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South Africa   The country president of Novartis South Africa reveals how Novartis has recently moved to new premises, demonstrating a clear commitment to continue investing in the country; why South Africa has been chosen as the company´s hub for Africa, and how they have consistently been selected as one the best…

Pfizer South Africa Mr. Daniel, after working with Pfizer Australia, working in Hong Kong as Regional Marketing Director for the Asian operation and in Japan, you have been the first South African appointed as a country head for Pfizer’s local operations. What were the good and challenging issues you had to contend with…

Novo Nordisk South Africa The story of Novo Nordisk South Africa began in 1959 in Johannesburg. It was among the first affiliates outside of Denmark, with insulin and anti-infectives produced locally. To what extent has the company diversified over the years, and what are the core focuses of the company today? Diabetes has always…

Novartis South Africa Having spent two months as the head of Novartis South Africa, what is your first assignment as General Manager, could you share with our readers what were the surprises for you in South Africa? Because of my previous exposure to various markets, I was anxious about what I would find…

PHARMISA South Africa South Africa carries one of the world’s most disproportionate disease burdens, the worst of so-called westernised diseases, such as cardiac disease, diabetes etc on the one hand and the developmental infectious diseases, such as HIV, AIDS and TB on the other. South Africa represents 0.4% of the world’s population, yet…

Nycomed South Africa Mr Norman, could you tell us a few words on the transformation process that the company is currently going through? Takeda acquired Nycomed in October 2011, because it was an excellent strategic fit for both companies. It significantly strengthened Takeda’s geographic reach outside Japan and the United States, the company’s…

MSD South Africa If we take a look at MSD’s international presence, the group has grown into the third largest pharma company in the world. Here in South Africa, you are in the top ten. What are your aspirations? Our Aspiration is to consistently out grow the Market. With more than 10 brands…

Abbott South Africa Ms Joubert, could you start by telling our readers over the 16 months of heading the operations here, what have been the most challenging situations as the General Manager of Abbott South Africa? I worked in Abbott’s Pharmaceutical Division for 12 years, and then spent 3 years as General Manager…

Bayer Healthcare South Africa Since we interviewed you in 2005, there have been many changes in the market, from consolidation, an increasing generic penetration, to new healthcare reforms… How have you integrated these changes in the company’s development, and to what extent does Bayer’s recent development reflect the market changes? The first change has…

UTI Pharma South Africa We interviewed Graham Somerville in 2004, the year when IHD, formerly jointly owned by 11 major pharmaceutical companies, was acquired by UTi. We are interviewing you today at the head of a much bigger company. To what extent has the distributor now taken a new dimension in terms of financials,…

Astellas Pharma Ltd. South Africa The South African affiliate was established in June 2003. Could you come back on the main milestones in the company’s development from 2003 onwards? Yamanouchi as an entity was an agency in South Africa under Pharmaplan from 1996. In 1997 I joined Pharmaplan as the Managing Director and ran the…

IMS Health South Africa Mr. Ehsan, you are the General Manager of IMS Africa since January 2010. What is the strategic importance of South Africa for IMS Global and for your personal country portfolio? For us, like many other multinationals (MNCs), South Africa remains a vibrant growth market. It is a country that we…