Brendan Shaw is Assistant Director General at IFPMA and was appointed in 2014. Brendan assists the Director General in leading on a range of policy and representational functions particularly in innovation policy, intellectual property, trade, health technology assessment, ethics, compliance and vaccines.
Brendan holds an honors degree in economics from the University of Queensland and a PhD in management, business and economics from Monash University.
Prior to joining IFPMA, Brendan was Chief Executive of the Australian pharmaceutical industry association, Medicines Australia, and before that was the senior executive at MA in charge of health policy and research. Brendan has also worked as an economist and policy advisor in government and politics, in academia and as a consultant.

Fumie Griego was appointed IFPMA’s Assistant Director General for Strategic Planning, Policy and Research on 1 May 2017. Fumie leads IFPMA’s work on health economics and policy such as value of medicines, pricing and reimbursement, and metrics/evaluation. Prior to joining IFPMA, Fumie was Head of Global Oncology Policy and Strategy, Global Government Affairs & Policy at Merck KGaA and Vice President for International Health Policy at Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). Prior to joining PhRMA, Fumie was as a senior economist in the White House’s Office of Management and Budget where she provided U.S. senior officials in both the Bush and Obama Administrations with policy advice on a range of health policy issues. Fumie holds a PhD in Health Policy from Harvard University and a Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Earth Systems (concentration in environmental economics and policy) from Stanford University.

Sarah Adam joined the IFPMA in November 2016 and is responsible for leading and coordinating IFPMA activities related to Regulatory Policy and Technical Standards, which includes interactions with key stakeholders and regional organisations involved in pharmaceutical regulatory policy.

Sarah worked for the past 8 years as a Manager for the International Council for Harmonisation (ICH), supporting the harmonisation of ICH technical Guidelines and requirements for pharmaceutical product registration.

Prior to this, she dedicated over 10 years of research in academia in the field of pulmonary disease preclinical drug testing and vaccine development. Sarah was an appointed lecturer at the School of Pharmacy at the University of Geneva, she holds a PhD degree in Molecular Biology and an Engineering degree in Biotechnology.

Cristina Arnés joined IFPMA in March 2014 and focuses on Biotherapeutics, Regulatory and Socio-Economic Affairs.
Cristina holds a master’s degree in International Health Management from the Imperial College Business School London and a post-graduate degree in Economics with specialization in International Trade from Universidad San Pablo CEU Madrid (Spain).
Prior to joining IFPMA, she worked for the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA) in the Department of Commercial Affairs and in the Spanish Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry (Farmaindustria) in the Department of International Affairs.

Paula Barbosa joined IFPMA in October 2016 as Vaccines Policy Manager and is responsible for the IFPMA Influenza Vaccine Supply International Task Force, as well as vaccine regulatory and programmatic policy, norms and standards. Paula holds a MSc in Global Health Policy from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and a PharmD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Porto, Portugal.
Prior to joining IFPMA, Paula had worked for GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Vaccines in different global marketing and commercial roles, and in GSK Rare Diseases Business Unit in a market access function covering the Latin American region.

Janis Bernat joined IFPMA in 2006 to work with the Vaccines Committee and Influenza Vaccine Supply Task Force. She is currently responsible for the policy and technical work in the area of biotherapeutic and biosimilar medicines and leads the organization’s regulatory team.
Janis holds degrees in agriculture, food science, and mass communications from several US universities.
Prior to joining IFPMA, she worked for a US-based multi-national food company in quality assurance and regulatory compliance.

Laetitia Bigger joined IFPMA in 2006 and is responsible for vaccines policy and anti-doping cooperation. She coordinated IFPMA activities related to regulatory policy - clinical trial transparency, ethics in medical research and pediatric medicines - and technical standards for innovative medicines, until December 2011. Prior to joining IFPMA, she worked as clinical research associate for the multidisciplinary center on oncology, University Hospital Lausanne. She holds a PhD degree in Biology from the University of Lausanne (Switzerland).

