Experience

Infectious Disease Connect

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Jul 2021 - Present

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Apr 2020 - Jun 2021



Merck

• Executive Director - Business Development, Strategy & Operations

  • Apr 2018 - Jul 2020

  Serve as a board member of portfolio companies and managing the full-range of business development activities from deal sourcing and diligence, syndication and negotiation, through post-close deal management, including multi-million dollar divestitures and spin-out of businesses in the portfolio.

• Director of Operations & Financial Planning

  • May 2014 - Apr 2018

  Within Merck’s Healthcare Services & Solutions division lead the business operations and finance for new business ventures that focus on the improving the value of care delivered to patients through evidence based services and solutions. Supporting their growth with various different business development deals with multiple companies ranging from small start-up to Fortune 500.

• Director - Product Rationalization, Deletions & Divestitures

  • Mar 2012 - Apr 2014

  Successfully implemented a Product Portfolio Rationalization process and Analytics System which simplified manufacturing, regulatory and supply chain complexity that achieved savings through Product Deletions and created value for the corporation through Divestitures.

• Director Source-to-Settle Business Integration

  • May 2006 - Feb 2012

  Global Business Process Leader on a large scale ERP (SAP) implementation and business transformational program, responsible for the Source to Settle (StS) work stream, which includes Sourcing, Procurement, Invoicing and Payments as well as Employee Travel & Expenses with successful implementations in USA, Canada, Mexico, Europe and China.

• Director of Operations & Analysis - Human Health EMEA

  • Oct 2004 - Apr 2006

  Divisional planning and budgeting for the Europe, Middle East & Africa region including the evaluation of individual country operational and financial performance.

• Financial Manager - South Africa

  • Oct 1998 - Sep 2004

  Managing of the finance department of Merck's subsidiary in South Africa.



ILÚM Health Solutions

• New Jersey, USA

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Apr 2015 - Apr 2020

  As the co-founder, I lead the operations, finance and business development for ILÚM from incubation to going to market, including fundraising and eventual spin-out of the business. ILÚM is a precision medicine company that uses data science, microorganism genomics and machine learning to individualize Infectious Disease therapy focused on helping providers choose the most appropriate antibiotic. As the co-founder, I lead the operations, finance and business development for ILÚM from incubation to going to market, including fundraising and eventual spin-out of the business. ILÚM is a precision medicine company that uses data science, microorganism genomics and machine learning to individualize Infectious Disease therapy focused on helping providers choose the most appropriate antibiotic.



Fenner (SA) (Pty) Ltd

• Financial Controller - South Africa Head Office

  • Dec 1997 - Sep 1998



EY

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Audit Supervisor

  • Jan 1995 - Nov 1997