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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Peter Mehlape

Peter Mehlape
SAMED Chairperson
Managing Director: Southern Africa
Medtronic

Neil Venter

Neil Venter
SAMED  Vice Chairperson
Executive Member, SA Biomedical & Managing Director, Arthromedix

Reiner Gabler

Reiner Gabler
SAMED Treasurer
Managing Director
Gabler Medical

Donata Kubheka 1

Donata Kubheka
Head of Market Access – Africa Region
Medtronic

Monica Lucas

Monica Lucas
General Manager
Werkomed

Avanthi Govender Bester

Avanthi Govender Bester
Associate Director – Regulatory Affairs and Quality
Alcon

Bulelwa Maponya
Head Market Development for Southern Africa
Siemens Healthineers

Ian Wakefield
General Manager, Africa
Becton Dickinson (BD)

Madeleine Pearce

Madeleine Pearce
Senior Quality & Regulatory
Systems Manager
Philips Healthcare

Michel Rouessart
Managing Director
Advanced Orthopaedics