Senior Management

MR GAVIN UPITER BSc Eng (Mech.)
Managing Director
Gavin is qualified engineer with a multi-disciplinary background in pharmaceutical operations management. Gavin was previously employed by Bristol-Myers Squibb in various senior roles for ten years between 1993 and 2004. His extensive exposure to production, engineering, finance and logistics management along with well developed technical and industrial relations expertise is based on ten years experience in production management and engineering roles in the pharmaceuticals manufacturing sector.

Gavin was one of two individuals in Australia nominated as the representative for the pharmaceutical manufacturing licence held by Bristol-Myers Squibb Australia. As such, the Founder has been accountable for ensuring compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice and regulatory standards across the company which accounted for over AU$500 million in sales across 30 countries.

DR ELIZABETH WONG PhD
Operations Manager
Elizabeth has over twenty years experience in the pharmaceutical industry having spent fifteen years with CSL Ltd (Australia’s largest vaccines and blood products company). After leaving CSL, Elizabeth joined Vitapharm Research Pty Ltd where she was responsible for the commercialization of technology involving biological pharmaceuticals. During her time in the pharmaceutical industry, Elizabeth has gained broad cross functional experience covering product registration, quality control and assurance, technology development and commercialization.

Elizabeth obtained her Ph.D. in Biochemistry at the university of Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France and has since gained international business experience in the UK and in China. Elizabeth is also fluent in both written and spoken Chinese.