Capital Rotary’s speaker on Wednesday, June 18 was Lou Kennedy, President, Chief Executive Officer and Owner of Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Mrs. Kennedy joined Nephron Pharmaceuticals in 2001, and accepted the position of President and Chief Executive Officer in September 2007. Having held a variety of marketing and operational roles during her career; one notable achievement at Nephron was creating a national sales force from the ground up, a rarity in the pharmaceutical industry. In the years following, this helped Nephron Pharmaceuticals grow by 300% and increased shipped product to one billion doses each of the last four years.
Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Nephron Pharmaceuticals recently opened a state of the art manufacturing facility in West Columbia, South Carolina. Mrs. Kennedy was at the forefront of this expansion, which opened in early June 2014.
Along with her husband Bill, Mrs. Kennedy helped establish the Kennedy Pharmacy Innovation Center in conjunction with the USC School of Pharmacy. She serves on the Central Florida Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Advisory Board, Garnet Way Campaign, and the USC Mass Communications Construction Committee. A graduate of the University of South Carolina’s College of Journalism with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Mrs. Kennedy never shies from the opportunity to cheer on the Gamecocks!