The AVMI Board was elected at the virtual AGM on the 4th of February 2026
William Ampofo
Executive Director
Prof. William Kwabena Ampofo is an Associate Professor of Virology at the College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana.
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Farrah Losper
Chair
Farrah is a BbusSc graduate from the University of Cape Town in South Africa. She completed her articles at Deloitte and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2007.
Simon Agwale
Vice Chair
Simon Agwale, Ph. D is the CEO of Innovative Biotech, Nigeria and Innovative Biotech USA Inc. Dr Agwale is the Vice Chair of AVMI’s Board of Directors and the lead of the Vaccine Technology working group.
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Stavros Nicolaou
Board Member
Stavros Nicolaou is a seasoned and well experienced pharmaceutical executive, with 33 years’ experience mainly in domestic and international general management and strategy.
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Assietou Diouf
Board Member (Co-opted)
Assietou Sylla Diouf is a seasoned financial expert with diverse international experience in global public and private organizations.
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Magdy El-Sayed
Board Member
Dr Magdy El Sayed has over 35 years of experience in human and animal health, and has focused his career on advancing vaccine and pharmaceutical capabilities in Egypt and the wider African region.
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Peter Salama
Board Member
Peter Makram Salama is a biotechnology leader with over a decade of experience in process development, R&D, and biopharmaceutical manufacturing.
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Alexzander Asea
Board Member
Prof. Dr. Alexzander Asea, PhD, MBA is a biomedical-scientist, biotech entrepreneur, and manufacturing executive with more than two decades of global experience across immunology, vaccine development, biologics manufacturing, and translational medicine.
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Melissa Schouw
Executive Administration Officer
Melissa Schouw is currently the Executive Administration Officer at AVMI. With 12 years of office administration and coordination experience, she is responsible for all office operations.
Kirsty King-Matongo
Administrative Assistant
Kirsty is currently the Administrative Assistant at AVMI. With 5 years of teaching. Kirsty is the main support to the Executive Administrator, who is responsible for all office operations.
Kerisha Batohi
Part-time Voluntary Administrative Assistant
Kerisha Batohi is the team lead at Cape Biologix Technologies, a transient plant-based expression production facility based in Cape Town.