Wendel Barr
Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer

As Chief Operating Officer for Covance, Mr. Barr has operating responsibility for all of Covance's business units worldwide, including Early Development, Clinical Development, Central Labs, and Commercialization Services. He reports to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Barr joined Covance in 2000 as Vice President and General Manager of Labs North America. In 2003, he was promoted to President, Early Development North America responsible for the company's North American preclinical and global Phase I operations. Under Barr's leadership, the Early Development North America operations has grown significantly.

Prior to joining Covance, Mr. Barr was Global Vice President and General Manager of Marconi Medical Systems. He also spent 15 years at GE in a broad variety of positions of increasing responsibility. He holds an MBA from the National University in San Diego, Calif., and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology from DeVry Institute of Technology in Phoenix, Ariz.