FARMINGTON HILLS, MI, January 09, 2020 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Dr. Nora Sugintas with the 2019 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. This represents the unprecedented second consecutive year in which Dr. Sugintas has been honored with this prestigious award. She is also the recipient of the 2018 Albert Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Sugintas celebrates many years of experience as a leading industry expert in her professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes she has accrued in her field.
As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in the field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Dr. Sugintas has garnered a laudable reputation as a highly accomplished healthcare business development executive, public speaker, and advisor to C level healthcare executives. Dr. Sugintas has held numerous senior leadership positions of national scope, and provided record breaking top line revenue growth, market expansion, and leadership to some of the world's most respected medical capital equipment and healthcare information technology companies, including Abbott Laboratories, Pfizer, BOC Ohmeda, and GE Healthcare. As a visionary leader with over 35 years of experience in the healthcare sector, Dr. Sugintas is a much sought-after executive for her extensive expertise in business development, strategic partnerships, high level complex contract negotiations, marketing, sales management, Board and C suite healthcare consulting, corporate training, and national aggregated healthcare provider acquisition and growth strategies. Dr. Sugintas is nationally recognized for providing leadership in the development and implementation of National Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) Strategy to drive revenue growth for Acute Care Healthcare segments of global, multinational, and emerging growth companies.
In recognition of her outstanding industry and professional achievements, Dr. Sugintas' biography has been published in numerous publications of Marquis Who's Who, including an unprecedented nine times in "Who's Who in the World", "Who's Who in America", "Who's Who in Medicine and HealthCare", "Who's Who in Finance and Industry", "Who' s Who in Finance and Business", "Who's Who in Science and Engineering", "Who's Who Among American Women", and the International "Who's Who of Intellectuals". Dr. Sugintas was also elected into the World's "Who's Who Hall of Fame", limited to only 500 individuals worldwide.
Dr. Nora Sugintas has been honored by the International Biographical Centre in Cambridge, England as International Woman of the Year for three consecutive years in 1994, 1995, and 1996.
In recognition for her leadership in the healthcare business sector, she has been featured in the cover story of "Health Strategist", a publication likened to the Harvard Business Review for the healthcare industry.
Dr. Nora Sugintas is Principal and CEO of Strategic GPO Consulting, LLC, a consultancy firm providing deep domain expertise in healthcare Group Purchasing Organization (GPO), Integrated Delivery Network (IDN), and major health system and hospital revenue growth strategies to national and global medical capital equipment and medical device companies. Dr. Sugintas is an internationally sought after advisor and expert to major healthcare corporations, emerging growth medical companies, as well as the financial sector, including private equity firms, investment firms, and strategy consulting firms.
Previously, Dr. Sugintas served as VP of Business Development, Healthcare Vertical, Aramark; VP, Americas, GE Healthcare; VP of Healthcare Partnerships, Provider Services, Healthgrades; and VP of National Accounts, Criticare Systems.
Dr. Sugintas earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biological Sciences with Honors and Highest Distinction from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and was awarded the coveted University of Illinois Louis Pasteur Award for Academic Excellence and Independent Research in 1974. She is author of "Some Factors Affecting the Production of S-Adenosylmethioinine in Candidia utilis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae." She has been inducted into the most notable honor societies, including Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society and Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society.
Dr. Sugintas also earned a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Illinois in Urbana, Illinois, and has completed MBA coursework at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.
She is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the International Platform Association, a prestigious association for experts on the lecture platform.
Dr. Sugintas has served on numerous Boards, including Officer and Board member of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
Dedicated to the preservation of the performing arts, she has been a Benefactor for the Princess Grace Foundation, founded by HSH Prince Rainier III of Monaco to support the career development of emerging talent in theater, dance, and film.
Outside of her contributions to the healthcare industry, Dr. Sugintas is an accomplished performing arts dancer. Her credits include performances for four U.S Presidents and their First Ladies, the Director of the British Council, the staff of Prince Charles of Wales, and other British diplomats. She is also an accomplished World DanceSport ProAm ballroom champion.
As an accomplished photographer, her work has received international attention. Her photographs have been published in The Telegraph, a national British newspaper published in London and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally. The Telegraph is widely recognized as the newspaper of record.
Dr. Sugintas has been keynote speaker at national Scouting Association Leadership Symposiums, and has devoted her life to the Lithuanian Scouts Association as a Scoutmaster and Leader.
Dr. Sugintas has also received recognition for her work as a Lithuanian journalist, and has received the Lithuanian Journalist Award bestowed by the Lithuanian Journalists Association.
In recognition of outstanding contributions to her profession and the Marquis Who's Who community, Dr. Sugintas has been featured on the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement website. Please visit www.ltachievers.com for more information about this honor.
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