Leadership

Management

Dr. Faz Chowdhury
Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Chowdhury has served as CEO and Chairman of the Board of Nemaura Medical Inc. since 2013. He has over 20 years of experience in the Pharmaceutical and Medical devices industry, taking products from concept to commercial launch. He is sole inventor on more than 100 granted and pending patents across 15 technology platforms within the medical device and pharmaceutical sectors and has authored Textbook Chapters on Nano-biosciences for Wiley and Elsevier. Dr. Chowdhury is a regular speaker at international conferences in this field and serves on the Board of Medilink East Midlands, UK. He holds a Masters in Microsystems and Nanotechnology from Cranfield University, UK, and a Doctorate from the University of Oxford on nano-medicine and drug delivery.

Dr. Faz Chowdhury trained as a pharmaceutical scientist, and holds a Masters in Microsystems and Nanotechnology from Cranfield University, UK, and Doctorate from the University of Oxford on nano-drug delivery. He has over 18 years experience in product development, manufacturing, and technical and corporate management.

Dr Arash Ghadar
Chief Operating Officer

Dr Arash Ghadar has over 20 years of experience in management and leadership including senior technical roles in medical devices, oil & gas and automation. His main area of expertise is in the healthcare sector, both in OEM and contract design and manufacturing settings, covering all aspects of new product life cycle from R&D to product design and commercial manufacture. Dr Ghadar is responsible for all aspects of operations at Nemaura, from design and development to volume production.

Dr. Ghadar holds a First Class BSc degree and a Master’s degree with Distinction in Electronics and Control Systems, respectively. He also has a Ph.D. in Electronic Biosensors from the University of Warwick (UK). He is a non-executive director on the board of Medilink Midlands (UK), the Life Sciences industry association with a vision to stimulate the growth of the life sciences sector, and also sits on the Innovation Board of LLEP (Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership).

Prior to joining Nemaura, Dr Ghadar spent a decade in executive positions, managing design and commercialisation disciplines as an autonomous entity within a contract design and manufacturing setting. He was responsible for management of the related day-to-day operations, business planning, legal affairs, finance, sales, and business development. In his role he also led and managed numerous technical projects for healthcare and industrial customers, covering product development lifecycle to volume manufacture.

Professor Khan has over 35 years’ experience of drug discovery, pharmaceutical development, registration and managing pharmaceutical scientists. His experience includes 20 years as Head of Pharmaceutical Development for Boots Pharmaceuticals and Knoll and two years as Director for OSI where he managed their pharmaceutical development, analytical operations and DMPK.

David Scott
Director of Commercial Development and Licensing

David Scott is a trained chemist with over 35 years of experience in the Pharmaceutical Industry, spanning deal brokering, marketing, strategic planning, finance, business development, and acquisitions. He is a skilled negotiator who has closed a number of major deals for inward and outward licensing of pharmaceutical products, delivery systems, and technologies. He has also provided licensing training for a number of multinational pharma companies and training organizations and has published widely (he is the author of the best-selling report, “Scrip’s Practical Guide to Pharmaceutical Licensing”). David is also an accredited “Certified Licensing Professional”.

David Scott is a trained chemist with over 35 years’ experience in the Pharmaceutical Industry spanning deal brokering, marketing, strategic planning, finance, business development and acquisitions. He is a skilled negotiator who has closed a number of major deals for inward and outward licensing for pharmaceutical products, delivery systems and technologies.

Board of Directors

Mr. Timothy Johnson

Mr. Johnson was elected as a director in July 2017. He is currently serving in executive positions in Diagnostax,, EQIQ, and Protech Professional. Mr. Johnson received his first class Masters of Science in Mathematics and Physics from the University of Manchester, UK.

Dr. Salim Natha

Dr. Natha was elected as a director in July 2017. He is currently practicing as an eye surgeon in the UK National Health Service (NHS) and is the clinical lead for a retinopathy screening program for over 20,000 patients with diabetes in the Ashton, Wigan, and Leigh region. He has published several articles in the medical literature and is a peer reviewer for the English National Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Programme. Dr. Natha graduated with honors from the University of Liverpool Medical School.

Mr. Thomas Moore

Mr. Moore was elected as a director in August 2017. He is currently working as a management consultant, having built up three decades of experience in the accountancy and consultancy fields at leading accountancy firms, including Grant Thornton, KPMG, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is a practicing Chartered Tax Adviser and earned his first class Bachelor of Arts in French and Russian from the University of Northumbria, UK.

Dr. Faz Chowdhury
Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Chowdhury has served as CEO and Chairman of the Board of Nemaura Medical Inc. since 2013. He has over 20 years of experience in the Pharmaceutical and Medical devices industry and sole inventor on more than 100 granted and pending patents across over 15 technology platforms within the medical device and pharmaceutical sectors. He has authored Textbook Chapters on Nano-biosciences for Wiley and Elsevier and is a regular speaker at international conferences in this field. Dr Chowdhury holds a Masters in Microsystems and Nanotechnology from Cranfield University, UK, and a Doctorate from the University of Oxford on nano-medicine and drug delivery.

Mr. Bashir Timol

Mr. Timol has served as member of the board of Nemaura Medical since its formation in December 2013. He has co-founded, managed, and funded several biotech and life science companies and led the investment consortium that provided capital for the first two funding rounds for Nemaura Medical. Mr. Timol obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Central Lancashire, UK.

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