Executive committee

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Carol Montandon Retired Quality & Compliance Senior Executive

Carol Montandon

Retired Quality & Compliance Senior Executive

Carol Montandon is the Global Chief Quality Officer and Worldwide Vice President Quality & Compliance for Johnson & Johnson. Carol has end-to-end accountability for Quality and Compliance across our Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Consumer Sectors. In her role, she is transforming the organization to build quality experiences for our patients, consumers and customers in an increasingly interconnected and personalized world. Carol has gained more than 30 years of experience as a business leader and Quality and Compliance professional through a series of senior leadership positions. Prior to her current role, Carol was Chief Quality Officer/Vice President of Quality & Compliance for the Johnson & Johnson Medical Device and Consumer businesses. Previously, Carol spent 18 years in the Johnson & Johnson Medical Device and Diagnostic (MD&D) sector with roles in several franchises and across multiple functions. Carol was Worldwide Vice President of Quality, Regulatory and Compliance for the Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics (OCD) Franchise. Prior to OCD she was Worldwide Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for the Diabetes Franchise and Vice President of Quality, Regulatory and Compliance for Animas Corporation. Prior to joining Animas, Carol was Director, Quality Systems and Compliance for Ethicon-Endo Surgery. Prior to EES, Carol held multiple roles at OCD including Manager, Regulatory Affairs and Operations Director. Prior to joining J&J in 1994, she was with Baxter Diagnostics in Switzerland. Carol holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Technology from the University of Evansville and an MBA from the Pennsylvania State University Smeal College of Business.

Tamika Jean-Baptiste Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer Amgen Inc.

Tamika Jean-Baptiste

Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer Amgen Inc.

Tamika has over 25 years in the biopharmaceutical space and began her career journey with Johnson & Johnson. Tamika joined Amgen in 2001 as a specialty sales representative in Dallas TX. Over the past 19 years, she has gained diverse experiences including sales/account management leadership, marketing and value & access to medicine. She has been the recipient of multiple Amgen pinnacle awards including Chairman’s Circle, Team Excellence, Marketer of the Year and Coach of the Year. Tamika currently serves as the lead for Global Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (DI&B) at Amgen and is responsible for shaping strategies to ensure our workforce reflects the globally diverse communities we serve while maintaining an environment where this diverse workforce can fully contribute to our mission to serve patients. Throughout her career, Tamika has been a champion for diversity, inclusion and belonging. Personally & professionally Tamika feels an inherent responsibility to support and mentor others to find their authentic voice and professional purpose. Tamika has served as the Global Co-Chair for Amgen Black Employee Network (ABEN) and was an integral part of the leadership team that launched the first field-based Employee Resource Group (ERG) with Women Empowered to be Exceptional (WE2), which is now a sustainable model for other Amgen field-based ERGs. Tamika received Bachelor of Science degree from Arkansas State University and Global Executive MBA from TRIUM (NYU, London School of Economics, HEC Paris). She also currently serves on the TRIUM DEI Council.

Marie-Caroline Chauvet Partner Insigniam

Marie-Caroline Chauvet

Partner Insigniam

Mary Stutts CEO Healthcare Businesswomen's Association

Mary Stutts

CEO Healthcare Businesswomen's Association

Mary brings to the HBA 30 years of experience leading the strategic integration of corporate branding, marketing, health equity, inclusion and digital innovation for biopharma, healthcare, and media companies. Her expertise and cross functional acumen have provided global leadership to organizations and Fortune 500 companies including Genentech, Bayer, Bristol Myers Squibb, Sumitovant, UnitedHealth Group, Kaiser Permanente, Stanford Health Care and Comcast NBCUniversal. Previously Stutts was the Global Chief Inclusion and Health Equity Officer at Real Chemistry where she drove inclusion and equitable care for clients by integrating customized digital analytics and data intelligence to increase market penetration and clinical trial diversity. Among her many accomplishments, as the former Chief Inclusion and Health Equity Officer at Stanford Health Care, Stutts worked directly with the board to curate the Inclusive Leadership Workshop which was designed to develop executives capable of leading, growing and transforming organizations while addressing racial and social injustice and inequity amongst all stakeholders. Additionally, Stutts led Genentech’s $5 million Diversity in Clinical Trials initiative to increase the representation of people of color and women; enhanced a culture of workplace inclusion and health equity during Bristol Myers Squibb’s business model transformation; and oversaw fulfillment of the FCC’s digital equity conditions in Comcast’s California Region required for the acquisition of NBC Universal. Stutts is a recognized advocate of women in leadership and has been at the forefront of board readiness programs to increase the representation of women and people of color on public and private corporate boards. Stutts earned a Master of Health Administration degree at the University of Southern California and is a graduate of the Executive Program on Strategy and Organization at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

