Gizem Akalin – Top 100 Healthcare Leaders 2023- Forbes Lists – Forbes Middle East
- Date: 15-Mar-2023
- Source: Forbes
- Sector:Healthcare
- Country:UAE
Gizem Akalin – Top 100 Healthcare Leaders 2023- Forbes Lists – Forbes Middle East
Company: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
Designation: Vice President and General Manager - Gulf Region
Akalin joined GSK in 2015 and assumed her current role in October 2020. The company develops and delivers medicines, vaccines, and consumer healthcare products. Globally, in 2022, the company generated $35.5 billion in sales and spent $6.6 billion on its R&D expenditures. In 2022, Akalin led manufacturing agreements in the U.A.E. with Bioventure Healthcare and Globalpharma. In February 2023, the company signed an MoU with Emirates Health Services. Akalin previously held senior roles at Boehringer Ingelheim and Merck. She is also a member of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association Gulf.
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