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Andrew has more than 30 years’ experience of leadership in the global pharmaceuticals industry with expertise across a broad range of disciplines including finance, manufacturing, sales, marketing, and strategy. Most recently he was Global President of Abbott Laboratories Pharma Division where he led a multi-billion-dollar operation that had 30 manufacturing plants, 12 Innovation and Development sites and 40,000 staff covering more than 100 countries. Before that he was Vice President of Takeda, Asia Pacific, where he managed the company’s operations in 12 countries, which included three factories and 2,000 staff. He has also held senior roles with multi-national pharmaceutical companies Nycomed, DKSH, Novartis, and Sandoz.

Dr. Witek served Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals for nearly 25 years where he held various pharmacology and clinical research positions, including Director of Respiratory and Immunology Clinical Research leading to his roles as President and CEO of Boehringer Ingelheim’s Canadian and Portugese operations. He led the Global Operating Team for Spiriva serving as Co-Chair of the Global Alliance with Pfizer.

Dr. Witek also was Chief Scientific Officer & Senior Vice President, Corporate Partnerships, at Innoviva (Formerly Theravance, Inc.). He also served on the Board of Directors of Canada’s Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx&D) including Chair of the Health Technology Assessment and Public Relations Committee. He was appointed to the Ontario Health Innovation Council and advisor to the Design for Health Program at OCAD University. He is currently Professor & Senior Fellow at the University of Toronto’s School of Public Health & Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy. He serves as Director of the DrPH program. Dr. Witek is the author of more than 100 scientific papers as well as several chapters and books.

Dr. Witek holds a Doctor of Public Health from Columbia University and a Master of Public Health from Yale University and an MBA from Henley Management College in the UK.