Shams Choudhury

DIRECTOR & SENIOR CONSULTANT

Shams is an experienced Contract Responsible Person and former MHRA GDP Inspector who joined SeerPharmaUK as an Associate in 2024. He has supported a multitude of pharmaceutical organisations…

 

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Mariam Naqesh-Bandi

DIRECTOR & SENIOR CONSULTANT

Mariam is a Pharmacist by profession, having experience in the UK community pharmacy sector since 2009. Her experience spanned the pharmaceutical field, where Mariam set up a whole…

 

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Nazik Naqesh-Bandi

DIRECTOR & SENIOR CONSULTANT

Nazik qualified as a Pharmacist in 2010 and advanced into senior roles within the community pharmacy sector, taking on leadership positions and spearheading the establishment of new pharmacies for large multi-chain organisations…

 

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Shahbaz 
Sarwar

DIRECTOR & SENIOR CONSULTANT

Shahbaz Sarwar joined SeerPharma in 2019. As a former MHRA Inspector Shahbaz is able to offer first hand insight into the understanding and application of the regulatory guidelines…

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Arvind Vijayabhaskar

DIRECTOR & SENIOR CONSULTANT

Arvind brings 23+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. He has been a QP by UK permanent provisions since 2011, and is also a Chartered Chemist, Chartered Scientist, Industrial Pharmacist and RP/RPi…

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Debra
Stanfield

BUSINESS SUPPORT MANAGER

Debra has been our Business Support Manager for the past 21 years. She ensures the smooth running of the administration side of the business to allow the Directors to concentrate on…

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Shams is an experienced Contract Responsible Person and former MHRA GDP Inspector who joined SeerPharmaUK as an Associate in 2024. He has supported a multitude of pharmaceutical organisations as a consultant, specialising in GDP compliance, regulatory remediation, and inspection readiness. Shams has supported WDA and MS licence holders in developing robust quality systems, resolving regulatory findings, and implementing practical, risk-based improvements.

With a strong background in aviation, maritime, and global import/export operations, Shams has extensive experience in developing GDP-compliant distribution models across complex supply chains. He has advised wholesalers on designing and maintaining compliant transport networks, enabling the efficient and secure global distribution of medicines. His work spans international markets across Europe, the Middle East, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific, with a focus on GDP-compliant supply chains, quality management system development, and the oversight and control of third-party contractors.

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Mariam is a Pharmacist by profession, having experience in the UK community pharmacy sector since 2009. Her experience spanned the pharmaceutical field, where Mariam set up a wholesale distribution company. As a WDA(H) holder, the company specialised in the export of medicinal products, medical devices, and vitamins & supplements to the Middle East. As an expert Responsible Person, the high level of compliance and excellent performance demonstrated during regulatory audits did not go unnoticed and Mariam soon took on the role of GDP Inspector for the MHRA.

More recently, Mariam joined the SeerPharma (UK) team as an associate in order to aid pharmaceutical companies in their compliance with GDP and the UK Human Medicines Regulations 2012. Mariam is an experienced trainer and provides specialist training on the Responsible Person “Gold Standard” course which is accredited and certified by Cogent and recognised by the MHRA. She helps to ensure Responsible Persons and organisations develop a suitable Quality Management System (QMS) and maintain the highest competency in GDP and maximise their performance.

Mariam still works as a Pharmacist, to continue to appreciate all parts of the medicines supply chain, which gives her a unique perspective as an expert GDP Pharmaceutical Consultant. She also works as an aesthetics practitioner, providing cosmetic enhancement services to private clients. This gives her a particular insight into the compliance needs of the aesthetics sector.

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Nazik qualified as a Pharmacist in 2010 and advanced into senior roles within the community pharmacy sector, taking on leadership positions and spearheading the establishment of new pharmacies for large multi-chain organisations.

Due to her passion for ensuring everyone had access to quality medicines, Nazik founded a company specialising in the export of medicinal products, medical devices and vitamins to the Middle East.

Through her consultancy and training services, Nazik’s expertise in GDP and pharmacy offers a unique perspective and insight into the two fundamental components of the medicine supply chain. Her comprehensive understanding of the different regulatory frameworks underpinning these industries has enabled her to effectively assist clients in achieving compliance. This has encompassed MHRA and GPhC inspection readiness, remedial work following regulatory interventions, pharmacy and GDP audits, and bespoke training programmes.

