About Masters

About Masters
We are a leading player in Latin America including the Caribbean as well as the Middle East. Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and Healthcare Providers in these regions call upon us to resolve the unmet needs of their patients.
Whether the need is for access to a large variety of products through our unrivalled network of partners, or the commercialisation of medicines through complex regulatory procedures, our proven capabilities deliver on our promises.
Our
story

Our
story
Masters Speciality Pharma was founded in 1984 by Dr. Zulf Masters OBE, who had the vision to provide everyone with access to quality, affordable medicines, prioritising the unmet needs of those in Emerging Markets.
Meet our team
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Clarke
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Junior
Lopez
Blanco
Gamble
Kayum
Simpson
Lee
Yadav
Mehta
Goldfarb
Tittershill
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Zulf has over forty years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry. He founded Masters in 1984, opening the first office in the UK. Zulf had a vision to provide everyone with access to quality, affordable medicines, prioritising the unmet needs of those in emerging markets.
Some 38 years later, the business has grown significantly, and Zulf’s vision remains the same.
In 2004, Zulf received an OBE for his contribution to International Trade.
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Suzad has been part of the Masters team from the very beginning, developing business in the Middle East and beyond.
Over this time Suzad has built many strategic long-term relationships with suppliers and manufacturers, and has helped to establish Masters as a trusted and reliable source of quality pharmaceutical products.
Clarke
Simon is a Chartered Accountant with over 25 years’ experience in senior finance positions and has worked across the USA, Asia, and Africa for several years.
Here in the UK, Simon joined Masters as the CFO in 2011 and now sits on our Board of Directors, working closely with the CEO and Senior team as an advisor for business strategy, large scale projects and financial matters.
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As Vice President for North America, Zain drives the company sales in the Caribbean and Central America whilst managing the team and operations in our Florida office.
Zain joined as part of the UK team in 2015 as Business Development and Licensing Director before moving to the US.
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Since joining Masters in 2015, Sid has spent time working across multiple disciplinary’s in Procurement, Sales, Business Development and Licensing. He later became Global Head of Business Development, leading multiple strategic deals and product launches in the emerging markets of Latin America, Central America, and the Middle East.
Sid has recently relocated to Dubai, where he is now the Business Unit Director for the Middle East.
Junior
Amaro has an MBA in Business Management from Ibmec Brazil and brings with him to Masters over 25 years of experience in commercial, strategic and business development roles across private and public hospital sectors.
Since joining the team in Brazil in 2021, Amaro has successfully led several pivotal commercial projects for the business.
Lopez
Fernando joined Masters in 2015, previously at Merck Sharp & Dohme as the Business Director of El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. Fernando has worked in the private and public hospital sectors across Central America and the Dominican Republic for over 30 years.
As our Business Unit Director for Central America and the Dominican Republic, his main focus is the development and implementation of commercial strategies and product launches across the region.
Blanco
Dr Blanco came to Masters in 2019 with a wealth of experience in medicine, pharmaceuticals, and clinical research.
Dr Blanco achieved a scholarship from the Wellcome Foundation in Clinical Pharmacology in the UK and is a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology and the American Academy of Pharmaceutical Physicians.
Gamble
Heather joined the UK team in 2011, bringing with her a wealth of experience in the pharma and life-sciences industries, working previously for Bayer and Nestor. Heather coordinates the drafting and execution of the Company’s contracts, and her work involves close liaison with Masters’ partners, and internal stakeholders including our Regulatory, Commercial, Pharmacovigilance and QA teams across the group. In her work, Heather is supported by Rob Goldfarb, Masters’ In-house Counsel. In addition to her legal work, Heather also manages all areas of Pharmacovigilance, including training and audits.
Kayum
Robert Kayum joined the UK team in 2022 as Head of QA and Responsible Person. Robert has 15 years’ experience as an RP, with a wealth of knowledge and experience in various aspects of Good Distribution Practice. Approaching 30 years of global experience, Robert has previously worked with Softbox Systems, Envirotainer, OBG Pharmaceuticals, Unipart/NHS Supply Chain, MSI Reproductive Choices, Kammac and has consulted to organisation’s such as McKinsey and Eurazeo. Robert specialises in temperature control packaging, quality excellence, (culture) and GxP quality focused strategy.
Lee
Lucy joined the UK team in 2019 as Marketing and Communications Manager, responsible for corporate marketing activities across the Masters group and all internal communications.
Lucy has over fifteen years’ experience in the pharma industry, having previously worked with prescription, OTC, and consumer brands.
Yadav
Sanjay joined Masters in 2018 as the Regulatory Affairs Manager. Sanjay co-ordinates our regulatory team and leads our product registration projects across the Masters Group.
Having worked in various regulatory roles over the last 12 years, Sanjay is highly skilled in managing registration procedures in many different countries and compiling and filing complex product dossiers.
Goldfarb
Rob Goldfarb provides representation and support with corporate and real estate matters. Rob has over 40 years of law experience, focussed primarily on the healthcare industry.
He obtained his bachelor’s degree from the University of Connecticut and his degree in Law from the University of Florida. He is a member of the Florida Bar.
Tittershill
Andrew is a pharmacist with a doctoral degree and over 30 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Andrew brings to Masters a broad range of skills, having worked in commercial and scientific roles in small and large companies across NNCE branded, generic, and unlicensed medicines.
Andrew has been working with Masters since 2019 in the role of Responsible Person, and more recently as the Responsible Person – Imports.