GROUP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Stephen Saad (58)
Classification: Group Chief Executive
Qualifications: CA(SA), PhD (Commerce) Honoris Causa
Appointed: January 1999
Stephen is a founding shareholder of Aspen. His responsibilities include the strategic positioning of Aspen as a leading multinational pharmaceutical company, global transactions, geographic expansion and product diversification of Aspen in emerging and developed markets.

Sean Capazorio (57)
Classification: Group Chief Financial Officer
Qualifications: CA(SA)
Appointed: January 1999
Sean is responsible for all of the Group’s finance functions across Aspen’s 60 businesses. He also assesses business performance and identifies business improvement opportunities.

Gus Attridge (61)
Classification: Group Chief Advisor
Qualifications: CA(SA)
Appointed: January 1999
Gus is a founding shareholder of Aspen and is responsible for the strategic and financial well-being of the Group while also identifying and pursuing appropriate corporate opportunities and global transactions that will further benefit Aspen and our stakeholders.

Richelle Crots (59)
Classification: Regional Chief Executive Officer, SA Commercial
Qualifications: BCom (Human Resources)
Appointed: August 2017
Richelle is responsible for the overall operations of Aspen’s South African Commercial Pharmaceutical business, including SADC countries. She provides executive leadership across this organisation, including overall strategic direction, and leads new business development and opportunities.

Reginald Haman (48)
Classification: Group Chief Corporate Services Officer
Qualifications: MBA, PGDBA, Graduate Diploma in Company Direction
Appointed: May 2020
Reginald is responsible for managing Aspen’s cluster of Group Corporate Services functions. He also ensures the provision of efficient and effective services to the Group in accordance with business and legislative requirements. Reginald was appointed as a member of the Social & Ethics Committee on 1 September 2020.

Lorraine Hill (59)
Classification: Group Chief Operations Officer and Responsible Pharmacist
Qualifications: BPharm
Appointed: January 1999
Lorraine is responsible for multiple operational areas of the business, including strategic manufacturing, pharmaceutical affairs, new product development and strategic procurement. In addition, she plays an integral role in negotiation and implementation of new business initiatives for the Manufacturing business, which she also represents in global transactions.

Samer Kassem (47)
Classification: Chief Executive Officer, Aspen Global Incorporated
Qualifications: CMA, CFM, CBM, MBA
Appointed: May 2008
Samer joined the Group with the responsibility of establishing the company to lead and direct its international 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.

Zizipho Mmango (37)
Classification: Group Chief Strategic Development Officer
Qualifications: CA(SA), CFA
Appointed: May 2020
Zizipho is responsible for focusing on assessing and implementing strategic development activities for the Group such as acquisitions, disposals and collaborations. She also plays an active role in advancing business performance and value enhancement opportunities.

Stavros Nicolaou (57)
Classification: Senior Executive Strategic Trade
Qualifications: B.Pharm, FPS (SA), PhD (Medicine) Honoris Causa
Appointed: January 1999
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.

Trevor Ziman (51)
Classification: Regional Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific
Qualifications: CA(SA)
Appointed: May 2001
Trevor is responsible for the implementation of strategy and the performance delivery of Aspen’s Commercial Pharmaceutical businesses in Australasia, 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.