Dr Theo Mudzunga Theo Mudzunga has extensive experience in the field of science research and technology development. Theo has worked for Sasol since 2016, holding various positions such as Vice President Science Research, Senior Manager: Technology and Development, and Senior Sales Manager Exports (Polymers). Prior to joining Sasol, Theo worked at iThemba Pharmaceuticals as a Research Chemist and at the University of Witwatersrand as a Post Doctoral Research Scientist. Throughout their career, they have demonstrated expertise in R&D, laboratory management, and market development. Theo Mudzunga holds a Bsc hons degree in Chemistry from the University of Venda for Science and Technology, which they obtained from 1995 to 1998. Theo then pursued a PhD in Organic Chemistry at the University of Cape Town from 1999 to 2003. Additionally, they completed an Accelerated Management Development Programme (AMDP) at Stellenbosch Business School in 2009, and a Management Acceleration Programme (MAP) at INSEAD in 2016. Dr Annette Doherty Annette has 35 years of international experience working within the pharmaceutical sector, including at Warner-Lambert, Pfizer and most recently GSK where she was Senior Vice President, Global Head of Product Development and Clinical Supply. She has been directly involved in the research, development and launch of over 30 new medicines in respiratory, infectious diseases, cancer and inflammatory conditions. She is the recently appointed Chair of the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust and is also a non-executive at the Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. She is a Trustee of St John Ambulance charity, a Council Member at Innovate UK part of UKRI and Member at the Tonbridge Grammar School Academy. She has a BSc in Chemistry (1982) and a PhD in Organic Synthesis (1985) from Imperial College London and has conducted postdoctoral research with a NATO fellowship at Ohio State University (1985-1987). In 2009, Annette was awarded an OBE in recognition of her services to the pharmaceutical sector. She is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and an Honorary Fellow of the British Pharmacological Society. She is the current President of the Royal Society of Chemistry - 2024 – 2026.
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