Allison L. Shank, MBA in

Allison L. Shank, MBA

Evaluator · DISC type Cds
Global Business Director, Pharmaceutical Coatings at Ashland
📍 Greater Philadelphia, United States

Allison L. Shank is a strategic business leader with nearly two decades of experience in the specialty chemicals industry. She is the Global Business Director at Ashland, where she has a background in corporate development and finance and holds an MBA from Purdue University.

Colleagues have praised her for her professionalism, strategic thinking, and deep expertise in specialty materials and the pharmaceutical value chain.

She directed a $1. 7B divestiture that successfully repositioned Ashland as a focused specialty ingredients company.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Global Business Director, Pharmaceutical Coatings
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Philadelphia, United States
Personality Overview

How Allison shows up

Fast But Analytical
Thorough Evaluator
Hard To Convince

They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service

Priorities

Topics Allison cares about

Business Transformation
She led corporate strategy and a $1. 7B divestiture during a pivotal business transformation, repositioning her company as a focused specialty ingredients firm.
Pharmaceutical Value Chain
Described as having a deep understanding of this area, she currently leads a global Pharmaceutical Coatings business.
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Career

Work history

Global Business Director, Pharmaceutical Coatings
Ashland
2-2020 - 5-2023
Director Corporate Development
Ashland
3-2016 - 1-2020
Manager, Corporate Development
Ashland
4-2012 - 12-2014
Senior Business Analyst
Air Products and Chemicals
10-2010 - 4-2012
Business Analyst
Air Products and Chemicals
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2006 - 2008
MBA
Purdue University Daniels School of Business
1999 - 2003
BA
Washington and Lee University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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