Management Team
Proven track record in key commercial and business development functions
Jeremy Kelly
CEO
Jeremy enjoyed a successful corporate career in a variety of senior sales marketing and business development roles with several major Consumer Heath businesses including L’Oreal Reckitt GSK and Pfizer
In 1993 he co-founded specialist consumer health advisory business EBM and has completed over 300 BDL and strategic planning assignments internationally with all major MNCs including Haleon, Pfizer, J&J, Bayer, Novartis, BI and Sanofi as well as multiple mid-sized CHC companies
In conjunction with Jason Kalik, he created Evidence Base a specialist BD software service deployed by a number of MNCs in acquisition target screening and evaluation
He is also an Advisory Partner in Shanghai- based TPP Healthcare and a Founder of China Deal Flow
David Wright
Non Exec Chair
An experienced Global Executive with an impressive track record of leading global consumer healthcare companies, through significant organisational change and development, to achieve sustainable growth and profitability, that has led to the execution of value adding exit strategies
From 2010-16 David was Global CEO of Boehringer Ingleheim Consumer Healthcare (the world’s largest privately held pharma company) significantly increasing turnover by 60% to €1.9bn before the business was sold to Sanofi in 2016 for more than 20 times EBITDA
In 2017, he took up the role of CEO at HRA Pharma, a PE Backed Healthcare company. He was again successful in building sales and profitability over a 5-year tenure which resulted in a successful exit to Perrigo Inc in 2022 for an exit value of €2.1bn again more than 20 times EBITDA
He is Non-Executive Director of a number of other international healthcare businesses and works closely with many of the major private equity groups as Specialist Advisor
Jason Kalik
Chief Operating Officer
Jason has had a successful corporate career in sales, marketing, and business development, having worked with renowned healthcare companies, including Sanofi, Ciba Geigy, GSK, Novartis, and Pfizer, among others.
Alongside Jeremy Kelly, he co-founded EBM, a company that has collaborated with several multinational corporations, such as Haleon, Pfizer, J&J, Bayer, Novartis, BI, and Sanofi, as well as multiple mid-sized CHC companies
Jason also co-founded Evidence Base with Jeremy and is a Co-Founder of China Deal Flow.
Richard Westcott
Supply Chain Advisory
Richard is an experienced operations and supply chain professional with over 35 years’ experience working in pharmaceuticals and FMCG
He started his career in pharmaceutical manufacturing at Boots before joining Mars Group in production and project management. In 1994, he joined Crown Holdings Inc. as UK Manufacturing GM and held positions including European Industrial Investment Manager, Manufacturing & Logistics Director and Supply Chain Director and Head of the Corporate Department of Methods & Standards responsible for the European and Asia Pacific Divisions
Richard joined HRA Pharma in 2017 as Chief Supply Chain & Facilities Officer and was a member of the Executive Leadership Team from 2017 to 2023
He is a qualified Chartered Engineer with a BSc Engineering degree from Manchester University and an MBA from Nottingham Business School. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and a member of the Fédération Européenne d’Associations Nationales d’Ingénieurs