Phillip Frost was born on c 1936 and is an American entrepreneur.
21 Facts About Phillip Frost
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Phillip Frost has two elder brothers, who are 15 and 16 years older than him respectively.
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Phillip Frost served as a lieutenant commander, US Public Health Service at the National Cancer Institute, from 1963 to 1965.
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Phillip Frost was a professor of dermatology at the University of Miami School of Medicine, from 1966 to 1972.
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Phillip Frost was chairman of the department of dermatology at Mt.
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Michael Jaharis and Phillip Frost bought Key Pharmaceuticals, Inc in 1972.
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Phillip Frost was chairman of the board of directors of Key Pharmaceuticals, from 1972, until its acquisition by Schering-Plough in 1986, for $835 million.
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Phillip Frost served as chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Miami pharmaceutical manufacturer Ivax Corporation from 1987.
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Phillip Frost sold Ivax in January 2006, for $7.4 billion, to Israel-based Teva Pharmaceuticals.
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Phillip Frost became vice chairman of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries in January 2006, when Teva acquired Ivax Corporation.
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Phillip Frost was named the chairman of the board of Teva, in March 2010 and was reelected to the position in May 2012 before stepping down in 2015.
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Phillip Frost resigned from the company's board of directors in 2007.
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Phillip Frost became the CEO and chairman of OPKO Health, Inc upon the consummation of the merger of Acuity Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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Phillip Frost is accused by the US Securities and Exchange Commission of violations of multiple sections of the Securities Act of 1933 and of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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Phillip Frost serves as chairman of the board of directors of PROLOR Biotech, Inc, a development stage biopharmaceutical company.
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Phillip Frost is a director of Castle Brands, a developer and marketer of premium brand spirits, and Continucare Corporation, a provider of outpatient healthcare services.
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Phillip Frost previously served as a director for Northrop Grumman Corp.
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In 2011, Phillip Frost became the largest shareholder in Coconut Grove Bank, the oldest bank in South Florida.
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In January 2013, Phillip Frost began investing in MusclePharm MSLP, with an initial $1.4 Million.
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Phillip Frost serves on the board of regents of the Smithsonian Institution, as a member of the board of trustees of the University of Miami, the Scripps Research Institute, the Miami Jewish Home for the Aged, chairman of the board of Temple Emanu-El in Miami Beach, Florida, and Mount Sinai Medical Center.
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Phillip Frost is married to Patricia Orr, an elementary school principal.