The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 278 No 7458 p758
30 June 2007

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Non-pharmacist appointed to lead the NPA

Alison White, interim chief executive of Business Link London, has been appointed chief executive of the National Pharmacy Association. She will start on 2 July 2007.

NPA chairman Dilip Joshi said: “Alison is a visionary leader who has substantial senior management experience as well as an understanding of the challenges of working in the health arena.”

Ms White is the first non-pharmacist to lead the NPA in its 86-year history. Before joining Business Link London she was managing director of Primecare, part of Nestor Healthcare Group Plc. She has also held posts at Royal Mail as consumer and small business director, group mergers and acquisitions director and operations director for Royal Mail International.