Dr Charles Fordjour
Founder & Group CEO
A pharmacist with 21 years' experience at Roche in Ghana, Nigeria and SSA regional roles — Country Manager, Head of Roche Africa Strategy, and Head of Africa Access Policy.
Leadership
Leadership
Our Expertise & Leadership
Leadership is not a title. It is a track record.
The PharmaSymbiosis leadership team is not built from generalists who studied Africa from the outside. Every senior leader on our team has spent their career on the inside — holding positions of real accountability at some of the world's most demanding multinational pharmaceutical companies, including Roche, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, and Sanofi— with over 70 years combined experience.
The Team
Operators who have built and run pharma businesses across Africa.
Lanre Arokoyo
General Manager, Nigeria
Over 22 years in healthcare commercialization, market access and stakeholder engagement across Sub-Saharan Africa. Formerly at Roche, expanding access to innovative therapies in Nigeria.
Nkechi Ukaiwe
Director of Operations
With nearly 20 years in healthcare, I've led teams and held senior general management roles with global multinationals. Previously Country Manager for Nigeria & Ghana at Johnson & Johnson — the first woman in that role. Pioneer Extraordinary Woman Advancing Healthcare (EWAH) awardee and current board member.
Wilfred Muia
Country Manager East Africa
Wilfred is an experienced pharmaceutical commercial leader with over 15 years expertise in sales, marketing and market access shaped by his career in Sanofi and GroupEthica. Formerly the leader of General Medicines and Vaccines Franchise at GroupEthica for the Sanofi and Acino East Africa businesses driving growth across Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, with notable success in the thrombosis, hypertension, diabetes and Vaccines portfolios.
Precious Bosah
Head of GxP Operations
Precious is a Pharmacist and GxP operations leader with deep experience in pharmacovigilance system management, regulatory compliance, and pharmaceutical quality operations across multinational environments in Nigeria.
Femi Lawson
Head of Partnership, Business development and Government Affairs
Femi has over 20 years pharma marketing experience across sub-Saharan Africa. He comes in with Senior leadership experience from Roche, Sandoz & Novartis. His passion and commercial experience across all the major countries is always an asset.
Shakaham Barminas
Strategic Partnerships and Business Development Manager
Shakaham Barminas is a pharmacist who has built a 14-year career spanning Sales, Marketing, Strategic Account Management and Market Access, shaped across two of the world's most demanding sectors — Pharmaceutical and FMCG.