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Alan Main

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Non Executive Director at ALK
📍 Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Alan is a global healthcare executive with over 30 years of experience leading consumer health and medical device divisions at Sanofi and Bayer. He now serves as a Non-Executive Director at ALK and a Senior Advisor at Bamboo Capital Partners. Colleagues describe him as driven, with a wonderful warmth and charm.

Outside of his corporate roles, Alan is deeply involved in philanthropy, particularly focused on youth development and leadership in Africa. He is an active board member for the African Leadership Foundation and supports educational non-profits like News Decoder. He also has a strong interest in the performing arts.

After a 30-year corporate career, Alan took a sabbatical, an experience he highly recommends to other professionals.

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Experience
32 Years
Current Role
Non Executive Director
Job Level
Senior
Location
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Global Healthcare
His career includes leading multi-billion dollar global business units in consumer health and medical devices at Sanofi and Bayer across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
Impact Investing
As a Senior Advisor and Investment Committee member for the HEAL Fund, he focuses on investing in healthcare solutions for emerging and frontier markets.
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Career

Work history

8-2021
Non Executive Director
ALK
10-2020 - 5-2023
Senior Advisor and Member of Investment Committee (HEAL Fund)
Bamboo Capital Partners
10-2016 - 7-2020
Head of Consumer Healthcare
Sanofi
5-2016 - 10-2016
Sabbatical
Sabbatical
7-2010 - 5-2016
Global President - Bayer Medical Care
Bayer Pharmaceuticals
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Change to ALK's Board of Directors. Featured in ALK Investor Relations
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Education
1982 - 1986
Bachelor of Arts (BA Hons)
University of Greenwich
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