Deon Poovan, Senior Manager: Inspectorate and Regulatory Compliance at the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA)

Deon Poovan, MM-PDM, B Pharm has a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from the University of the Western Cape and holds a Master’s degree in Management in Public and Development Management from the University of the Witwatersrand. Within the pharmaceutical industry space, he has held management positions at Adcock Ingram Healthcare in both Production and Quality Assurance at a site level, as well as corporate level, where he managed Quality Assurance activities relating to contract manufacturers. Prior to that, he worked in warehousing and distribution of clinical trials, raw materials, ophthalmic medicines, and ophthalmic medical devices.