William U. Parfet
Chairman and CEO, MPI Research Inc.
William U. Parfet has served since May 1999 as Chairman & CEO of MPI Research, Mattawan, Michigan; a pre-clinical toxicology research laboratory. He joined MPI in November 1995 as Co-chairman.
He was formerly employed with Richard-Allan Medical, Richland, Michigan; a worldwide manufacturer of surgical products. There he served as President and Chief Executive Officer from October 1993 to January 1996.
Prior to that, he served as Vice Chairman of the Board of The Upjohn Company and was President (1991-1993) and Executive Vice President (1989-1991). Mr. Parfet joined The Upjohn Company (now recognized as Pfizer) in March 1973 and has been a member of the Board of Directors since October 1985.
Mr. Parfet serves on various other boards including CMS Energy Corporation, Monsanto Company, Parexel International Corporation, Stryker Corporation, Flint Ink Corporation, and MPI Research.
Previously Mr. Parfet has served as Trustee for the Financial Accounting Foundation, the group that oversees the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and was a member of the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF). He also served as the Past National Chairman of the Financial Executives Institute (FEI) and Commissioner for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Mr. Parfet received his BA degree (with honors) in 1970 from Lake Forest College with a major in Economics and his MBA from the University of Michigan in 1972 in International Finance.
He and his wife Barbara and their six children enjoy boating, skiing, golf and tennis.
Governance Committee
Audit Committee
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