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Senior executive team

 
  Stephen Saad (55)     Group Chief Executive
  Appointed: January 1999     Qualifications: CA(SA), PhD (Commerce) Honoris Causa
  Responsibilities: Stephen is a founding shareholder of Aspen and his responsibilities extend to include strategic positioning of Aspen as a leading multinational pharmaceutical company, global transactions, geographic expansion and product diversification of Aspen in developed and emerging markets.
     
 
  Gus Attridge (58)     Deputy Group Chief Executive (Finance Director)
  Appointed: January 1999     Qualifications: CA(SA)
  Responsibilities: Gus is a founding shareholder of Aspen and is responsible for the strategic and financial wellbeing of the Group while also identifying and pursuing appropriate corporate opportunities and global transactions that will further benefit Aspen and its stakeholders.
     
 
  Sean Capazorio (54)     Group Finance Officer
  Appointed: January 1999     Qualifications: CA(SA)
  Responsibilities: Sean is responsible for all of the Group’s finance functions across Aspen’s 55 businesses and also assesses business performance and identifies business improvement opportunities.
     
 
  Lorraine Hill (56)     Group Operating Officer and Responsible Pharmacist
  Appointed: January 1999     Qualifications: BPharm
  Responsibilities: Lorraine is responsible for multiple operational areas of the business including strategic manufacturing, pharmaceutical affairs, new product development, strategic procurement and IT. In addition, she plays an integral role in negotiation and implementation of new business initiatives including global transactions.
     
 
  Samer Kassem (45)     Chief Executive Officer, Aspen Global Incorporated CEO
  Appointed: May 2008     Qualifications: CMA, CFM, CBM, MBA
  Responsibilities: Samer joined the Group with the responsibility of establishing the company to direct its global operations. He has been integrally involved in the negotiation, completion and integration of strategic acquisitions, the setting up of the Group’s global businesses as well as the trading and supply structures to support these.
     
 
  Stavros Nicolaou (54)     Group Senior Executive Strategic Trade
  Appointed: January 1999     Qualifications: B.Pharm, FPS (SA), PhD (Medicine) Honoris Causa
  Responsibilities: Stavros plays a pivotal role in the initiation of business development opportunities and is also key to the building and maintenance of strategic relations within industry and with all of Aspen’s stakeholders.
     
 
  Carnie van der Linde (50)     Group Commercial Head
  Appointed: May 2016     Qualifications: BTech: Dental Technology
  Responsibilities: Carnie is responsible for the implementation of strategy and the performance delivery of Aspen’s Commercial Pharmaceutical businesses in Europe CIS, Canada, Spanish Latin America, Brazil, Middle East North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.
     
 
  Trevor Ziman (48)     Asia Pacific CEO
  Appointed: May 2001     Qualifications: CA(SA)
  Responsibilities: Trevor is responsible for the implementation of strategy and the performance delivery of Aspen’s Commercial Pharmaceutical businesses in Australasia, China, Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia and Hong Kong as well as trade into the rest of the Asia Pacific region. He plays a leading role in all transactional activity in the region.