Executive Committee

Graham Clark has 19 years of experience in a wide array of financial, managerial and operational roles, of which 14 in the pharmaceutical industry.

Previously CFO of Draupnir Holdings, a lifesciences company including Altacor, Parapharm, and Transdermal, that has recently merged with Nordic Pharma, Graham was Head of Business Operations since July 2022 before his appointment as CFO of the merged global company. In his current role, Graham also oversees IT and Business Development.

Graham is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and holds a degree in Business from the Buckinghamshire New University.

Gijs has 20 years of experience within supply chain and procurement roles acquired in different industries, such as FMCG, Telecommunications and Pharma.

He joined Nordic Pharma in 2022 to transform the supply chain department and build the procurement department. In his role, Gijs leads these two critical functions which are becoming more and more complex in the global context of very challenging supply conditions worldwide.

Gijs holds a degree in International Hotel Management from The Hague’s Hotel Management School, as well as an MBA from the University of Phoenix.

Helene Wilson leads the Human Resources and Communication function at Nordic Pharma. Helene joined Nordic Pharma in June 2020, bringing more than 25 years of international HR experience acquired at a variety of organisations such as Accenture, SITA, Laureate Education and Carlson-Wagonlit Travel. Helene’s expertise spans employee experience, business partnering, talent management, HR transformation and HR analytics. Helene is a dual Swiss/Australian citizen and has lived and worked all around the world.

Helene holds a Human Resources Diploma by Monash University (Melbourne) and a Masters in Applied Languages gained at the University of Paris Sorbonne.

Muriel Boutillier brings more than 25 years of experience within the pharmaceutical industry. She joined Nordic Pharma over 12 years ago and has held various managerial roles such as Regulatory Director and Qualified Person, at both affiliate and corporate level. She was recently appointed Head of Scientific Affairs. In her role, she leads all global scientific departments whilst supporting the scientific assessment of the Business Development opportunities.

Prior to joining Nordic Pharma, Muriel worked as a Regulatory Affairs Pharmacist at both IPSEN and GE Healthcare.

Muriel is a Pharmaceutical Doctor, graduated from the University of Paris Cite.

Rafael Mella brings 30 years of pharmaceutical industry experience, of which 23 in executive roles. He joined Nordic Pharma in 2014 as General Manager of Spain and Portugal. In his new role as Head of Global Marketing and Strategic Innovation, Rafael leads 4 key functional areas: Global Marketing, Business Intelligence, Business Development and Market Access. He spearheads our strategic innovation initiatives and play a pivotal role in driving our business forward.

Prior to joining Nordic Pharma, Rafael acquired experience in multinationals, namely Schering AG (now Bayer), Bristol Myers Squibb and Casen Recordati in various roles, ranging from Business Unit Director to Commercial Operations Director.

Rafael holds a Biology Degree from the University Compultense of Madrid and an MBA from Houston University.

Dave Faulkner brings more than 30 years of experience to the business, having held many senior leadership roles in sales, business development and operations, essentially in Pharma and Healthcare-related industries where he has demonstrable experience of having taken startup businesses through to profitable maturity.

Dave joined Nordic Pharma in September 2022 and has been leading the alliance management project particularly for the US business. He was recently appointed Head of Commercial Operations. In this new role, he leads the regions worldwide, providing commercial strategy and leadership to our operations and playing a key role in growing our business.

Dave holds a law degree from Staffordshire University.