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Our Team
Gunther Faber
CEO
Gunther Faber recently retired from his position as Vice President, Sub-Saharan Africa, for GlaxoSmithKline. He qualified as a veterinarian specializing in genetics and nutrition, before moving into general management. He joined the pharmaceutical industry in 1979 for the then Beecham Group plc and was appointed as Director of the International Division in 1980. During successive mergers, his area of responsibility increased, with him being accountable for pharmaceuticals, consumer health and manufacturing in SmithKline Beecham. Following the merger between Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham he was appointed as Vice President, Sub Saharan Africa until he reached the position he holds today. Besides being accountable for the commercial operation in Sub-Saharan Africa, Gunther was also a member of the company’s Policy Team on Access to Medicine, as well as being a director of the International Division which covers all countries with the exception of the USA, Europe and Japan. Gunther interacts at senior political and bureaucratic level with African governments, as well as those of the OECD countries. Gunther is a member of the Africa Regional Advisory Board of London Business School. Gunther is based in London.
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