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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Tanya Baker
Head of Regulatory, Science & Technical Advice
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Grace Abbott
Digital Communications Advisor
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027 534 6461
Leighton Grinstead
Technical & Communications Assistant
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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 five elected directors from member companies.
Todd Krieble
Independent Board Chairman
Louise Graham
Board Vice Chair
Director, Head of Market Access ANZ, Pfizer
Vanessa Eparaima
Te Ao Māori Director
Colin Albert
General Manager, GSK New Zealand
Sean Evans
Medical Director, Novartis NZ
Michelle Kapinga
General Manager, Aspen New Zealand
Sophie Prentice
General Manager, Healthcare Logistics
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.