Yvonne E. Peterson, MBA Recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for Excellence in Finance and Contract Management

    PHILADELPHIA, PA, June 6, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Yvonne E. Peterson, MBA, Contracts and Finance Manager for GlaxoSmithKline, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in finance and contract management.

Since beginning her career more than two decades ago, Ms. Peterson has established her reputation as a financially-savvy contracts manager exceptionally skilled at negotiating contracts that minimize costs, increase savings, and gain efficiencies that ultimately maximize revenue returns. A Six Sigma Green Belt, she possesses a hands-on leadership style that allows her to successfully motivate multi-functional and multi-national business teams. Her high-performance teams execute tasks with an uncompromising integrity by articulating a clear vision and gaining buy-in from all stakeholders. Throughout her career, Ms. Peterson has honed her expertise in the areas of contract and financial management, coalition building, mergers and acquisition, audits, budgeting, forecasting, and project management.

Ms. Peterson brings her experience and expertise to the position of contracts and finance manager for GlaxoSmithKline, a leading research-based pharmaceutical and health care company. In this role, she has facilitated and managed $40 million in U.S. contracts as part of the IT, Service and Governance group. She has achieved 20 percent budget cost savings of existing contracts, partcipated in a global request for proposal that resulted in reduced contract complexity, professional vendor relationships with more than 40 U.S.-based vendors, and instituted Lean Six Sigma methodologies, among numerous other endeavors.

Ms. Peterson's exceptional work has not gone without formal recognition. She has received a multitude of impact and spirit awards for outstanding performance, projects, analyses, problem-solving and contributions. Ms. Peterson attributes her success to her fundamental belief in God and the principles she adheres to on a daily basis. Additionally, she credits her success to preparation and hard work. Yvonne knows that when preparation and hard work meets, success will always follow.

In light of her accomplishments, Ms. Peterson is proud to have effectively balanced her personal and professional life. She has participated in multi-million dollar contract negotiations and multi-million dollar acquisitions; however, she has never forgotten to attend one of her son and daughter's recitals, school trips, concerts, basketball games, karate classes and parent-teacher conferences. The well-being of her family is as important as her accomplishments and goals at GlaxoSmithKline.

Ms. Peterson has demonstrated her ability to remain focused, positive, and committed to excellence in spite of life challenges. As a matter of fact, several of her co-workers were astonished when she shared with them her divorce was final. One colleague actually said to her, "I didn't know you were going through a divorce, your work never diminished, neither did your performance, positive personality, or countenance ever change." Ms. Peterson has learned that a person of integrity and character remains faithful to those who are important to them. To sum it up best, the success she has experienced as both a parent and professional stands out the most because of her ability to effectively balance them.

Ms. Peterson earned an MBA in finance and information technology from La Salle University in 2003. She previously received a bachelor's degree in business administration from the same institution in 1999. Her professional affiliations include the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association and The National Black MBA Association, Inc. Aside from work, she volunteers as a newsletter editor, treasurer, teacher and counselor for local nonprofit organizations. In the future, Ms. Peterson sees herself as a vice president of a major corporation while simultaneously polishing her skills as a college professor. "I have an entrepreneurial spirit," she states, "and I am confident that I will enter into the free enterprise through some of the business ideas and creativity that are within me."

For more information about GlaxoSmithKline, visit http://www.gsk.com.

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