About LifeScience Logistics

David Cheetham

Chief Executive Officer

David is a highly experienced healthcare distribution executive with over 25 years of experience in improving supply chain solutions throughout the industry, ranging from large companies to startups. David joined LifeScience Logistics (LSL) as the CEO in July 2022. 

Before joining LSL, David served as the Executive Vice President of United Allergy Services, where he contributed to the company’s growth and success. Prior to that role, David served as President and General Manager of the Manufacturer Services division of Amerisourcebergen Corporation (NYSE: ABC), where he successfully led the division’s operations and implemented innovative solutions. 

David also co-founded Sonexus Health, LLC, where he led the company’s expansion and later navigated a successful acquisition transition to Cardinal Health Corporation (NYSE:CAH). After the acquisition, David took charge of the Specialty Pharmaceutical Services Division, where he continued to demonstrate his expertise in the healthcare industry. 

David holds a BA from Tulane University and has been recognized for his contributions to the industry. With his extensive experience and leadership skills, David is well-positioned to lead LSL to greater heights and continue its legacy of providing outstanding healthcare supply chain solutions. 

Jeff Johnson

Chief Growth Officer – Government

Jeff joined LSL as the Chief Growth Officer – Government in October 2023. In this role, Jeff leads the LSL growth strategy for federal, state, and local government. Previously, Jeff served as president of Epic Government, a clinical staffing and medical administration solutions division of Epic Staffing Group, a private equity backed company. He has a history in government consulting, having served as a Senior Director with Leidos and Managing Director at Grant Thornton. Jeff began his career with the Department of Veterans Affairs as a federal employee and is retired from the Air National Guard, where he served in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Jeff earned an MBA from the George Washington University and a Bachelor of Science in Health Administration from the University of South Dakota.

Manik Tewari

Chief Information Officer

Manik serves as the Chief Information Officer for LSL, a position he has held since October 2022, with responsibility for successful performance of information technology platforms and functions across all LSL locations. Most recently, he served as the CIO for Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas where he oversaw IT for eight different sales and manufacturing companies across North America. Prior to Toyo, he served as CIO for AACSB International, CIO for Pilot Thomas Logistics, and CTO for Autocar trucks. Before those positions, he worked in roles of increasing responsibility at Allison Transmission and General Motors. Manik earned his bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from V. R. Siddhartha Engineering College, his master’s in Information Technology from Carnegie Mellon University, and his MBA from Indiana University.

Charlie Zerbo 

VP of Operations

Charlie joined the LSL team in March of 2011.  He was promoted to VP of Operations in January of 2023. Before LSL, Charlie was the Group Manager Distribution for Beckman Coulter and Sr. Manager of Supply Chain for Olympus America. Charlie has over 30 years of experience in diagnostic, durable medical equipment, and pharmaceutical supply chain, storage, transportation, and distribution.

John Blackington

VP of Business Development

John was named Vice President, Business Development in January 2022. Previously, he served as the Director, Business Development since September 2014. He joined LSL in 2009 and has held various roles in marketing, account management, and sales. Prior to joining LSL, John held operational and merchandising roles with Coca-Cola Enterprises. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Oklahoma.

Joseph Fountaine

VP of Infrastructure Services

Joseph was promoted to Vice President of Infrastructure Services in October of 2022. Before that promotion, he served LSL as Director of Facilities Management beginning in December 2011. Before joining LSL, Joseph served as Facilities Manager for Lockheed Martin Information Technology and was a Facilities Manager at KeySpan Energy for over 17 years. He has over 30 years of experience in construction management, planning, IT coordination, and project management. Joe is an active member of the International Facilities Management Association.

Paul Hayward

VP of Quality and Compliance

Paul joined LSL’s executive leadership team in December of 2015. Paul was promoted to VP of Quality and Compliance in April of 2021. Prior to LSL, Paul served as the Vice President of Operations for Azaya Therapeutics, UrgentRx, and Pernix Therapeutics. Paul has over 27 years of experience in quality assurance, manufacturing operations, product development, validation, and supply chain management in the pharmaceutical, medical device and biologics industries with organizations that include Reckitt Benckiser and Allergan Pharmaceuticals. Paul holds a Bachelor of Biology and Chemistry from Southwest Baptist University and a Master of Science in Chemistry from Baylor University. He is a member of ASQ and PDA.

Kyle Kingma

VP of Strategic Initiatives

Kyle began working with LSL in September 2022 and joined the executive leadership team in September 2023. Before joining LSL, Kyle worked at Blackstone in portfolio management and investor relations. Prior to Blackstone, Kyle worked at Citigroup on the Trade & Supply Chain Financing and Business Management & Strategy teams. Kyle holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Finance & Economics from the University of Miami.

Rusty Robertson

VP of Client Services

Rusty joined the LSL team in December 2023 as Vice President of Client Services and leads the client implementation, account management and customer service teams.  Rusty bring 20 plus years of pharmaceutical supply chain, client services and business process improvement experience.  Prior to LSL, Rusty served in a variety of roles for ICS, a division of Amerisourcebergen Corporation, including client services, project management and his most recent role of Director, Business Process Improvement.  Rusty holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. 

Tiffany Roussel

VP of Organizational Development

Tiffany joined LSL’s executive leadership team in June of 2012. Tiffany was promoted to VP of Organizational Development in January of 2022. Before LSL, she spent 21 years in higher education as the Director of Housing and Residence Life and Adjunct Faculty at the University of North Texas. Tiffany is a training and performance improvement specialist with a focus on talent acquisition, professional development, and fostering an engaged and leadership-focused workplace. She holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Applied Technology, Training and Development, both from the University of North Texas.  She is a member of the American Society of Training and Development.

Cori Ulrich

General Counsel

Cori is an experienced legal professional serving public and privately held companies in various capacities in a range of industries for over 20 years.  Cori joined LSL as General Counsel in July 2023 and leads its legal, compliance, regulatory and risk management functions. 

Prior to LSL, Cori served as the Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for RealPage, Inc., a global provider of software and data analytics to the real estate industry.  Prior to RealPage, Cori was Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at MoneyGram International, Inc., a global provider of money remittance services operating in over 200 countries.  Prior to RealPage and MoneyGram, Cori served as internal and external counsel to various companies focusing on corporate, compliance and regulatory and other legal practice areas. 

Cori is a graduate of Harvard Law School (J.D.) and the University of Rochester (B.A.).   She is licensed to practice law in Texas, Washington and Washington, D.C. 

Lief Walling

Sr. Dir. of Commercial Operations

Lief has over 20 years of experience designing, implementing, and executing outsourced logistics programs in various industries. He has held various leadership positions in Client Services, Project Management, Distribution Operations, and Specialty Transportation over the course of his career.  Lief joined LSL as the Senior Director of Commercial Operations in August of 2023.  Prior to that, he spent 15 years with Integrated Commercialization Solutions (ICS) and World Courier, most recently as the Vice President of Specialty Distribution for ICS and the head of Global Operations for World Courier and ICS. 

Lief holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Millikin University.