Secretariat & Board Members
Secretariat
The secretariat is based in Wellington and is a small team of dedicated individuals working towards improving modern medicines access for New Zealand patients.
Dr Graeme Jarvis
Chief Executive Officer
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Grace Abbott
Digital Communications Advisor
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027 534 6461
Tanya Baker
Head of Regulatory, Science & Technical Advice
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Ali Bray
Office Manager / Board Secretary
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Jennifer Lei
Research Analyst
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Board Members
Medicines New Zealand's Board of Directors comprises of two independent directors (the Chairman and the Te Ao Māori director) and seven elected directors from member companies.
Todd Krieble
Independent Board Chairman
Alex Muelhaupt
Board Vice-Chairman
General Manager NZ, Roche
Vanessa Eparaima
Te Ao Māori Director
Sean Evans
Medical Head, Novartis NZ
Tony Davison
Business Unit Manager, Boehringer Ingelheim
Vanessa Gascoigne
New Zealand Director, MSD
Louise Graham
Director, Head of Market Access ANZ, Pfizer
Michelle Kapinga
General Manager, Aspen
Sophie Prentice
General Manager, Healthcare Logistics
Amanda Southcombe
General Manager, GSK NZ
Members
Our members are engaged in the research, development, manufacture and marketing of prescription medicines and vaccines. These medicines help keep New Zealanders out of hospital, prevent and treat disease and play a pivotal role in ensuring a healthy active community.