Mr. Ayres joined Solco Healthcare U.S. in January of 2010. As Vice President of Sales, Mr. Ayres is responsible for sales and account management which encompasses every class of trade in the pharmaceutical industry. Since joining Solco, Mr. Ayres has been instrumental in helping Solco grow from $1MM Gross Sales in 2009 to $50MM+ in 2013. In October of 2013, David was honored to be named the Small Generic Company Trade Representative of the Year by Cardinal Health. Prior to joining Solco, Mr. Ayres spent 16 years with WellPoint Next Rx, one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the United States, in various capacities including his most recent position, Director of Pharmacy Procurement and Forecasting. Mr. Ayres was responsible for negotiations and management of corporate contracts for pharmacy purchasing, inclusive of manufacturers, vendors, and wholesalers with annual purchases exceeding 2 billion dollars. This responsibility included over 200 million dollars of annual generic Rx purchasing. Mr. Ayres also negotiated all contracts with almost every generic manufacturer in the Unites States and was personally accountable for supplying the Company with generic launch forecast information. Additionally, his responsibilities included management of all human resource in the Generic Pharmacy Procurement department inclusive of contract purchases and negotiations of non-pharmaceutical vendors in excess of 15 million dollars annually. Mr. Ayres currently holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix.