Diamedica Inc.

Richard Pilnik



Mr. Pilnik served in several leadership positions during his 25-year career at Eli Lilly and Company. Most recently at Eli Lilly, Mr. Pilnik served as Group Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, where he was directly responsible for commercial strategy, market research and medical marketing. Prior to that, Mr. Pilnik served as President of Eli Lilly Europe, Middle East and Africa and the Commonwealth of the independent States (CIS), a regional organization of former Soviet Republics, where he oversaw 50 countries and positioned Eli Lilly as the fastest growing pharmaceutical company in the region. Mr. Pilnik also held several marketing and sales management positions in the United States, Europe and Latin America during his tenure at Eli Lilly. Mr. Pilnik serves as President of Innovex, the commercial group of Quintiles Transnational Corp. Innovex is a global pioneer in pharmaceutical services and sits on the board of directors of Elan Corporation, a successful pharmaceutical company with research, development and commercial activities directed towards neurodegenerative disease, including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Mr. Pilnik holds a B.A. in economics from Duke University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.