Our leadership

The SAMED Board, comprising a diverse selection of industry leaders, is tasked with ensuring our continued ability to create and sustain value for our members and stakeholders. It does so by setting strategic direction, reviewing and forming committees, engaging with stakeholders and overseeing our governance procedures.

With the holistic interests of the industry at the heart of the Board’s mandate, its members regularly meet and focus on building the credibility of the sector among our stakeholders.

The SAMED Board reviews and forms our committees annually, giving due consideration to transformation, representation, applicable expertise and capacity building. The composition, structure and governance of our board, committees and secretariat are described in our Constitution and Standard Operating Procedures.

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Scott de Oliviera 
SAMED Chairperson
Vice President, Sub-Saharan Africa
Merit Medical

Ian Wakefield 
SAMED Vice Chairperson
General Manager, Africa
Becton Dickinson (BD)

Reiner Gabler
SAMED Treasurer
Managing Director
Gabler Medical

Monica Lucas
General Manager
Werkomed

Avanthi Govender Bester
Associate Director – Regulatory Affairs and Quality
Alcon

Ayanda Swana 
Chief Executive Officer
Siemens Healthineers Southern Africa

Sybil Seoka 
Managing Director
Ample Resources

Tracy Moonsamy 
Group Sustainability and Risks Executive
Beier Drawtex Healthcare

Madeleine Pearce 
Director International Growth Region: Regulatory Affairs, Middle East, Turkiye, Africa
Philips South Africa Commercial

Tony Lowther 
Vice President
Smith + Nephew

Stuart Blackbeard 
Head of Department: Sales & Engineering
Southern Implants

Peter Mehlape
SAMED Board Member