Directors at large

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Paula Bekinschtein Founder - Managing Director WalkBek Consulting

Paula Bekinschtein

Founder - Managing Director WalkBek Consulting

Paula is an Anglo-Argentinean biopharma and medical devices business leader in the field of commercial operations, sales and marketing and general management at local and global level. She is based in Cambridge, UK where she lives with her husband and two children. Paula has more than 20 years’ experience in leading and executing strategic projects, including product launches, and designing cross-functional solutions in varied markets and she is the Founder and Managing Director of WalkBek Consulting. Results-oriented with an excellent ability to tackle complex challenges, Paula creates strategies to overcome the challenges and maximise the opportunities with a track record of delivering commercial growth through effective strategy and building high-performing, empowered teams. Paula is driven by a genuine passion for people and important causes. She is proud to mentor a wide variety of professionals and serves on the Board of Trustees for non-for-profit organisations involved in health, education and social welfare. Since 2021 Paula has served at the Healthcare Businesswomen Association, as a Mentor and European Director of Education, where she focuses on delivering great value educational programs and events to all members and public to further the advancement and impact of women in the business of healthcare. Paula serves at Jimmy’s Cambridge, as Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees, and is a Mentor at Migrant Leaders, an organization focusing on unlocking the potential of young migrants by inspiring and developing them to broaden their horizons, and capture opportunities. Paula is a regular Speaker and Mentor at Cambridge University’s Judge Business School, assisting entrepreneurial programmes such as EnterpriseTECH STAR where she focuses in supporting entrepreneurial talent development and the translation of new ideas into practice.

Tanya Botelho Silva Alcorn Senior Vice President, Sterile Injectables / Biotech Operations Pfizer Inc.

Tanya Botelho Silva Alcorn

Senior Vice President, Sterile Injectables / Biotech Operations Pfizer Inc.

Adam Dubow General Counsel Day One Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

Adam Dubow

General Counsel Day One Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

A senior executive with global experience, Adam has been a strategic C-Suite leader, including on issues of corporate governance, risk, ethics, and compliance.
Adam currently is General Counsel for Day One Biopharmaceuticals, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and commercializing innovative targeted therapies for patients of all ages. Over the course of a distinguished 22-year career with Bristol Myers Squibb – a Fortune 100 company with global operations and more than 30,000 employees – Adam developed expert knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry and the complex regulatory environment that governs it. In addition to legal and compliance expertise, Adam brings an innovative and solution-oriented approach to his work, along with a passion for patient welfare, focus on the business, and the highest ethical standards and personal integrity. As Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer at Bristol Myers Squibb, Adam served on the Management Team, contributing to the creation and implementation of the Company’s strategy. As Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer, he implemented a series of initiatives – including a company-wide integrity commitment campaign – that strengthened the company’s culture of compliance and ethics while at the same time successfully integrating the Compliance and Ethics Team into the company’s Law Department. By the time Adam completed his three-year term as its leader, the Compliance and Ethics Department was independently assessed by Ethisphere as a best-in-class global compliance program. Throughout his career, Adam has been a champion of diversity, equity, and inclusion. He has served as co-chair of the “Engaging Men” workstream within the Bristol Myers Squibb Network of Women, was Executive Sponsor of the BMS Law Department’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee, and is also a member of the Global Board of the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association.

