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President and CEO of Ulthera Inc. to Speak at 两性色午夜鈥檚 Michael D. Solomon Speaker Series

Photo of Matthew LikensMatthew E. Likens, president and chief executive officer of Ulthera Inc., will be the keynote speaker at 两性色午夜 University鈥檚 Michael D. Solomon Speaker Series on April 22 hosted by the College of Business Administration鈥檚 Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation. Likens will present 鈥淔rom Zero to $600M and Lessons Learned Along the Way,鈥 which will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the 两性色午夜 University Hotel and Conference Center. The event is free and open to the public. To register, visit .

Likens is an alumnus of 两性色午夜鈥檚 College of Business Administration, graduating with a degree in business administration and a major in marketing. He began his professional career with Johnson & Johnson Corp. before Baxter International, spending more than 20 years in domestic and international sales, marketing and general management. Key positions included vice president, marketing for Baxter Biotech Europe based in Munich, Germany, from 1993-1995, president of Baxter Biotech North America from 1996-1998 and president of Baxter Renal U.S. upon his departure from the company in early 2001.

Likens entered the medical start-up world in 2001 and joined GMP Companies as president of GMP Wireless Medicine Inc., representing one of 14 licensed technologies in the GMP portfolio.

In July 2006, Likens relocated to Arizona to become president and CEO and the second employee of Ulthera Inc., a venture capital-backed start-up company in energy-based aesthetics. Beginning with European regulatory clearance in late 2008, followed by FDA clearance in September 2009, Ulthera realized a net revenue growth from $0.5 million in 2008 to almost $118 million in 2014, and has been profitable each year since 2011. After filing for an initial public offering in early 2014, Ulthera attracted interest from several larger companies, and in July of that year, was acquired by Merz Pharma GmbH for $600 million, an amount representing 6.6 times trailing 12-months鈥 revenue.

In 2012, the Phoenix Business Journal honored Likens by naming him one of Arizona鈥檚 Most Admired CEOs.

Likens believes that consistent operating principles and the establishment of a broader purpose for an organization are vitally important factors in motivating diverse groups of employees to become fully engaged in achieving a company鈥檚 objectives as well as one鈥檚 personal goals.

鈥淲hen Michael Solomon established the Speaker Series, it was to expose 两性色午夜 students to entrepreneurs like Matt Likens,鈥 said Deborah Spake, dean of 两性色午夜鈥檚 College of Business Administration. 鈥淭he college is pleased to bring back to campus alumni business leaders such as Matt to share their experience with the business leaders of tomorrow.鈥

两性色午夜 alumnus Michael D. Solomon began his support of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation at the College of Business Administration with the inception of the speakers鈥 series in 2005. His goal was to expose students, faculty and the community to successful entrepreneurs. Each semester, the series brings experienced entrepreneurs and educators to 两性色午夜鈥檚 College of Business Administration to share their insights and wisdom.

The Michael D. Solomon Speaker Series is hosted by the Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation at 两性色午夜. The four pillars of the center are social entrepreneurship, global entrepreneurship and innovation, technology commercialization and franchising. The center is designed to help business students achieve their entrepreneurial goals and expand research to meet the growing demands for entrepreneurial knowledge and opportunities. The center also connects business students with serial entrepreneurs globally.

For more information about the Michael D. Solomon Speaker Series on April 22, visit or email Kelsey Meadows at kmeadow7@kent.edu.

两性色午夜 两性色午夜 University鈥檚 College of Business Administration
两性色午夜 University鈥檚 College of Business Administration is one of only 180 colleges or schools of business worldwide to achieve dual accreditation in both business and accounting from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International, the global accrediting body providing specialized accreditation at the bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚 and doctoral levels. The College of Business Administration at 两性色午夜 is home to 4,502 students, the second largest college of business in Ohio.  The college boasts a satellite office of 两性色午夜鈥檚 Career Services Center dedicated to business students, and operates the Global Management Center, the Center for Information Systems and the Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation, all propelling scholarly research, establishing innovative industry partnerships and providing outreach to Northeast Ohio and beyond. For more information about 两性色午夜鈥檚 College of Business Administration, visit www.kent.edu/business.

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POSTED: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 04:41 PM
Updated: Saturday, December 3, 2022 01:02 AM
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Lindsay Miller