Her ability to bridge compliance and quality with practical solutions has enabled Nazik to support pharmacies and wholesale distributors in meeting their legal requirements.

With direct patient interaction influencing her approach, Nazik has gained a firsthand understanding of the impact of regulatory non-compliance—not just on supply chains, but on patient outcomes. This has underscored her dedication to ensuring businesses and professionals meet the highest standards of practice.

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Shahbaz Sarwar joined SeerPharma in 2019. As a former MHRA Inspector Shahbaz is able to offer first hand insight into the understanding and application of the regulatory guidelines and regulations to any business.

Shahbaz’s special focus has been to help provide practical advice for compliance against GDP guidelines and Regulations. Shahbaz is a Contract RP and his favourite topics include audits, quality management systems, falsified medicines and complex supply chains.

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Arvind brings 23+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. He has been a Qualified Person (QP) by UK permanent provisions since 2011, and is also a Chartered Chemist, Chartered Scientist, Industrial Pharmacist and Responsible Person / Responsible Person (Import).

Arvind has quality governance and leadership experience gained in multiple levels of organisation (small, medium, large, and multinational) within various types (manufacturing facilities, distribution sites, virtual, third party management and matrix organisations) and in different cultures. Arvind’s GMDP experience covers manufacturing, process validation and formulation development of tablets, capsules, and MDI inhalers. Proven ability and exposure in manufacturing and quality assurance as a QP, working across product lines such as tablets, capsules, MDI inhalers, ointments, creams, gels, liquid sprays, aerosols, and nasal sprays. Hands on experience in sterile dosage forms, Drug-device combination products and Biosimilars.

Arvind also has experience in quality noncompliance remediation projects, Quality metrics deployment, Inspection readiness, CMC quality expert statements and clinical trial protocol review for investigational medicinal products.

Arvind has extensive GxP auditing and inspection experience acting as lead auditor for audit/inspection programme for the:

  • Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) facility and systems (including automation systems)
  • Good Distribution Practice (GDP) audits for the supply chain and distributions sites
  • Good Clinical Practice for Clinical Trials (GCP)
  • Good Pharmcovigilance Practice (GPvP) internal audits and service providers.

In 2017, Arvind became an independent consultant and routinely prepares and delivers training programs on the topics related to QP study guide modules and problem-solving scenarios, OOS Investigation, Statistical process control and sampling, QRM tools and Root Cause Analysis techniques, Legislation Impact assessments and quality evaluation/Gap analysis.

Arvind has an MSc degree in Experimental Therapeutics from University of Oxford, MSc degree in Industrial Pharmaceutical Sciences from Royal Colleges of Surgeons Ireland, and a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from Madurai Medical College, India.

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Debra has been our Business Support Manager for the past 21 years. She ensures the smooth running of the administration side of the business to allow the Directors to concentrate on developing the business.

Debra works with the SeerPharma UK management team to set up training sessions. Much of her role involves organisational planning and liaising with the Directors, associate trainers, delegates and suppliers to ensure all the logistics are in place. She is also actively involved in the client invoicing, email management, database administration and marketing for the business.


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Nuala Calnan PhD biography

Nuala is a 25 year veteran of the pharmaceutical industry. Her work as a consultant, academic, author and commentator is directed toward the development of practical, patient-focused excellence and includes research for FDA(USA) and HPRA(Ireland) on risk surveillance, patient safety and product quality in themanufacture and distribution of drugs.

Nuala works with organizations on transforming organizational culture, delivering more effective end-to-endproactive risk management, implementing knowledge excellence strategies, behavior-based qualityexcellence and enhancing performance management through people. She is the founder of the Quality Risk

Management Institute and is currently the Co-Ordinator for the Operational Excellence Team at the Institute of Production & Supply Chain Management at St. Gallen University.

Nuala co-leads the ISPE Cultural Excellence Team, acted as Technical Author on the AdvancingPharmaceutical Quality (APQ) Guide series. At TU Dublin, Ireland, Nuala leads a number of patient focusedregulatory science research projects at Masters and PhD level and teaches on the Executive MBA (LifeSciences) on OPEX, QRM and Regulatory Science.