Martina Bilova joined IFPMA in November 2007 to work as an administrative assistant to the Biologicals and Vaccines Committee. Since April 2011, she has been working as an administrative assistant for IFPMA. She provides administrative support to staff and members of the organization. She is also in charge of logistics for meetings and events, updates the corporate website, the extranet platform, and IFPMA’s database.
Martina holds an Accounting diploma and a Bachelor in Business Administration from the University of Geneva.
Prior to joining IFPMA, Martina worked in administration for trade companies in Slovakia.

Guilherme Cintra joined IFPMA in March 2005 and leads IFPMA’s advocacy with the WTO and the WIPO and runs the IFPMA Socio-Economic Research Network, which conducts international research and analytical work on different subjects relating to intellectual property, pharmaceutical innovation, and access to medicines.
Guilherme holds a master’s and a bachelor’s degree in Economic History from the University of Geneva as well as a bachelor’s in Social Sciences from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Prior to his current position, he was responsible for monitoring industry’s access initiatives in the developing world and provided analytical and administrative support to different groups at IFPMA. He has also worked as European liaison on several carbon credits projects for the Brazilian SME Green Value.

Morgane De Pol joined the IFPMA Communications Team in 2007. She develops and implements communications and public affairs programs that build trust and facilitate dialogue and collaboration between IFPMA and other global health actors. She covers several disciplines, from corporate communications strategy, media interaction and stakeholder engagement through to internal communications and engagement with IFPMA membership. Integrated to the Global Health Policy Team, she generates communications support on issues including innovation and access to treatments for infectious and chronic diseases, quality of medicines, and promotion of resilient and efficient health systems.
Morgane holds a master’s degree in Languages and Literature from the University of Geneva and a post-graduate degree in Special Events Communication from the Advancia School in Paris.
Previously, Morgane worked for MCI, a global communications and event management group, in the Pharma Unit.

Cyntia Genolet joined IFPMA in 2012 to work as a responsible for the anti-counterfeiting portfolio. Cyntia also works on policy issues related to biotherapeutic and regulatory domains.
Cyntia holds a master’s degree in International Relations from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva and a master’s of advanced study in Health Economics and Management from HEC Lausanne.
Prior to joining IFPMA, she has worked for Sanofi in relations with the International Institutions office, in Geneva. She has built her professional experience working for NGOs, international organizations and governments in Africa, South America and Switzerland.

Nina Grundmann joined IFPMA in June 2012. She focuses primarily on viral hepatitis, cancer, and on the anti-microbial resistance. Nina has also worked on vaccine regulatory and programmatic policy and influenza vaccines.
Nina holds a master’s degree in International Affairs from the French Institute of Political Studies and a post-graduate degree in Risk Management from HEC Business School in Paris.
Prior to joining IFPMA, Nina worked at Sanofi Pasteur on vaccination policy and advocacy.

Sadia Kaenzig joined IFPMA in 2014 and is in charge of communications, namely in the areas of biotherapeutic medicines and vaccines, regulatory affairs, innovation, trade, and intellectual property communications. She has an extensive international experience working in communications, advocacy, and public relations.
Sadia holds two master's degrees: International Relations from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Geneva) and Translations from Geneva University.
Prior to joining IFPMA, Sadia had worked for the International Red Cross (ICRC and IFRC), Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) mainly as a communications expert, and for the refugee agency UNHCR as a UN Volunteer.

Grega Kumer joined the IFPMA IP and Trade team in September 2016. Grega is responsible for outreach to relevant multilateral organisations with focus on IP issues and leads IFPMA work on biodiversity. In addition Grega provides strategic support to IFPMA DG and handles any outreach activities. Since 2009 Grega has been engaged in multilateral negotiations at WIPO and WTO. Before joining the IFPMA he represented the interests of the UK on all Intellectual Property files across Geneva. He also served as the Vice-Chairman of the WIPO Advisory Enforcement Committee. Prior to that, he performed the duties of the Slovenian Deputy Permanent Representative to the WTO and the WIPO Regional Coordinator for Central European and Baltic States. He also worked as a Legal Adviser to a start-up company, with a focus on patent and trade mark protection.
Grega has studied Law in Slovenia, Spain and the UK and holds a Master’s degree in the European Union Law.

