# Norman Sharples

> Norman Sharples co-founded COPAN Diagnostics with Daniele Triva in 1994 and served as its first employee and long-serving CEO. He now works as executive director at Giant Sequoia Marketing, drawing on experience in business development, distributor networks, technical support, and market entry across Europe and the Americas.

- **Role:** Executive Director at Giant Sequoia Marketing, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Giant Sequoia Marketing, Inc., COPAN Diagnostics, Inc., American Society for Microbiology
- **Education:** Graduate in Medical Laboratory Sciences; master’s in Clinical Bacteriology, Liverpool John Moores University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and led COPAN Diagnostics, the COPAN Group’s Americas subsidiary, for almost three decades., Built distributor networks in the United States, Canada, and Latin America, according to his Giant Sequoia biography., Recognized with a 25-year service sculpture at COPAN Diagnostics’ anniversary celebration.

## Career timeline

- **1994** — Co-founded COPAN Diagnostics with Daniele Triva; began as its first employee.
- **2010** — Identified as executive vice president in the announcement of COPAN’s redesigned customer website.
- **2015** — Commented on the expansion of COPAN’s distribution agreement with Beckman Coulter.
- **2020** — January announcement described his receipt of Kitty Cantrell’s Valor sculpture at COPAN Diagnostics’ 25th-anniversary celebration.
- **2022** — Included in The Healthcare Technology Report’s Top 25 Biotech CEOs of 2022.
- **2023** — COPAN announced his departure as CEO on February 2; successor Fabrizio Mazzocchi’s appointment was effective January 9.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and led COPAN Diagnostics, the COPAN Group’s Americas subsidiary, for almost three decades.
- Built distributor networks in the United States, Canada, and Latin America, according to his Giant Sequoia biography.
- Recognized with a 25-year service sculpture at COPAN Diagnostics’ anniversary celebration.
- Included in The Healthcare Technology Report’s Top 25 Biotech CEOs of 2022.

## Links

- Website: https://www.giantsequoiamarketing.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/norman-sharples-6394a711

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