Peter Mehlape – Opening doors for SAMED and medtech

Peter Mehlape is the Managing Director of Medtronic Africa. He holds an MBA from Bond University, a Diploma in Marketing and management (IMM) from Institute of Marketing and Management, a Management Advancement Program (MAP) from Wits business school and a Diploma in General Nursing, Midwifery, Community Health and Psychiatry from RAU University.

Peter currently serves as the Chairman of SAMED board and he is also AMCHAM board director.

Formerly Peter was at Becton Dickinson, employed as a Regional Director for Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa. As regional director, Peter developed and led a business case to invest in Nigeria and Iran, was responsible for design and implementation of go-to-market strategies, was responsible for evaluating new technologies for resource-limited settings that will increase access to quality healthcare for patients in developing countries and emerging markets and managed Becton Dickinson’s global public-private partnerships including identifying new opportunities to advance global health through strategic planning in the region.

From 2010 to 2014, Peter served as the General Manager for Becton Dickinson’s sub-Sahara African business where he was able to grow the business significantly. Peter was able to form and develop the leadership teams in the three sub-Saharan African hubs (Johannesburg, Nairobi and Accra) and initiated Becton Dickinson’s relationship with FIND (Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics), an NGO based in Geneva.