Executive Leadership
Our Executive Leadership Team have an average of over 20 years service in their respective industries.
Michael Hochschwender, Chief Executive Officer
Michael Hochschwender, Chief Executive Officer
Mike guides the business strategy and vision for a global portfolio of science- and technology-based services. Under his leadership, Smithers has expanded to six divisions with operations in North America, Europe, and Asia. He ensures the Smithers portfolio of diverse technology and service offerings is driven by our clients’ needs and goals.
Rav Lally, Group President & President, Information Division
Rav Lally, Group President & President, Information Division
Rav leads the global Smithers information business, overseeing the creation, growth, and execution of market reports, industry conferences, and consultancy services for clients in a wide range of highly technical industries.
Susan Shepherd, Group President & President, Environmental Risk Sciences
Susan Shepherd, Group President & President, Environmental Risk Sciences
Susan provides strategic leadership and guidance for the Smithers Pharmaceutical Development Services and Environmental Risk Sciences divisions. She supports a diverse team of scientists, technical experts, and business professionals in North America and Europe.
Jeanette Preston, President, Quality Assessments
Jeanette Preston, President, Quality Assessments
Jeanette oversees global strategy and growth for the Smithers Quality Assessments division. Since assuming her leadership role in 2007, Jeanette has grown the Quality Assessments division from a North American footprint to a global presence. She opened and developed two new Smithers businesses in China: a management services team and an accredited third-party certification body.
Dave Schwarz, Group President & President, Materials Science and Engineering
Dave Schwarz, Group President & President, Materials Science and Engineering
Dave leads a global network of experts that provide materials and product testing to a wide range of industries, including automotive, industrial, medical, packaging, polymer, and tire & wheel. He oversees strategy, growth, and operations for Smithers facilities in the United States, the United Kingdom, and China.
Dennis van der Burgh, Managing Director
Dennis van der Burgh, Managing Director
Dennis leads the global Smithers surveying and inspection business focused on the chemical and physical analyses for solid fuels, metals, and minerals.
Tina Satterwhite, PhD, President, Pharmaceutical Development Services
Tina Satterwhite, PhD, President, Pharmaceutical Development Services
Tina has the responsibility for the division’s operations and overall business leadership with oversight of both the Gaithersburg, Maryland and Ewing, New Jersey laboratories. Services provided at these sites include bioanalytical services that support the development of large molecule therapeutics from discovery through phase IV, with expertise in bioassays and ultra-sensitive ligand-binding assays..jpg?ext=.jpg)
AJ McCardell, President, Cannabis Testing Services
AJ McCardell, President, Cannabis Testing Services
AJ leads and oversees the Cannabis Testing Services division's long-term strategy and national growth plan. As the President of a multi-state testing operation, she will direct a team of experts who are committed to consistently delivering exceptional service to our clients.
George Cline, Vice President of Information Technology
George Cline, Vice President of Information Technology
George oversees continued development of innovate, robust, and secure information technology systems for Smithers facilities in North America, Europe, and Asia. He guides a global network of IT team members to ensure that Smithers systems are flexible and scalable in order to accommodate changes and developments that support client needs.
Glenn G. Goldney, Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Glenn G. Goldney, Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing
As the leader for global commercial excellence, Glenn oversees a group of sales and marketing team members in building trusting, personal, and long-term relationships with clients. He actively engages key stakeholders to understand client needs, goals, and challenges.
Michael Hollabaugh, Chief Financial Officer
Michael Hollabaugh, Chief Financial Officer
Michael collaborates with leaders, financial decision makers, and technical experts across Smithers to help drive the business forward. He believes success lives in the balance between making careful, data-driven decisions and acting quickly as not to miss an opportunity.
M. Terrell Menefee, Vice President and General Counsel
M. Terrell Menefee, Vice President and General Counsel
Terrell provides expertise and guidance to Smithers leaders and business divisions, bridging the gap between legal knowledge and practical counsel. He oversees the development of long-term partnership agreements.
Andrew Gleason, Executive Vice President of Operational Excellence
Andrew Gleason, Executive Vice President of Operational Excellence
As the leader for global operational excellence, Andrew oversees the IT function ensuring reliable platforms that enable success in our operations. He actively partners with the Smithers divisions to achieve operational excellence through value stream optimization, automation, continuous improvement, and propagation of operational best practices (process, practices, systems, people).