AbdulAziz A. Alsheikh
MD & Co-Founder Spectropharma
AbdulAziz A. Alsheikh currently holds the MD position at Spectropharma. AbdulAziz is a member of the company’s Board. A global and regional business leader, Abdulaziz brings an outstanding record of driving business, and building high-performance teams.
Prior to assuming his current position in April 2021, AbdulAziz was the General Manager at Johnson & Johnson Medical Device and Janssen Pharmaceutical , leading Saudi operation for seven years. He also was a member of the company’s Middle East Management Board.
Prior to that he held multiple positions with increasing responsibilities including Country Manager for LifeScan Johnson and Johnson, Business Manager for HIV, Business Manager and Sales Manager for Osteoporosis at Merck Sharp and Dohme, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulaziz was attracted following his post graduate education to join Merck & Co.’s Headquarters as part of their International Talent Program and worked in key sales and marketing roles in Whitehouse Station New Jersey, USA for two years prior to returning to Saudi Arabia in 2002.
AbdulAziz served as a Member of business Council for Small and Medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Saudi Arabia. He has lead work for various initiatives for the betterment of healthcare and social standards in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia including improving diabetic patients care via various awarded projects and writing numerous articles, highlighting the importance of reversing the rising incidence of diabetes in the Kingdom.
Abdulaziz holds a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from King Saud University, Riyadh and a double Masters in Business Administration and Master of International Finance from the American University, Washington DC, USA.