Executive Committee

Andrew G Hall

Andrew G Hall

CA (SA), BPharm

Position

Chief Executive Officer
  • Joined Adcock Ingram in September 2007 as Chief Financial Officer, appointed as a director on 1 April 2008

Career highlights

  • Financial Director at Adcock Ingram
  • Partner in charge of health sciences at Ernst & Young
  • CFO of a listed pharmaceutical company in South Africa
  • Roles in sales and marketing at Pfizer, and retail pharmacy experience
Dorette Neethling

Dorette Neethling

CA (SA), MCom (Taxation)

Position

Chief Financial Officer
  • Joined Adcock Ingram in August 2007 as Group Finance Executive

Career highlights

  • Financial Director at Quintiles South Africa
  • Financial Manager in FMCG environment in Namibia
  • Currently serves as member of the Financial Reporting Investigation Panel (FRIP)
Frans Cronje

Frans Cronje

BSc, NDip (Ind Eng)

Position

Operations & IT Executive
  • Joined Adcock Ingram in December 2007

Career highlights

  • Held a variety of IT executive roles at Tiger Brands over a period of 10 years
  • Worked for an International IT company as an Applications Consulting and Project Manager
  • More than 25 years IT experience in a variety of industries
Nick Ford

Nick Ford

CA(SA), BBusSci – Finance Honours (UCT)

Position

Managing Director - Consumer
  • Joined Adcock Ingram on 1 April 2012

Career highlights

  • Commercial Director: Prescription - Adcock Ingram
  • Managing Director: Genop Healthcare – Adcock Ingram
  • Head of Mergers and Acquisitions – Adcock Ingram
  • Financial Director: Prescription – Adcock Ingram
Tobie Krige

Tobie Krige

BEng (Industrial Engineering), MBA

Position

Managing Director - Distribution
  • Joined Adcock Ingram in January 2012

Career highlights

  • More than 15 years’ experience in supply chain and logistics
  • Worked in extended geographical areas in Europe, Middle East and Africa
  • Worked for Nampak and DHL
Basadi Letsoalo

Basadi Letsoalo

MPsych , CLDP, MLPC, MPhil

Position

Executive Director – Transformation and Human Capital
  • Joined Adcock Ingram in January 2008

Career highlights

  • Head of Transformation at Standard Bank SA
  • Head of HR information management at ABSA
  • Currently serves as a member of the University of KwaZulu-Natal Council
Nkosinathi Mthethwa

Nkosinathi Mthethwa

Post-graduate Diploma in Health Economics, Public Relations Diploma, Master’s Degree in Public Health, Higher Diploma in Business Management & Administration, Bachelor of Science (Honours) and Bachelor of Science degree.

Position

Public Affairs Executive
  • Joined Adcock Ingram in February 2020

Career highlights

  • Managing Director - DINOTSHI Health Investments (Pty) Ltd
  • Held various roles at Mylan South Africa including Executive Director: Corporate Affairs, Executive Director: Government Affairs and Government Affairs Manager
  • Held various roles at Novartis South Africa including Government Business Manager and Key Accounts Manager
  • Held various roles at Sandoz South Africa including Regional Sales Manager, Coastal Regional Manager and Medical Sales Representative
  • Epidemiological Researcher - KZN Department of Health & Italian Cooperation
Ashley Pearce

Ashley Pearce

Dip Pharm, BCom

Position

Managing Director – Prescription
  • Joined Adcock Ingram in October 2012

Career highlights

  • CEO of MSD South Africa
  • Roles in production, R&D, business development and sales and marketing in South Africa, Europe and USA
  • Headed the Pharmaceutical Industry Association of South Africa (PIASA) and the Pharmaceutical Task Group (PTG)
Lucky Phalafala

Lucky Phalafala

Bachelor of Law Degree (LLB)

Position

Company Secretary & Head of Legal
  • Joined Adcock Ingram on 1 April 2021

Career highlights

  • Head of Group Legal and Governance at the Hollard Group
  • Assistant Group Company Secretary and Head of Group Governance at Old Mutual South Africa
  • Group Company Secretary at Old Mutual Insure Limited
  • Legal Executive & Company Secretary at Abacus Insurance Limited
Sudier Ramparsad

Sudier Ramparsad

BSc, H Dip Ed, BSc Hons, MSc (Biotechnology),
Management Advancement Programme (MAP) and a Certificate in Marketing Management

Position

Managing Director - Over-the-Counter
  • Joined Adcock Ingram in February 2019

Career highlights

  • Executive Director - Pharmapreneurs, a Healthcare consulting firm (Sales, Marketing and B2B brokering)
  • Regional Manager – Hospira (RSA, Sub-Saharan Africa, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia)
  • Marketing Director – Novartis
  • General Manager – Bristol-Myers Squibb (South Africa)
  • Business Unit Head – Janssen-Cilag
Colin Sheen

Colin Sheen

MBA, PDBA, BTech, NDip (Marketing)

Position

Managing Director - Hospital
  • Joined Adcock Ingram in June 2008

Career highlights

  • Head of the South African commercial business at Schering-Plough
  • Held various roles at Schering-Plough including Divisional Director and Marketing Director
  • Held various commercial roles at 3M Corporation, including Commercial Head of Pharmaceuticals
Tim Walter

Tim Walter

BCom Honours, BCom Accounting

Position

Head of Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Joined Adcock Ingram in January 2019

Career highlights

  • Head of Strategy and Special Projects at Reunert Limited
  • Consultant: Strategy and Implementation at Reunert ICT Segment of Companies
  • Managing Executive for Cellular and E-commerce at Ellerine Holdings
  • Executive Head for Strategy and Transformation at Nashua Mobile
  • Executive Head of Marketing at Nashua Mobile
  • General Manager for Marketing and Products at Nashua Mobile
Werner van Rensburg

Thiruvasan Govindsamy

B Pharm, MBA, MBBCh,

Position

Medical Director
  • Joined Adcock Ingram on 1 April 2023

Career highlights

  • Head of Medical Affairs – Adcock Ingram
  • Held various roles at Acino Pharma including Medical Advisor and Medical Affairs Manager
  • Medical Officer at Alexandra Clinic
  • Various roles in the pharmaceutical industry, including production pharmacist, GMP manager, responsible pharmacist, and regulatory affairs manager.