(Fort Worth, TX) — Hal McLeod, Vice President of Sales for HEALTHPOINT, Ltd., a DFB Pharmaceuticals affiliate company, has announced that John Peleckis has received the Acute Care Sales Representative of the Year Award for his work in the company’s Tissue Management division during 2002. This marks the second year in a row that Mr. Peleckis has won the award.

        The award was presented to Mr. Peleckis earlier this spring at HEALTHPOINT’s annual sales meeting.

        “ John is an outstanding member of our sales team,” said Mr. McLeod. “HEALTHPOINT continues to benefit from his proven sales expertise and tremendous leadership.”

        As a sales representative, Mr. Peleckis is a liaison with hospitals and home healthcare facilities. His territory includes most of Southeast Pennsylvania, South New Jersey, and Delaware.

        Mr. Peleckis has worked in medical/pharmaceutical sales in Pennsylvania and New Jersey since 1986. Before joining HEALTHPOINT over three years ago, he served as a sales representative for UTAH Medical Products, Inc. He has also worked with MKM Medical Equipment, Inc., both as an account executive and a sales manager.

        A resident of Warrington and native of Philadelphia, Mr. Peleckis earned his B.A. in marketing from Pennsylvania State University.

        Since its inception in 1992, HEALTHPOINT has established a U.S. presence in the research, development, and marketing of branded pharmaceuticals, over the counter drugs, and medical devices for surgical, tissue management, and dermatology. An aggressive research and development effort has brought HEALTHPOINT’s unique technologies to the market, setting the pace for its highly trained field sales organization of direct sales representatives. HEALTHPOINT, with over 250 employees, is a DFB Pharmaceuticals, Inc. affiliate company. Visit HEALTHPOINT’s web site at www.healthpoint.com. HEALTHPOINT is based in Fort Worth, Texas.

        Also headquartered in Fort Worth, DFB provides technology-driven products, outsourcing services and licensing opportunities to the healthcare industry worldwide through its affiliate companies, contract partners, and branded marketing organizations.

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