB50001424052748704356104578326350757421498|accessdate=September 26, 2014}}</ref><ref name="uhioq">{{cite news|newspaper=Fortune Magazine|url=http://fortune.com/2013/11/21/mylan-ceo-heather-bresch-on-why-she-admires-bill-gates/|title=Mylan CEO Heather Bresch on why she admires Bill Gates|accessdate=October 4, 2014|date=November 21, 2013|first=Colleen|last=Leahey}}</ref> The Act was signed by the President on November 13,2013.<ref> Kris B. Mamula; Pittsburgh Business Times ; Nov 14, 2013</ref>


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Heather Manchin Bresch
Heather Bresch testifying before the United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce in 2012.
BornHeather Manchin
NationalityAmerican
Other namesHeather Kirby
Alma materWest Virginia University (B.A., 1991)
OccupationChief executive officer
SpouseJeffrey Bresch
Douglas Kirby (divorced)
FamilyJoe Manchin (father)

Heather Bresch is the CEO of Mylan, Inc., a Pittsburgh-based pharmaceutical corporation. She is the daughter of West Virginia U.S. Senator and former West Virginia governor Joe Manchin.

Early life and education

Bresch is the daughter of the United States Senator from West Virginia, Joe Manchin. She grew up in Fairmont and Farmington, West Virginia in a Catholic Italian American family. Bresch attended Fairmont Senior High School in Fairmont, West Virginia and graduated from West Virginia University in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in political science and international relations.

MBA controversy

Main article: West Virginia University M.B.A. controversy

Bresch was an MBA student at West Virginia University until 1998. In 2007, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that Bresch said she had an MBA degree from West Virginia University. The university did not have such a record, but soon after awarded her the MBA; she was missing 22 of the 48 credits in the program. After a report commissioned by the university, the university announced in April 2008 that it would rescind Bresch's degree.

Career

Early work

Bresch's father introduced her to Milan Puskar, who was then the CEO of Mylan, and persuaded her to accept a low-level data entry position with the company. She started as a data entry clerk for pharmaceutical labels at the company's manufacturing facility in Morgantown, West Virginia in 1992. Bresch was repeatedly promoted throughout the years, serving in 15 different roles according to Bresch. She also attended MBA classes at West Virginia University on nights and weekends in the late 1990s.

Bresch has been Mylan's president, chief operating officer, head of North American operations and chief integration officer. She joined Mylan's Board of Directors in March 2011. She has been active in attempts to prevent brand-name pharmaceuticals from delaying the release of generic drugs and appeared before a special United States Senate committee on the issue in 2006 and again in 2009. Bresch also testified before the Food and Drug Administration in September 2010 on the issue of generic drug user fees, proposing a new user fee structure that aims to generate more funding for the FDA and provide greater assurance for pharmaceutical product safety, regardless of where in the world the product or its ingredients come from. On February 9, 2012, Bresch testified before the United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce in relation to drug supply chain integrity, drug shortages and the Generic Industry's Drug User Fee proposal (GDUFA).

Acknowledgments

Bresch was named one of Fortune's "50 Most Powerful Women In Business" in 2012 and 2013. In 2011, Bresch was named a "Patriot of the Year" by Esquire for her work which led to the passage of the FDA Safety and Innovation Act, legislation which will require foreign drugmakers that sell product in the U.S. to pay for regular facility inspections to support the FDA's efforts to continue ensuring drug safety for all U.S. consumers. Also in 2011, Bresch was named one of Pharmaceutical Executive's "Emerging Pharma Leaders 2011." In 2009, Bresch was named one of the top women in the global pharmaceutical industry by FiercePharma.

Personal life

Bresch is married to Jones Day lawyer Jeffrey J. Bresch. She was previously married to Doug Kirby, with whom she has a daughter. As of 2012, she has four children in total. Bresch lives in Sewickley Heights, Sewickley, Pennsylvania. In 1991, Bresch founded Tygart Technology with her first husband Douglas Kirby. This led to conflict of interest questions regarding work sub-contracted to Tygart in 2006 for the Office of the Secretary of State, an office held by her father at the time. Bresch had severed any financial ties to the company seven years prior.

References

  1. Clare Malone (February 27, 2014). "Get Elected, Get Your Kids Rich: Washington Is Spoiled Rotten". The Daily Beast. Retrieved February 6, 2015. And these days, after stints as Mylan's director of government relations and strategic development, Heather Bresch (née Manchin) is the company's CEO, one of Fortune's 50 Most Powerful Women in Business.
  2. Patricia Sabatini and Len Boselovic (December 21, 2007). "MBA mystery in Morgantown". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 6, 2015. One of those documents mentions Ms. Bresch -- Ms. Kirby at the time because of her earlier marriage to Douglas Kirby -- by name.
  3. Ethan Lott (April 26, 2013). "High-end home sales have been going strong over the past three years". Pittsburgh Business Times. Retrieved February 6, 2015. No. 1, 202-204 Scaife Road in Sewickley Heights, was bought by Jeffrey Bresch and Mylan Inc. CEO Heather Bresch from IPEG Inc. Chairman G. Watts Humphrey and Sally K. Humphrey for $2.85 million.
  4. Patricia Sabatini and Len Boselovic (December 21, 2007). "MBA mystery in Morgantown". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 6, 2015. West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin, father of Heather Bresch, whose graduate school record was rewritten by West Virginia University officials.
  5. Leslie P. Norton (March 2, 2013). "Medicine Woman". Barron's. Retrieved February 6, 2015. Her father, Joe Manchin, is the former governor of West Virginia, and now the state's junior senator in Washington, D.C.
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  29. Ry Rivard (December 2, 2012). "State school board chief says he's not 'buddy-buddy' with Manchin". Charleston Daily Mail. Retrieved February 6, 2015. Linger met Manchin, then a state senator, through West Virginia technology entrepreneur Doug Kirby. Kirby was then married to Manchin's daughter, Heather Bresch.
  30. "A "No-Show" Joe Manchin Compendium". WestVirginiaVille. December 21, 2010. Retrieved February 6, 2015. He went on to explain that because of his daughter Heather Bresch's child custody arrangement with ex-husband Doug Kirby, all the Manchin grandchildren are able to be together on Christmas Day only every other year...
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  32. Larissa Dudkiewicz (May 8, 2013). "Guess Who Bought Sewickley's Most Expensive Home in 2012?". Sewickley Patch. Retrieved February 6, 2015. Jeffrey J. and Heather Bresch made the No. 1 purchase, which came just ahead of a $2,721,500 purchase on Persimmon Road in Sewickley Heights.
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