Senior Management - Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

Bassam Kanaan

Chief Financial Officer

Bassam joined Hikma in 2001 and played a leading role in preparing the company for its IPO in 2005. Prior to joing Hikma, Bassam was the CFO of PADICO from 1994 to 2001. He currently serves on the board of Zara Holding and has previously served as a board member of several large corporations including Palestine Telecommunication Co. and Central Electricity Generation Company in Jordan. He qualified as a CPA with Deloitte & Touche in Los Angeles where he worked as an audit manager. Bassam holds an Executive M.B.A. from Northwestern University and a B.A. from Claremont McKenna College in the United States.

Nabil Rizk

CEO of Generic Pharmaceuticals and Senior Corporate Vice-President of R&D and API Sourcing

Nabil joined the Company in 1991 from Pioneer Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a division of Dow Chemical, where he worked as Vice President of Operations. From 1976 to 1983 he served in various capacities with Hudson Pharmaceuticals, a division of Cadence Corporation including as Manager of Quality Control and Quality Assurance and Laboratory Supervisor (Research & Development). Nabil holds a master's degree in Chemistry from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and a B.Sc. in Applied Chemistry from Cairo University.

Taghreed Al-Shunnar

Corporate Vice-President Branded Pharmaceuticals, MENA

Taghreed joined the Company in 1988 after graduating from the University of Jordan with a degree in Pharmacy. In 1995, she was appointed as Marketing Planning Director of Hikma Pharmaceuticals Limited and in 2002 was promoted to General Manager of Hikma Pharmaceuticals Limited. In 2005, Taghreed became Corporate Vice-President of Branded Pharmaceuticals MENA. Taghreed has an Executive MBA from INSEAD.

Majda Labadi

Vice-President of Injectables and General Manager

Majda joined the Company in 1985 as a purchasing manager at Hikma Pharmaceuticals Limited and held several positions there culminating in her current appointment in March 2001. Majda holds a master's degree in Health Economics and a B.A. from the American University of Beirut.

Gabriel Kalisse

General Manager, West-ward Corporation

Gabriel took up the position of General Manager of the Generic Pharmaceuticals business in 2006. Prior to this, he held the position of Chief Information Officer for the Group. Gabriel joined the Company in 1989 and served as the Group Chief Financial Officer from 1996 to 2001. From 2001 to 2004, Gabriel served as General Manager of Hikma Pharmaceuticals Limited. Gabriel holds an M.B.A. from INSEAD.

Henry Knowles

General Counsel and Company Secretary

Henry joined the Company in September 2005. Prior to joining Hikma, he worked for Ashurst, the international law firm, where he specialised in corporate law, gaining a wide knowledge of corporate and commercial issues in both domestic and international fields. Henry is admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales and holds an M.A. in Social and Political Science from Cambridge University.

Susan Ringdal

Investor Relations Director

Susan joined the Company in November 2005, having previously worked for the pharmaceutical distribution and retail pharmacy group Alliance UniChem plc as Investor Relations Manager. She also has experience as an equity analyst at Morgan Stanley in London. Susan holds a B.A. in History from Cornell University and an M.B.A from London Business School.

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