Minji Kwak joined IFPMA in April 2015. She coordinates the Access Accelerated initiative and liaises project partners and members.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in International Languages and Cultures at Chiba University, Japan.
Minji previously worked at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) as an Account Assistant and has built her professional experience working for NGOs, international organizations and private companies in Japan and Switzerland.

Sofie Melis joined IFPMA in September 2016 and leads its Ethics and Compliance portfolio, which includes the global implementation and management of the IFPMA Code of Practice and Ethics & Business Integrity Committee (eBIC). In her capacity, Sofie closely works with international stakeholders in building strategic partnerships that support public health goals worldwide.
In the last 8 years of her career, Sofie has worked in corporate compliance for both Eli Lilly and Biogen Idec. Prior to that she held several roles in organisational learning & development in the banking, electronics and consulting industry. Just before joining the IFPMA, Sofie completed a one year assignment with the International Committee of the Red Cross as Head of HR Compliance.
Sofie holds a master’s degree in Languages and Literature, a bachelor in Personnel Management, a post-master’s in Adult Education and a Certificate in International Compliance and Ethics.

Mara Nakagawa-Harwood joined IFPMA in February 2017 as Manager for the global ‘Access Accelerated – Moving NCD Care Forward’ initiative. She has a wealth of international working experience with multistakeholders partnerships across sectors, HIV policy and advocacy and civil society engagement.

Prior to joining IFPMA Mara served as Grant Coordinator for a multi-agency initiative with WHO, UNAIDS, UNFPA, UN WOMEN and the World Bank, at UNAIDS and as Liaison for the Fast Track Cities Initiative for the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC). Mara served in multiple capacities at the International AIDS Society (IAS), worked as an editor in the UK, as a journalist in Japan and as a trader for export-import companies in Brazil.

Mara studied Letters (B.Litt.) at Faculty Ibero-Americana in Brazil and Master of Public Health with specialization in International Public Health (MPH) at University of Liverpool.

Vanessa joined the IFPMA in January 2015. She covers policy affairs in relations to the Global Health affairs.

Vanessa holds a master’s degree in Development Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from University College London.

Prior to joining IFPMA, Vanessa worked at the Economist Intelligence Unit, where she was responsible for delivering economic, policy and business analysis and advisory services to clients across Europe, Middle East and Africa. Before that, Vanessa was a Senior Consultant at GHK Consulting, a public policy consultancy specializing in the evaluation of public projects and programs in the UK and Europe.

Laurent Renaud joined IFPMA in April 1994. He is responsible for the administration, finances, and human resources. His tasks include the day to day management (book-keeping, account payable), liaison with the Geneva and Swiss administration; including work permit application and renewal process, social security, pension fund and tax issues and all other legal and/or statutory requirements.
Laurent’s previous positions include senior accounting position in two private hospitals and auditor at Société Fiduciaire Suisse-Coopers & Lybrand (now PWC).

Roxana Shakeri joined IFPMA in April 2017 to work as an administrative assistant and receptionist. She assists in administrative functions and meeting organization as well as she is in charge of reception at IFPMA.
Roxana holds a Swiss Diploma in International Hotel Management from Hotel Institute Montreux, Switzerland.
In the past 3 years, Roxana worked in the reservations department for hotel Le Richemond in Geneva and Hyatt Regency in London.

Go Takahashi is Japan Liaison Executive at IFPMA since May 2017. As member of the global health policy team, he facilitates coordination between the IFPMA and Japanese Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (JPMA) on policy decisions and global health partnerships.
Go holds a PhD degree in pharmaceutical science. Prior to joining IFPMA, he has worked for SHIONOGI & CO., LTD for 11 years in Japan, most recently in its Business Development Department, Business Planning & Negotiation Group.