Johann Willemse

Biography

Before becoming a “pharmapreneur” Johann gained extensive experience in top, multi-national pharmaceutical companies namely: Adcock Ingram, Roussel Labs, Sandoz, Novartis, Aspen Pharma and Pharmaplan. During the past 25 years (of which 15 years was as senior executive), he gained proficiency in Sales Management, Marketing Management, Regulatory Affairs, International Business Development, Finance, Administration, Human Resource Management, Logistics & General Management. He also served as a director of a publicly listed company and have fostered several strategically significant international relationships which culminated in the creation of the Equity Pharma Holdings group in South Africa during 2007. Johann appreciates the value of key human capital and continuously strives to develop a “corpreneurial” culture, enabling and empowering the leaders and the organisation as a whole to think creatively, strategically anticipate opportunities, plan for multiple scenarios and act quickly and decisively.

Research Interest

Healthcare