KARIN MUNASINGHE

Managing Director

APAC BioHealth Consulting Limited.

Professional Experience:

2017

Ethnicity: + German

Gender: Female

No. of years in Hong Kong: 15

Cantonese Speaking:

Can say basic words. E.g. Give taxi directions

Cantonese Understanding:

Karin is a professional with an MBA from London Business School & a Ph.D. in Genetic Engineering. Karin has a track record in Strategy Development & Implementation, Sales & Marketing Management, and Business Development and People Management.

Karin has worked for multinational companies such as Eli Lilly, Baxter, Medtronic & Fresenius Medical.

Karin has vast international experience having worked in the UK, Switzerland and in Hong Kong. One of Karin’s career highlights was work on the Baxter acquisition due diligence process and the post-merger integration planning.

In 2016, Karin set up a healthcare consulting business in Hong Kong. As a result of this, Karin was invited by InvestHK to curate the HealthTech Asia 2017 event, showcasing entrepreneurship and innovation in the field of healthcare (part of StartmeupHK).

Recently, Karin completed the Financial Times Non-Executive Directors Diploma. Karin speaks German, conversational French, Spanish and Mandarin.

Voluntary Contributions to Hong Kong: Vice Chair, Healthcare Committee, British Chamber of Commerce.

Mentor, Hong Kong-based start-ups, Betatron Accelerator. Co-Founder, Healthcare Drinks.

Quote from Spencer Stuart Hong Kong:

Karin is an articulate professional who has spent much of her time in the pharmaceutical industry. She has both a business and a science background as well as global business exposure. Karin is a big fan of Hong Kong.

Ethnicity: +

Gender: Male

No. of years in Hong Kong: 26

Cantonese Speaking:

None

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