KYLE E. MURPHY
MANAGING DIRECTOR, Tokyo, JAPAN

Kyle E. Murphy is the Managing Director and Founder of KMG Japan. Kyle has lived and worked in the Japanese healthcare market for over 25 years. He speaks Japanese fluently and built a strong network of contacts in both the healthcare industry and government administration. He has represented over 100 clients and successfully structured numerous alliances between Japanese and foreign healthcare companies. Prior to founding KMG Japan, Kyle served as the First Commercial Secretary in the US Embassy in Tokyo where he managed all trade negotiations and activities related to bringing US companies into the Japanese healthcare market. Kyle began his career in the healthcare industry with business development and marketing positions at Schering-Plough in Osaka, Japan and SmithKline in the US.

Kyle is a an active member of the following Japanese organizations:

• American Chamber of Commerce, Tokyo
  (Healthcare Industry Subcommittee)
• Pharma Delegates Association, Tokyo
• Tokyo American Club
• Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Tokyo

An often-invited speaker at international industry conferences, Kyle also maintains an interest in teaching and is Visiting Professor of Business Negotiations at ISP, Tokyo.

Kyle has a B.A. from Sophia University, Tokyo and a Masters in Management from Purdue University, Indiana.

 

KERRIE L. BRADY
Advisor, Baltimore, MD, US

Kerrie L. Brady is an Advisor for KMG Japan. Based in the US, Kerrie has built a solid network of contacts in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. She is an experienced business development executive with a successful track record in working with both entrepreneurial ventures and established companies. Prior to moving to the US, Kerrie spent 15 years in the Asia-Pacific region working with pharmaceutical companies, biotech companies and research organizations in the commercial development and marketing of new and emerging technologies. Kerrie began her career in the healthcare industry with regulatory and marketing positions at Rhone Poulenc in Australia.

Kerrie is a member of the Licensing Executives Society of USA & Canada.

Kerrie has a Bachelor of Pharmacy from the Victorian College of Pharmacy and an MBA from the University of Melbourne. She is currently finalizing her Masters in Applied Science (Biopharmaceuticals) from the University of New South Wales.