Meet the team


Alex Fell Chief Executive of the PMCPA and a member of the Panel	Natalie Whittle Director - Code Development at the PMCPA and a member of the Panel
Alex has held ethics and compliance leadership roles in the UK, USA, and Singapore for a large global pharmaceutical company as well as an International ethics and compliance leadership role in a small biotechnology company. Alex started in the pharmaceutical industry in a Global Internal Audit role with a specific focus on Code compliance. Alex joined the PMCPA in 2022.	Natalie has been a member of the Code of Practice Panel for several years. She is also a member of the IFPMA Code Complaint Adjudication Group. She previously worked in the pharmaceutical industry in Medical Compliance and Medical Information roles at UK and regional level. She has a degree in Medicine. Natalie joined the PMCPA in September 2018.

Owen Robinson Director at the PMCPA and a member of the Panel	Alicia White Director at the PMCPA and a member of the Panel
Owen is a solicitor with over fifteen years post-qualification experience and is a healthcare, life sciences and public law specialist. He has worked in a range of senior roles at the heart of the UK Government, including Cabinet Office and the Department of Health and Social Care. During his time in government, he operated for five years as a senior legal adviser to the MHRA and the NHS team. He left the government in February 2023 to join the Global Regulatory Team at the law firm Hogan Lovells. He also sits as a part-time judge in the Employment Tribunals and in the Health, Education and Social Care Tribunals. Owen joined the PMCPA in September 2024.	Alicia qualified as a Solicitor in 2012 and worked in private practice on behalf of a number of healthcare regulators before moving to the General Pharmaceutical Council. For six years she held the role of Head of Professionals Regulation (Casework and Resolution) at the GPhC. During this time she grew and developed a large multidisciplinary team and had overall responsibility for progressing all fitness to practise investigations through to a final decision. In addition to her in-depth knowledge of the pharmacy sector, Alicia’s recent experience includes leading on a number of improvement changes as part of a wider strategy to improve the timeliness of investigations whilst maintaining quality. This includes the introduction of a fast track investigations process, resolving aged and complex cases, and streamlining processes. Alicia joined the PMCPA in October 2024.


Keval Dabba Associate Director at the PMCPA and a member of the Panel	Maleeha Sultan Manager at the PMCPA and a member of the Panel
He is a registered pharmacist in the UK and has worked in community pharmacy, the NHS and in the pharmaceutical industry including being a final signatory, providing expert advice and training on the Code. His recent role at a pharmaceutical company involved leading the compliance and medical function. Keval joined the PMCPA in June 2021.	She is a UK-registered pharmacist and has worked in the NHS, community pharmacy, and in the pharmaceutical industry. Her previous roles included Medical Affairs, Advertising & Promotion and Medical Governance. Her recent role involved the management of promotional review services and implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol. Maleeha joined the PMCPA in August 2022.


Helen Darracott Manager at the PMCPA and a member of the Panel	Emily Boys Manager at the PMCPA and a member of the Panel
She is a Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society with degrees in pharmacy and law. Helen has worked in regulatory, policy, legal, compliance and ethics roles for health professional regulatory bodies, industry representative organisations and pharmaceutical companies. Helen joined PMCPA in February 2023.	She has a broad range of experience in science/data communication and a PhD in Genetics/Plant Pathology. She was previously Head of Project Delivery at an independent medical publisher, working in partnership with pharmaceutical companies to deliver a range of projects. As head of department, her role involved ensuring high editorial standards and compliance with the Code, and she provided Code training to new staff. Emily joined the PMCPA in November 2023.

Reshma Thakkar Manager at the PMCPA and a member of the Panel	Sharan Kaur Manager at the PMCPA and a member of the Panel
She is a UK registered Pharmacist with a background in oncology pharmacy and code compliance in the pharmaceutical industry. Her previous roles in the pharmaceutical industry have included medical ethics, final signatory, and healthcare compliance. Reshma joined the PMCPA in July 2024.	She is a Chartered Legal Executive and volunteers as a Magistrate for the East London Local Justice Area. Her previous experience includes roles such as Assessment Manager, Case Officer and Paralegal at the General Pharmaceutical Council. Prior to this, Sharan worked for Kingsley Napley solicitors and investigated Health and Care Professions Council cases on their behalf. Sharan joined the PMCPA in August 2024.

Peter Clift Operations and Governance Manager at the PMCPA
He is responsible for the administration of the Code of Practice Appeal Board, the PMCPA’s data privacy programme and for the development of the PMCPA website and digital communications. He was previously a biomedical scientist. He has a masters degree in biology and post graduate legal qualifications. Peter joined the PMCPA in May 2002	.


Nora Alexander PA to the Director	Lisa Matthews Senior Case Coordinator
She previously worked for the NHS and is the contact for the PMCPA seminars. Nora joined the PMCPA in 2007.	Her responsibilities include performing a key role in the intake and assessment of complaints, in addition to supporting key department projects such as the new case management system. Lisa joined the PMCPA in 1999