Gary Jonathan Phillips
Chief Executive Officer
Pharmaceutical technology
Pharmaxis Ltd
Australia
Biography
Gary Jonathan Phillips serves as Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director, Executive Director of Pharmaxis Ltd. was appointed Chief Executive Officer and became a member of the Board of Directors on 12th March 2013. Prior to this he was the Chief Operating Officer since June 2008, having previously served as Commercial Director from his joining the Company in December 2003. Mr. Phillips has more than 30 years of operational management experience in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry in Europe, Asia and Australia. From 1994 to 1998, he was Chief Executive Officer at Ciba Geigy in Hungary (Merged to form Novartis in 1996) where he led the successful launch of a portfolio of new products. After a period of 3 years as an Area Manager for Novartis responsible for 9 countries in Asia Pacific in 2001 he joined Novartis Australia as Group Company Head and Chief Executive Officer of its Pharmaceutical Division, successfully launching leading oncology and ophthalmology products. Mr Phillips holds a B. Pharm. in Pharmacy with honors from Nottingham University in the UK and an MBA from Henley Management College.
Research Interest
pharmaceutical technology opthamology