Sandra Forero Chief Operating Officer ZS Associates

Sandra Forero

Chief Operating Officer ZS Associates

Deborah Gordon Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Legal Officer Memorial Hermann

Deborah Gordon

Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Legal Officer Memorial Hermann

Deborah Gordon is the Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Legal Officer for Memorial Hermann Health System. Deborah joined the organization in 2014, and in her roles she serves as the executive leader of a team of more than 2,000 employees and manages several corporate divisions, including legal, compliance, enterprise risk, privacy, IT security, information systems, government relations and community benefit activities. Deborah has thirty years of experience in health care, with progressively increasing leadership positions and focus areas including health care business operations, human resources, communications, strategy, technology, legal, compliance, enterprise risk, community engagement, health policy and more. Prior to joining Memorial Hermann, Deborah was Partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP, based in Chicago. She was the Vice-Chair of the firm’s Corporate Department and the Co-Chair of the firm’s Health Law Group. Deborah holds a Master of Business Administration from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Illinois College of Law. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in philosophy from the University of Illinois. Deborah is admitted to the Illinois and Texas Bar Associations and participates in the Texas Hospital Association’s Council on Policy Development. Deborah serves on the board of Children at Risk and is a member of the executive committee. She is the Vice Chair of the Holocaust Museum Houston, where she is also the Chair of the DEAI Committee. Deborah is also on the board of the Hermann Eye Fund, the steering committee of Ignite Healthcare Network and the board of the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce. She is board certified by the National Association of Corporate Directors. Deborah was recently recognized by Modern Healthcare as a “2022 Top Women Leaders in Healthcare to Watch” and the Houston Business Journal as a “Woman Who Means Business.”

Nicola Greenway Sr. Vice President, Group Head of HR, Global Portfolio Division Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Nicola Greenway

Sr. Vice President, Group Head of HR, Global Portfolio Division Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Nicola Greenway is a purpose-driven leader who has held both commercial and HR leadership roles and who brings with her, extensive international experience, strong business acumen and entrepreneurial drive. She is a change agent, trusted advisor and thought partner to executive leaders, who has held Talent, DE&I, and Business Partner roles in FTSE 100, Fortune 500 and NYSE listed companies. Her core strength is helping organizations to develop and implement the people strategies required to achieve their short, medium and long-term business goals. Her commercial roles included strategy, business planning and management consulting. She has a respected mix of global/international experience including: management responsibilities for teams in US, Europe, Japan, China, Brazil and several other Emerging Markets countries; Multi-industry experience in Bio Pharmaceutical, Manufacturing, Financial Services and Professional Services sectors; Business impact in areas such as mergers, acquisitions and integrations, scaling for growth and revenue maximization, as well as rationalizations to drive operational efficiency and bottom line performance; Transformations through digital and data-driven innovations, Leadership Development, Culture and Values; and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. As a member of Takeda’s Global Diversity Equity and Inclusion Council and the Executive Sponsor for Enables, Gender Parity Network, Women at Takeda Switzerland and the Black Leadership Council Switzerland, Nicola leverages her experience and networks to influence change. She is also a current member of the Board of the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA). Through her engagement with each of these bodies, Nicola is passionate about influencing representation and inclusion across the health and life sciences industry.She holds a Masters degree in Employment Law from the University of Surrey, UK and an Executive MBA from ENPC, Paris and the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Sabine Hutchison CEO and Co-Founder Seuss+

Sabine Hutchison

CEO and Co-Founder Seuss+

Sabine is a trained chemist turned entrepreneur. After graduating with her Chemistry degree in the US, Sabine moved overseas to pursue a career in the exciting world of healthcare and clinical research. Over the years, Sabine has founded multiple life science organizations and also actively volunteers as Regional Council Chair, HBA Europe. The Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) Europe, a global non-profit organization dedicated to gender parity, a subject which Sabine is deeply passionate about. Strong but down-to-earth; Sabine believes that great leaders share their knowledge with those around them, giving them the opportunity to achieve. “Empower your team by being their safety net when needed, guiding, and supporting them while giving them the space to make and learn from mistakes.”

Nyawira Njeru Director Market Access and Partnerships- Middle East and Africa Hologic, Inc.

