Our Team

Ricky Myers

Chief Executive Officer RAM Pharmaceuticals
Myers, a seasoned businessman with over 30 years of experience, is dedicated to mentoring and advancing success in the pharmaceutical industry. In 2009, he founded RAM Pharmaceuticals, focusing on innovative treatments for painful mouth lesions. His work led to a patented device delivering a unique medication for Oral Mucosal Lesions. In March 2022, Myers established RAM Holdings LLC to pursue FDA approval for a new medication aimed at alleviating Severe Oral Mucositis in cancer patients undergoing radiation and chemotherapy. The drug received FDA IND approval on November 11, 2023, and is currently in Phase 2 clinical trials. Myers holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern Mississippi and serves on the board of the Pinebelt Chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He lives in Jackson, MS, with his wife Tina and their children, Peyton and Luke.

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

Cliff Osbon

Cliff brings over 35 years’ experience in pharmacy and business development leadership. A licensed pharmacist since 1984, he served as President of Transcript Pharmacy, Inc., from 2002 to 2018. During this time, Cliff secured capital investments for initial funding and long-term financing, and crafted and managed marketing and sales plan for business growth to a high of $105M in annual sales. In January 2018, Transcript Pharmacy, Inc., merged with Nobile Health Services, Inc., and Cliff became Vice President, Business Development and Trade Relations. Currently the franchisee and co-owner of Southern Office Solutions, LLC, Cliff is also consultant and principal of Fort Miro Professional Services, LLC, where he provides management and business development consulting services to healthcare businesses and stakeholders.

Cliff was named Mississippi Business Journal’s Top Entrepreneur in 2020 and serves as Mississippi Pharmacists Association Committee Chair for the Government Affairs Committee and PAC Committee.

Scotte Hudsmith

Scotte Hudsmith serves as Chairman of Smile Doctors, LLC. Prior to moving to the Chairman role, he served as the Chief Executive Officer, where he led the executive leadership team as the company expanded its unique orthodontics experience across the U.S. Since Hudsmith joined the organization in 2014, Smile Doctors has grown from two Austin-area locations to 250+ locations in 20 states.

Hudsmith has more than 25 years of corporate leadership experience, including executive roles in finance, operations, business development and sales and marketing. He specializes in developing and implementing growth strategies in healthcare companies that are private equity-backed, and has extensive experience coordinating mergers and acquisitions.

Prior to joining Smile Doctors, he was CEO of Parental Health, a company he founded in 2009. In previous roles, he was Executive Vice President of Finance and Business Development for Passport Health Communications, Inc. (now part of Experian Health), one of the largest healthcare technology companies in the U.S. Hudsmith has served in various executive roles with companies in healthcare, technology, and other industries, and has also held several board appointments for public, private and nonprofit organizations.

Liza Cirlot Looser

Liza is the founder and CEO of The Cirlot Agency. Over the past 40 years, the firm has grown to represent publicly traded companies and privately held corporations on a national and international basis. A graduate of Harvard Business School and Mississippi University for Women, Liza has expanded her studies to include several international business studies and special assignments. As a testament to her international business acumen, Liza’s experience includes representation of clients in China, Europe, Africa, South America and the Middle East. Liza has dedicated her career to domestic and international corporations in the healthcare, aerospace, defense, manufacturing, finance, technology, telecommunications and food products industries.

Most recently, Liza was appointed Chairman of the Board of the Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Mississippi. In 2016, Liza was named among Mississippi’s Top CEO’s and received the Silver Medal Award from the American Advertising Federation, which recognizes men and women who have made outstanding contributions to advertising. Among the Agency’s hundreds of awards and accolades is the Corporate World Class Supplier Award presented annually by Northrop Grumman Corporation. The Cirlot Agency was one of ten suppliers in the United States who consistently demonstrated outstanding achievements and support of Northrop Grumman programs.

Charlie Sundling

Charlie provides nearly 30 years of leadership experience in technology design and development. A self-proclaimed “serial entrepreneur,” he has founded more than a dozen companies that have provided solutions to customers in 40+ countries. Charlie holds patents on advanced technology used by nuclear power and oil & gas industries, and is a regular speaker on integrated asset management and advanced workforce optimization. He is a published author on enterprise software technology, including the best-selling CRM at the Speed of Light (McGraw Hill), for which he was a contributing author. Through his writings, he has also introduced advanced concepts, such as the use of artificial intelligence in mega project controls (London Expo, 2015). Charlie’s 20 years of CEO experience includes a comprehensive understanding of mergers, acquisitions, complex transactions, supply chains, and international operations.

In addition to his private sector work, Charlie has nearly a decade of public sector experience. He served five years on the board of Washington, DC-based TechAmerica, the largest technology and defense industry group in the U.S., including serving on the executive board and chairing such committees as the International Policy & Trade Committee. He also served on advisory committees to the Securities Exchange Commission, and participated in special US envoys to the European Commission.

Dale Hubbard

With nearly 50 years’ leadership experience, Dale brings expertise in sales, acquisitions, and consulting. Following nearly a decade as president of Hubbard-Lawson Building Specialties, he was managing partner of a private law firm for 16 years. In 1998, Dale entered the telecommunications market as a principal in CommuniSite Cellular Towers, LLC. He was instrumental in growing the company to subsequently achieve its exit strategy, selling the company less than three years after its inception to American Tower Corporation. Dale then founded, and later sold, Nsight Technologies, LLC, a regional information technology consulting business. For the last decade, he has been a partner in Strategic Advisory Group, LLC, a commercial real estate development firm based in Ridgeland, MS.

Dale is a member of the Mississippi Bar Association and has served as a director on a variety of boards. Currently, he serves as Rear Commodore and a member of the board of the Jackson Yacht Club.

RamPharma - Advisory Board Members - Aaron Deves

Aaron Deves

Aaron is an enterprising executive leader with 28 years of experience in the life sciences industry. He has a diverse background in strategic planning, brand development, marketing, market access, operations, and sales management across various sectors, including biologics, vaccines, and small molecules, at various stages of the product life cycle. His expertise extends to global commercialization and the evaluation of asset opportunities, which have led to multiple business development deals and product agreements. Aaron has directly led or played a critical role in numerous successful brand launches. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated a remarkable ability to manage complex situations and teams, earning him a reputation for excellence in the field of life sciences.

Aaron is currently the Founder and CEO of Ocean Ridge Strategy Group LLC, where he provides commercial and development advisory services to Life Sciences Companies. Before founding Ocean Ridge Strategy Group, he held significant positions at leading pharmaceutical companies, including Teva Pharmaceuticals, Otsuka Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, and Wyeth.