Namal Nawana

Biography

Namal Nawana is Chief Executive Officer, President and a Member of the Board of Directors of Alere. Since his appointment in 2014, Namal has re-oriented the company to focus on its strengths, as the global leader in rapid diagnostics behind the new vision of Knowing now matters.™ Through this strategic reset, Alere is positioned for improved financial performance, a strengthened balance sheet, a focused innovation pipeline and a return to organic growth. Namal’s career experience has fueled a passionate belief that strategic innovation can achieve better access, quality and effectiveness of healthcare. In his current role, he is focused on unlocking the full potential of Alere’s assets and improving shareholder return by leveraging the company’s leadership in rapid diagnostics to develop solutions supporting each of these critical dimensions of healthcare. Namal currently serves on the Board of Directors of AdvaMedDx, the industry association that advocates for the power of medical diagnostic tests to promote wellness, improve patient outcomes and advance public health globally; as well as the Board of Directors of Malaria No More, a global nonprofit with the mission to mobilize global resources required to achieve malaria eradication within the next 25 years. Before joining Alere, Namal held various global leadership roles during his 15-year tenure at Johnson & Johnson. He most recently served as Worldwide President of DePuy Synthes Spine, a Johnson & Johnson company. Prior to that role, Namal held general management positions spanning the globe, including Area Vice President for Johnson & Johnson Medical in Australia and New Zealand and Chairman of the DePuy Asia Pacific Franchise Council. In these and other leadership roles, Namal drove continuous growth, innovation and profitability in a variety of specialties and technology fields. He also led diverse scientific and engineering functions as well as commercial operations during the 10-year period he spent living and working in Europe. Namal was born in Sri Lanka and raised in Australia. He holds an Honors degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters of Medical Science degree from the University of Adelaide in Australia and an MBA from the Henley Business School in the United Kingdom.

Research Interest

Biomedical Sciences