John Graham leads the Zuellig Pharma Executive Management team and runs the US$13 billion business across 13 markets in Asia. His vision is to transform Zuellig Pharma into an indispensable strategic partner to those engaged in the Asian healthcare ecosystem, by providing a full spectrum of innovative and integrated solutions across the healthcare value chain. The goal is to improve the lives of the communities we serve through enhancing access to the highest standards of healthcare.

John brings with him over 30 years of experience in biotech, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare consulting. He has previously held various leadership positions including the role of CEO Invida, where he successfully positioned the business as a leading commercialization specialist in the region. Invida was acquired by A. Menarini where John continued as CEO of Menarini Asia Pacific until 2015, transforming the business into a regional pharma company.

John started his career with Aventis, where he spent 18 years in various operational and global leadership positions including regional responsibilities in Latin America, Head of Global Diabetes, and Global VP of New Products. Following that, he was Managing Director of Genzyme's operations in Germany and Switzerland before building up a Life Sciences Advisory Practice at Ernst & Young.

He is British and is currently based in Singapore.

Maikel Kuijpers began his career with Zuellig Pharma over 25 years ago and has extensive leadership experience across the company. In his current role, Maikel leads the company's distribution business across the region and focuses on implementing new growth initiatives while looking to invest in modernisation, process excellence and digital innovation.

Prior to this position, Maikel was EVP, Philippines where he led and directed Zuellig Pharma's business in the country. He has also held several other leadership positions in the company beforehand including CIO and SVP Operations responsible for Zuellig Pharma's overall IT strategy, infrastructure, and operations. Maikel was also General Manager for several of Zuellig Pharma's key markets - Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Brunei, where he led the development and growth of Zuellig Pharma's business.

Maikel holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and is based in the Philippines.

Giuseppe oversees Zuellig Pharma’s Clinical Reach business unit across 14 key markets in Asia Pacific including Australia, China, Japan and India as well as partner depots in Europe and the USA. He has been with Zuellig Pharma for close to 20 years, starting his journey in Zuellig Pharma Malaysia and has held a number of leadership positions across the company during this time.

Prior to his current role, Giuseppe oversaw the development of Zuellig Pharma's North Asia, Singapore and Specialty Solutions businesses. He was also Chief Executive for Zuellig Pharma's Speciality Solutions Group, a division of the company which he founded in 2009, where he lead the development of a pioneering bio-logistics regional hub and the creation of our Clinical Reach business. Prior to this Giuseppe was General Manager of the Singapore business.

Giuseppe has more than 30 years of experience in the global logistics industry, and more than 25 years of experience in Asia. Before joining Zuellig Pharma, Giuseppe worked with an international logistics company, starting out in the United Kingdom and later being transferred to Singapore where he held numerous positions including establishing their healthcare sector.

Giuseppe graduated from University College Dublin with a degree in Business Management and is currently based in Singapore.

Carol leads Zuellig Pharma's Human Resources (HR) organisation, which includes people strategy, talent life cycle management, organisation & leadership development, and culture enhancement. She oversees all aspects of the HR function across the entire organisation, supporting our 12,000 employees across 13 markets. As a member of the Executive Management Team, Carol supports the company’s strategic initiatives by strengthening an effective organization and ensuring attraction, growth and retention of the best and brightest talent.

Carol has spent two decades leading global teams in organisational effectiveness, talent management, and HR transformation in large multi-national companies. Most recently, she was the Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer at Lazada eLogistics and Lazada Express.

Before this role, she held several senior executive roles at Phillips Healthcare in China, the United States and Singapore, including a role as the global head of HR for Phillips Ultrasound Business Group. Carol has led global HR organisations across multiple industries and businesses which include healthcare, technology, logistics, industrial and e-commerce.

Carol holds a master's degree in International Business and Economics, as well as an MBA from INSEAD. She is based in our regional office in Singapore.

Maija Burtmanis is the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Zuellig Pharma. She brings in 20+ years solid experience in the life science industry.

Maija has dedicated her career to the Life Sciences industry and spent many years, in senior Legal / Compliance roles with the likes of Pfizer, Novartis AG and Shire BioPharma.

She is a founding Member of APAC Healthcare Industry Legal & Compliance Group (Singapore), an Industry Member of APEC Ethical Business Initiative during 2014-2015 and Co-Chair of APAC Pharma Compliance Group. She is also a pro bono faculty member of Seton Hall University (NY) and IACA (Austria).

Maija has LLB/BSc from Australian National University, LLM from University of Sydney, and GAICD (Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors).

Robert leads the Client Development function in Zuellig Pharma, which aims to build strategic relationships with key clients across Zuellig Pharma’s geographical footprint. In addition, he is responsible for our Southeast Asian markets.

Robert joined Zuellig Pharma in 2011, and has held country management positions in Bangladesh, Vietnam and Malaysia & Brunei. Passionate about the industry and Zuellig Pharma’s purpose to make healthcare more accessible, he has served as board member of Pharma Group in Vietnam and the Pharmaceutical Association of Malaysia (PhAMA). Prior to joining Zuellig Pharma, Robert has worked with Heineken and Hilton Hotels in Europe and the Middle East in country and regional supply chain leadership roles.

Robert is Dutch and currently based in Singapore. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Food Science from HAS Den Bosch, a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Science in Marketing from Heriot-Watt and an Executive Master in Change from INSEAD.