Nyawira Njeru

Director Market Access and Partnerships- Middle East and Africa Hologic, Inc.

Nyawira Njeru is an Executive leadership coach and healthcare executive with over 20 years of experience gained from various positions in the pharmaceutical and medical technology and diagnostics industry within fortune 500 companies and leading commercial and public health units. Nyawira is an alumnus of the women in leadership program led by the Stellenbosch University of South Africa and a Public speaker and Board executive with over ten years of experience serving within public and private sector Corporations. Nyawira is the Director of Market Access and partnerships for the Middle East and Africa at Hologic and Hologic’s spokesperson in Africa. As a champion of women’s health, diversity, and gender parity, Nyawira launched the first HBA ambassadors program in the Middle East and Africa and is currently serving as a senior advisor of the program.

Miguel Serrano Kieckebusch Vice President, Business Operations Edwards Lifesciences

Miguel Serrano Kieckebusch

Vice President, Business Operations Edwards Lifesciences

Miguel, PhD, MBA, is a Global executive who has developed his career in the commercial space across business verticals (Industrial, Energy, Automotive, FMCG), specializing in healthcare, particularly around how to establish the link between the industry and payers for accelerating patient access and adoption of new therapies and technologies across the world. Miguel is a recognized entrepreneurial healthcare leader, who has lead, established and developed companies, global teams, and functions. He has a recognized track record in helping businesses develop innovative business models, boost revenue and profit, always leaving behind a strong legacy and impactful P&L results. Miguel is also a passionate people leader with a focus on developing talent in an inclusive and diverse environment. Currently Miguel is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Compremium, a disruptive player in the medical diagnostic space. Previously Miguel held multiple global leadership positions at both GE Healthcare and Medtronic. Lately he served as CEO and Chairman of Ophthorobotics, where he turned a university project into an award-winning disruptive deep tech player in Ophthalmology. Besides his board membership at HBA, Miguel also serves as a member of the Board for both Bredam SA, a Health tech company, and the Professional Pricing Society.

Karima Sharif Managing Director Initiative

Karima Sharif

Managing Director Initiative

Karima Sharif is HBA’s OP Board President, NA and Managing Director at Initiative (2023 Media Agency of the Year- Ad Age, Adweek and Festival of Media). She has over 20+ years of experience: multi-cultural, audience segmentation and strategy, paid media expertise, partnership building, account/brand management and leadership/mentoring. Karima is a known trailblazer for igniting partnerships and fostering innovation through strategy, media expertise and empathetic leadership. Some of her recent accomplishments are as followed. • Driving industry changes via thought leadership in media and marketing with features in Adweek, MM+M and many other outlets discussing the importance of Multicultural Marketing and Inclusive Investments in healthcare media. Recognized as an In Vivo 2022 Rising Leader in Healthcare as well as a 2022 Agency Vanguard Recipient by DTC Perspectives. • Launching, consulting, and managing 400+ paid media campaigns for over 90+ pharmaceutical and medical device brands and over 25 therapeutic categories (Oncology, Diabetes, Neurology, Long-term Care, etc.) to reach physicians, patients/caregivers and payers. • Advocating for DE+I in healthcare to transform culture and traditional business leadership. Co-founder and past global lead for the Healthcare Businesswomen Association’s (HBA) Women of Color Affinity Group, which focuses on changing the narrative for women of color (WoC) healthcare leaders. The affinity group is the second largest within the HBA and was established in late 2019 with now a network of over 400 WOC leaders and allies. o She has been honored three times (2019-21) with the HBA’s Marie Curie Award, an annual award for Impact and Innovation for her volunteer efforts. Karima is a Philly native, rockstar wife and mother of one son. She holds a BA in Communications from Temple University and an MBA from Rosemont College.

Wendy Short Bartie Senior Vice President and GM, US Hematology & Oncology Bristol Myers Squibb

Wendy Short Bartie

Senior Vice President and GM, US Hematology & Oncology Bristol Myers Squibb

Victoria Williams SVP, Area Head Central and Southern Europe GSK

Victoria Williams

SVP, Area Head Central and Southern Europe GSK