Shams Islam

Biography

• Ambitious General Manager (GM) & commercial leader with 23+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry for Branded, Generics & Biosimilars markets in international capacity.  • Diverse professional exposure across geographies (Asia, Europe, Africa & Middle East, Central America & Caribbean, and CIS) in country operations and regional commercial mgt. roles.  • Global experience of working at Novartis HQ Basel, Switzerland in a regional commercial leadership role for Group Emerging Markets (GEM). • Extensive country operational experience of 17+ years of increasing responsibilities; General Manager, Head of Marketing, Business Unit Head, Sales Manager, Franchise Manager, Brand Management, Business Development & Licensing.  • Developed local alliances and business development & licensing deals (BD&L) for in-organic growth of business.  • Built high-performing teams across countries and cultures. • Deep insight into most Asian markets (Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, Pakistan & Bangladesh) with extensive hands-on and leadership experience of increasing responsibility. • Strong management experience of dealing with big distributors in Asia Pacific.

Research Interest

Diabetes ,Effectiveness,Market Research,Oncology,Product Management,Management,Market Analysis,ImmunohistochemistryTransfection ,Biochemistry,RNA isolation,Cell Biology