Executive Committee
Andrew G Hall
CA (SA), BPharm
Position
Chief Executive Officer
- Joined Adcock Ingram in September 2007 as Chief Financial Officer, appointed as a director on 1 April 2008
Career highlights
- Financial Director at Adcock Ingram
- Partner in charge of health sciences at Ernst & Young
- CFO of a listed pharmaceutical company in South Africa
- Roles in sales and marketing at Pfizer, and retail pharmacy experience
Dorette Neethling
CA (SA), MCom (Taxation)
Position
Chief Financial Officer
- Joined Adcock Ingram in August 2007 as Group Finance Executive
Career highlights
- Financial Director at Quintiles South Africa
- Financial Manager in FMCG environment in Namibia
- Currently serves as member of the Financial Reporting Investigation Panel (FRIP)
Juan Brunette
BCom, Masters in Management, MBA
Position
IT Executive
- Joined Adcock Ingram in June 2024
Career highlights
- Previous role as IT Executive Operations at Motus Holdings.
- Held various roles across multiple sectors, including Life Sciences, Retail, FMCG, Manufacturing, Logistics, Financial Services, and IT Outsourcing.
- More than 26 years of IT experience in IT Operations and Applications.
Nick Ford
CA(SA), BBusSci – Finance Honours (UCT)
Position
Managing Director - Consumer
- Joined Adcock Ingram on 1 April 2012
Career highlights
- Commercial Director: Prescription - Adcock Ingram
- Managing Director: Genop Healthcare – Adcock Ingram
- Head of Mergers and Acquisitions – Adcock Ingram
- Financial Director: Prescription – Adcock Ingram
Tobie Krige
BEng (Industrial Engineering), MBA
Position
Managing Director - Distribution
- Joined Adcock Ingram in January 2012
Career highlights
- More than 15 years’ experience in supply chain and logistics
- Worked in extended geographical areas in Europe, Middle East and Africa
- Worked for Nampak and DHL
Basadi Letsoalo
MPsych , CLDP, MLPC, MPhil
Position
Executive Director – Transformation and Human Capital
- Joined Adcock Ingram in January 2008
Career highlights
- Head of Transformation at Standard Bank SA
- Head of HR information management at ABSA
- Currently serves as a member of the University of KwaZulu-Natal Council
Nkosinathi Mthethwa
Post-graduate Diploma in Health Economics, Public Relations Diploma, Master’s Degree in Public Health, Higher Diploma in Business Management & Administration, Bachelor of Science (Honours) and Bachelor of Science degree.
Position
Public Affairs Executive
- Joined Adcock Ingram in February 2020
Career highlights
- Managing Director - DINOTSHI Health Investments (Pty) Ltd
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Held various roles at Mylan South Africa including Executive Director:
Corporate Affairs, Executive Director: Government Affairs and Government Affairs
Manager
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Held various roles at Novartis South Africa including Government Business
Manager and Key Accounts Manager
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Held various roles at Sandoz South Africa including Regional Sales Manager,
Coastal Regional Manager and Medical Sales Representative
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Epidemiological Researcher - KZN Department of Health & Italian
Cooperation
Ashley Pearce
Dip Pharm, BCom
Position
Managing Director – Prescription
- Joined Adcock Ingram in October 2012
Career highlights
- CEO of MSD South Africa
- Roles in production, R&D, business development and sales and marketing in South Africa, Europe and USA
- Headed the Pharmaceutical Industry Association of South Africa (PIASA) and the Pharmaceutical Task Group (PTG)
Lucky Phalafala
Bachelor of Law Degree (LLB)
Position
Company Secretary & Head of Legal
- Joined Adcock Ingram on 1 April 2021
Career highlights
- Head of Group Legal and Governance at the Hollard Group
- Assistant Group Company Secretary and Head of Group Governance at Old Mutual South Africa
- Group Company Secretary at Old Mutual Insure Limited
- Legal Executive & Company Secretary at Abacus Insurance Limited
Sudier Ramparsad
BSc, H Dip Ed, BSc Hons, MSc (Biotechnology),
Management Advancement Programme (MAP) and a Certificate in Marketing Management
Position
Managing Director - Over-the-Counter
- Joined Adcock Ingram in February 2019
Career highlights
- Executive Director - Pharmapreneurs, a Healthcare consulting firm (Sales, Marketing and B2B brokering)
- Regional Manager – Hospira (RSA, Sub-Saharan Africa, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia)
- Marketing Director – Novartis
- General Manager – Bristol-Myers Squibb (South Africa)
- Business Unit Head – Janssen-Cilag
Colin Sheen
MBA, PDBA, BTech, NDip (Marketing)
Position
Managing Director - Hospital
- Joined Adcock Ingram in June 2008
Career highlights
- Head of the South African commercial business at Schering-Plough
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Held various roles at Schering-Plough including Divisional Director and Marketing Director
- Held various commercial roles at 3M Corporation, including Commercial Head of Pharmaceuticals
Tim Walter
BCom Honours, BCom Accounting
Position
Head of Mergers and Acquisitions
- Joined Adcock Ingram in January 2019
Career highlights
- Head of Strategy and Special Projects at Reunert Limited
- Consultant: Strategy and Implementation at Reunert ICT Segment of Companies
- Managing Executive for Cellular and E-commerce at Ellerine Holdings
- Executive Head for Strategy and Transformation at Nashua Mobile
- Executive Head of Marketing at Nashua Mobile
- General Manager for Marketing and Products at Nashua Mobile
Thiruvasan Govindsamy
B Pharm, MBA, MBBCh,
Position
Medical Director
- Joined Adcock Ingram on 1 April 2023
Career highlights
- Head of Medical Affairs – Adcock Ingram
- Held various roles at Acino Pharma including Medical Advisor and Medical Affairs Manager
- Medical Officer at Alexandra Clinic
- Various roles in the pharmaceutical industry, including production pharmacist, GMP manager, responsible pharmacist, and regulatory affairs manager.