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Managing Director

Z-Systems provides its clients with a large, diverse array of services including: Systems Integration Systems Development Systems Analysis and Design Internet-based Technology Solutions Intranet-based Technology Solutions Architectural Analysis and Design Design and Development Auditing and Consultation Project and Administrative Management Consulting Purchasing and Acquisitions Consultation Information Systems Trend Analysis and Forecasting Training in Analysis, Design and Development Technologies and Methodologies Formally founded in 1993, Z-Systems has actually existed since 1986 as a solutions provider for small to mid-sized companies. Enlisting the services of top Information Systems professionals, Z-Systems has continually provided smaller companies with services typically reserved for Fortune 500 firms. Z-Systems incorporates the efforts of individuals who have experience and expertise covering a wide variety of hardware and software platforms, from mainframes to PCs, in all phases of the project life cycle, in just about any industry. This expertise can be called upon as needed. The principals of Z-Systems provide additional consulting services to Fortune 500 and other large corporate clients through other organizations and on an independent basis. Some of these corporations have included: McNeil Consumer Pharmaceuticals (Zyrtec, Neutrogena, and over 300+ globally recognized brands) News Corporation Dow Jones J. P. Morgan Sun Microsystems Merrill Lynch

Chris Wright is the Managing Director of ZS Associates and is based in Evanston, Illinois. Previously, he served as the leader of ZS's global Pharmaceuticals practice and as regional lead for the firm’s offices in the Midwestern and Western U.S. He has experience in an extensive range of sales and marketing issues in the pharmaceuticals and health care industries. For more than 20 years, Chris has helped over 100 operating affiliates of top global companies develop and implement sales force sizing, structuring and resource allocation decisions. His international experience includes engagements across North America, South America, Europe, Australia, Asia and Africa. Chris has a B.S. in accounting from Indiana University, and an M.B.A. with honors from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.Chris was recognized as one of Consulting Magazine’s Top 25 Consultants in 2009 for his innovative work to improve sales force effectiveness in the pharmaceutical industry. He is a frequent contributor to prominent healthcare publications (including PharmaVOICE, Med Ad News, Pharmaceutical Commerce, FiercePharma and Medical Marketing & Media), as well as leading business media such as The Wall Street Journal.