Executive Director
Prof. William Ampofo is a Virologist and has a keen interest in the management of viral infections, teaches graduate student courses and conducts research projects on viral diseases as an Associate Professor of Virology at the University of Ghana, College of Health Sciences, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research / Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences.
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.
Vice Chair
Simon Agwale, PhD is the CEO of Innovative Biotech, Nigeria and Innovative Biotech USA Inc. He has a vision for the development and investigation of HIV vaccine constructs from a prevalent Nigerian strain.
Board Member
Lisa Bonadonna completed her PhD in Immunology at the University of Melbourne, then she entered the pharmaceutical industry holding a range of senior medical, research and commercial positions covering many geographies.
Board Member
Kofi Nsiah-Poku graduated in Pharmacy from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in 1986 and chose to stay on to teach at the University. Pharm.
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.
Board Member
Dr Chidi Nweneka is a distinguished Global Health and Management expert, who has had an illustrious career spanning over two decades, marked by exceptional contributions to management, leadership, and strategy in global health and infectious diseases.
Executive Administration Officer
Melissa Schouw is currently the Executive Administration Officer at AVMI.
Administrative Assistant
Kirsty King-Matongo is currently the Administrative Assistant at AVMI.
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.
Part-Time Voluntary Legal Support
Charlie is a Scientist/Attorney with passion for Intellectual Property (“IP”) and the implementation of the associated rights particularly for start-up companies.