Ron Wooten
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Ronald John Wooten was a guard
who played seven professional seasons with the New England Patriots
in the National Football League
.
Wooten attended the University of North Carolina
. Wooten is now the president of NovaQuest and the executive vice president of corporate development at Quintiles Transnational Corporation.
Prior to joining Quintiles, Wooten worked for nine years with First Union Securities Corporation
(now Wachovia Securities, Inc.) in Charlotte, North Carolina, most recently as a Managing Director of Investment Banking. In this capacity, he advised corporate clients on mergers and acquisition, as well as corporate finance strategies. His capital markets and corporate finance experience includes mergers and acquisitions, public and private equity finance, and fixed income advisory. Earlier in his career at First Union, Wooten helped formulate the product offerings and delivery channels for the company's capital markets business. Mr. Ronald J. Wooten is an Executive Vice President of Corporate Development at Quintiles Transnational Corp. since 2003. Mr. Wooten joined the firm in July 2000 as a Senior Vice President of Finance to manage the formation of the PharmaBio Development Group (NovaQuest’s predecessor) and to contribute to the execution of merger and acquisition and corporate finance strategies.
Wooten received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his master’s of business administration from Boston University. Before beginning his financial career, Wooten was an offensive guard from 1981 to 1990 with the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).
Wooten is married to Ann Wooten, also a graduate of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. They have two children, Rachel and Ryan Wooten, who also graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Rachel is now working at NovaQuest, and Ryan is working in the financial district in New York City.
Guard (American football)
In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team....
who played seven professional seasons with the New England Patriots
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
.
Wooten attended the University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
. Wooten is now the president of NovaQuest and the executive vice president of corporate development at Quintiles Transnational Corporation.
Background
Ron Wooten serves as president of NovaQuest and executive vice president of corporate development at Quintiles Transnational Corporation, a position he has held since 2003. Wooten joined the firm in July 2000 as a senior vice president of finance to manage the formation of the PharmaBio Development Group (NovaQuest’s predecessor) and to contribute to the execution of merger and acquisition and corporate finance strategies.Prior to joining Quintiles, Wooten worked for nine years with First Union Securities Corporation
Wachovia
Wachovia was a diversified financial services company based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Before its acquisition by Wells Fargo in 2008, Wachovia was the fourth-largest bank holding company in the United States based on total assets...
(now Wachovia Securities, Inc.) in Charlotte, North Carolina, most recently as a Managing Director of Investment Banking. In this capacity, he advised corporate clients on mergers and acquisition, as well as corporate finance strategies. His capital markets and corporate finance experience includes mergers and acquisitions, public and private equity finance, and fixed income advisory. Earlier in his career at First Union, Wooten helped formulate the product offerings and delivery channels for the company's capital markets business. Mr. Ronald J. Wooten is an Executive Vice President of Corporate Development at Quintiles Transnational Corp. since 2003. Mr. Wooten joined the firm in July 2000 as a Senior Vice President of Finance to manage the formation of the PharmaBio Development Group (NovaQuest’s predecessor) and to contribute to the execution of merger and acquisition and corporate finance strategies.
Wooten received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his master’s of business administration from Boston University. Before beginning his financial career, Wooten was an offensive guard from 1981 to 1990 with the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).
Wooten is married to Ann Wooten, also a graduate of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. They have two children, Rachel and Ryan Wooten, who also graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Rachel is now working at NovaQuest, and Ryan is working in the financial district in New York City.