Professor Amira Guirguis biography

Professor Amira Guirguis is the Chief Scientist at the Royal College of Pharmacy and Professor of Pharmacy at Swansea University. A pharmacist independent prescriber, researcher and scientific leader, she works at the interface of pharmacy practice, medicines safety, research, regulation and public policy.

She is internationally recognised for her work in substance misuse, novel and emerging drugs, pharmacovigilance, harm reduction and pharmaceutical science, and has authored more than 100 scientific publications.

Amira has also pioneered the UK’s first Home Office-licensed pharmacist-led drug-checking service.

Alongside her RCPharm leadership role, Amira serves on the UK Government’s Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, the General Pharmaceutical Council’s Fitness to Practise Committee, and the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland’s Accreditation Panel.

As Chief Scientist, she leads RCPharm’s work to strengthen science and research across the profession and ensure robust evidence informs pharmacy practice, policy and innovation. Her current interests include pharmacovigilance, netnography, diversion of pharmaceuticals, and the opportunities and emerging risks associated with rapidly evolving medicines and therapeutic technologies.

Carolina Luna biography

Carolina Luna is Quality Manager and Responsible Person UK & NL at AIT Worldwide Logistics. With a career spanning pharmaceutical logistics, manufacturing and food production, she brings broad experience of applying GMP and GDP principles across regulated environments. Carolina holds a bachelor’s degree in Agro-Industrial Engineering, specialising in Food Processing.

Throughout her career, Carolina has focused on turning regulatory requirements into quality systems that work in practice. Her achievements include integrating three separate quality management systems into one, leading applications for WDA, API and MIA licences, and transitioning a paper-based QMS to an electronic platform. She has also supported regulatory inspections, conducted supplier audits, developed quality KPIs and delivered GMP/GDP training.

Carolina is currently completing a Level 4 AI and Automation Practitioner qualification and exploring practical applications of AI within pharmaceutical quality management. Through her presentation, “Practical AI for Quality and Compliance”, she aims to give quality professionals the confidence to use AI in a practical and controlled way, while reinforcing that technology should support, rather than replace, professional judgement and human oversight.

Harry Hughes biography

Harry Hughes is UK Ambassador for TAPA EMEA and Managing Director of FET Logistics Ltd. He has nearly 30 years’ experience in logistics and supply chains, specialising in secure, GDP-compliant pharmaceutical transport. His work spans quality systems, cargo crime prevention and supply chain resilience.

Stuart Tatters biography

With over 20 years in logistics, freight forwarding, and time-critical supply chains, Stuart Tatters has learned firsthand how crucial it is to know where your assets are, and where they’re going, at any given moment. In fast-moving, high-stakes environments, visibility isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity.

That experience shapes everything he does at Sensos, where he helps organisations turn complex supply chains into responsive, efficient ecosystems through end-to-end visibility, AI-powered analytics, and smarter execution. His approach comes down to aligning people, technology, and systems; because when those three work together, you get more than a functional supply chain, you get a competitive advantage.

 

Titus Rawlins bography

A former Royal Navy Ship’s Navigator and Diver, Titus is an airline pilot of 25 years’ experience and a Human Factors Instructor who specialises in training teams who need to perform in hazardous work environments. He is qualified to deliver regulatory training to Flight Crews by the European Union Aviation Safety Administration and both the UK’s Military and Civil Aviation Authorities. 

Presenting to high performance groups and industries as diverse as Medicine and Logistics, from the UK, Europe and as far afield as Qatar and Nigeria, Titus employs a dynamic and interactive style to deliver easily relatable training models and case examples. His sessions have been proven to enhance communication and decision making, thereby minimising risk while improving efficiency, effectiveness and safety. 

Mikael Ginai biography

Mikael Ginai is Sales Director at Ginai Pharmaceuticals, helping drive a new generation of pharmaceutical wholesale.

Combining commercial leadership with a passion for technology and innovation, he has helped lead the development of Ginai’s own in-house ERP system and introduced smarter, more efficient ways of working.

His focus is on building upon the strong foundations of the pharmaceutical industry while embracing technology, innovation and new ideas to help shape its future.