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Operating Advisors
Gale Bensussen
Operating Advisor
Gale Bensussen, a founding partner and President of Leiner Health Products with broad experience in sales and marketing, has been part of the North Castle team since 1997. During his 32 years with Leiner Health Products, he facilitated one of the early leveraged buyouts, participated in a public offering and transitioned the company to private equity and through subsequent recapitalizations.
Gale has been instrumental in building a portfolio of companies to achieve strength in a category as well as to enter new markets. He has created a variety of joint partnerships with international pharmaceutical firms while being instrumental in nine Leiner Health Products acquisitions. He was the catalyst to build a pharmaceutical plant in China and to establish an integrated venture in India for the conversion of prescription pharmaceuticals to over-the-counter status.
His legal experience in regulatory affairs and corporate governance has helped him contribute to the boards of Leiner Health Products and Avalon Natural Products, as well as to trade organizations such as CHPA and CRN. He has served in numerous capacities at the University of Southern California (USC) including the Board of Trustees, President of the U.S. Alumni Association, Chairman of the School of Pharmacy Board of Councilors, and President of the Alumni Presidents Council. He co-founded the University's "Bensussen Translational Research Laboratory" dedicated to converting pharmaceutical research into accessible and beneficial health products. Gale is currently CEO of Coral Street Partners, a nutritional products development firm focusing on women's health, Alzheimer's disease, and diabetes. He currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Southern California Chapter of the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association and previously served on the Board of Directors of Avalon and Healthnotes. He is a graduate of the USC Marshall School of Business and the Southwestern School of Law, and is a member of the California Bar Association.
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