Brent Achord has over 15 years of experience in pharmaceutical sales and sales training. He currently works as a Diabetes Care Specialist and Senior Obesity Care Specialist for Forest Laboratories, Inc., where he has held various sales and sales training roles since 2005. Achord has received numerous awards and accolades for his sales performance, including being named a Circle of Excellence winner in 2015 and 2014 and Regional Sales Trainer of the Year in 2012. Prior to his pharmaceutical career, Achord worked as a teacher, baseball coach, and assistant football coach at the high school and collegiate levels from 1998 to 2005.
1. Brent Achord
103 Castle Creek Drive
West Monroe, LA 71291
318-791-4600 southpaw21875@gmail.com
Forest Laboratories, Inc.
March 2014- Present Diabetes Care Specialist/Senior Obesity Care Specialist
• Responsible for Victoza, Levemir and Saxenda (April 2015)
April 2011- January 2014 Regional Sales Trainer
• Responsible for training reps via field rides, web conferences, follow up calls, and
POA meetings.
• Region consisted of Louisiana, south Mississippi, and Houston, TX
June 2010- April 2011 Specialty Sales Representative
• Responsible for Bystolic, Savella, and Lexapro for Monroe/Jackson territory
• Organize and lead meetings with the two teams
December 2005-June 2010 Territory Sales Representative
• Responsible for Benicar, Lexapro, Namenda
• Launched Bystolic
August 2005-Dec 2005 Teacher/Baseball Coach at Marion High School
August 2002- July 2005 Head Baseball Coach at Carson Newman University
August 2000-July 2002 Assistant Baseball Coach at Carson Newman University
June 1998-July 2000 Head Baseball Coach/Assistant Football Coach/ Teacher at Centreville Academy
Education University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS - Bachelors of Science, Exercise Science 1998
Awards/Achievements
2015 Circle of Excellence Winner, Ranked #13 in the country
2014 Circle of Excellence Winner, Ranked #3 in the country
2012 FY’12 Regional Sales Trainer of the Year, Forest Laboratories, Inc.
2. 2009 Presidents Club Winner, ranked #6 in the country
First employee to win Club three straight years as a rep
Representative of the Year, Forest Laboratories, Inc.
Representative of the Quarter for Q2 and Q4
2008 Presidents Club Winner, ranked #2 in the country
Representative of the Year, Forest Laboratories, Inc.
Representative of the Quarter for Q1
Led the country in Bystolic launch for two years
2007 Presidents Club Winner, ranked #15 in the country
Rookie of the Year, Forest Laboratories, Inc.
Representative of the Quarter for Q4
Grew Benicar from a 12% share to a 23% share in two years