John C. Akitt, President
John C. Akitt is President and Co-founder of TMG. He is responsible for directing the company’s strategic development including overseeing contracts and negotiation, investigator recruitment, site training, site SOP implementation and management, and study-specific site selection.
John has acted as a visiting instructor for the Humber College post-graduate Clinical Research program, spoken for the Clinical Research Association of Canada, and represented Canadian sites internationally as a panelist at the International Clinical Trials Conference in Washington, DC.
Scott Guidolin, Vice President
Co-founder and Vice President Scott Guidolin is responsible for overseeing TMG’s financial operations and business development while also contributing to the overall operations of the company.
Prior to founding TMG, Scott worked in the pharmaceutical industry for over ten years in various positions including as a hospital sales representative with Parke-Davis (now Pfizer).
Scott graduated from the University of Guelph with a double business major in Management Economics. He is a member of Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP).
Shawn Keown, General Manager
Shawn Keown is General Manager Operations at TMG. He is responsible for the company’s new business development as well as contributing to the day-to-day operational aspects of the organization and helping to define TMG’s strategic direction.
Prior to TMG, Shawn worked as a principal consultant for the pharmaceutical practice of PriceWaterhouseCoopers (since acquired by IBM Consulting). In that role, Shawn successfully worked with multinational pharmaceutical companies to improve processes and help formulate strategic decisions. He also has experience as a pharmaceutical sales representative for Hoechst-Roussel Canada (now Sanofi-Aventis). Shawn has also held positions at St. Michael’s Hospital and at The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.
Shawn has a Master of Business Administration from McMaster University and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Western Ontario.
