WHO WE ARE

Madeleine
Ault

Director & Senior Consultant

Madeleine has worked in the pharmaceutical sector throughout her career, spanning NHS manufacturing, NHS Blood & Transplant and, until recently, as a senior GDP inspector with…

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Alan
Bentley

Director & Senior Consultant

Alan is a highly experienced and respected professional in the pharmaceutical industry, last serving as a Lead Senior GDP (Good Distribution Practice) Inspector at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)…

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Gaynor
Brummitt

Director & Senior Consultant

Gaynor is a former MHRA Senior Good Distribution Practice (GDP) Inspector with over 24 years of experience, spanning the pharmaceutical wholesale sector and the UK medicines regulator…

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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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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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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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OUR ASSOCIATE CONSULTANTS

Arvind Vijayabhaskar - GMP consultancy & Qualified Person services

Arvind brings 23+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry to his consultancy role. 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.

Christine Paine - GDP for Veterinary Medicines and Wholesale Qualified Person services

Christine worked as an Inspector for the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) for over eleven years including four years as Head of the Inspection Team. She has conducted approval and routine inspections and investigations of animal health retailers, veterinary practices, wholesale suppliers, commercial and on-farm manufacturers, and distributors of feedingstuffs containing veterinary medicinal products and specified feed additives.

This involved working closely with other Regulators such as MHRA, GPhC, RCVS for combined inspections.

Christine has always had a strong interest in pharmaceutical compliance education and training, and has provided many in-house and public presentations and training throughout UK and on feed production and compliance in Ethiopia (2018)

Previously Christine has also worked in Contingency Planning and Emergency Preparedness and has prepared and participated in Government Exercises and two Animal Disease outbreaks. She also has twenty years’ experience in animal feedingstuffs manufacture in relation to quality control, HACCP, Site Quality Management and ruminant nutrition. Trained to IRCA ISO 9001:2015 standards, Christine carried out approximately 1500 inspections / audits during that time.

Christine successfully completed the Cogent Gold Standard Responsible Person (RP) course, and now is a consultant providing advice and training in relation to pharmaceutical GDP, wholesale and retail regulation, specialising in veterinary medicines. She has a particular interest in the challenges presented to WDA(H) wholesalers as they strive to achieve compliance in the handling of both veterinary and human medicines. Christine also brings her expertise to her role as a contract WQP (Wholesale Qualified Person) on a WDA(V).

Shams Choudhury - GDP consultancy & Responsible Person services

Shams is a former MHRA GDP inspector and experienced aviation/maritime professional who joined Seer Pharma as an Associate in 2024. With a diverse career at the MHRA and subsequent roles as Quality Lead and Responsible Person, Shams brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the pharmaceutical distribution sector.

Post-MHRA, Shams excelled in enhancing quality for global organisations, focusing on regulatory compliance. He spearheaded GDP-compliant distribution models for medicines worldwide, navigating complexities across various regions including Europe, the Middle East, Americas, and Asia Pacific. Shams’ expertise extends to developing robust GDP and ISO compliant quality management systems, overseeing third party supplier audits and managing relationships with global regulatory bodies.

Shams’ experience within the aviation/maritime sector has enabled him to support not only pharmaceutical distributors but also commercial airlines, private aircraft operators, and luxury yacht operators in achieving regulatory compliance. He possesses deep knowledge of global aviation/maritime regulations and GDP compliance, leading initiatives across several key regions.

Collaborating with Shams offers your business invaluable insights into global medicine regulations, distribution complexities, and the means to achieve and maintain full GDP compliance.

Dr Victoria Sessions - GCP consultancy

After a successful academic career as a scientist with multiple first-name publications and completion of a PhD, Victoria pursued a career in pharmaceutical development. Victoria also completed an MSc in Clinical Research to further enhance her expertise in the field.

Her management career started by leading Medical Information and Physician Initiated Clinical Trial groups. Victoria gained experience in various clinical indications including asthma, COPD, dermatology, and Toll-Like Receptor molecule development for multiple indications including virology and cancer, both NCE and generic. To broaden her career prospects, Victoria studied at the London Business School and Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), also completing certification as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt in record time. Victoria has extensive experience in both GAP negotiation techniques and sales training.

Victoria’s passion is to help clinics and pharmaceutical companies run the best possible clinical studies helping to reduce the number of patients/subjects exposed to drugs during research. This not only saves money but also gets the drug to market sooner. With her background in science, clinical research, and business, Victoria possesses unique skills to drive your clinical program forward.

Nazik Naqesh-Bandi - Pharmacy consultancy

Nazik is a registered Pharmacist with experience as wholesale distributor, RP and consultant

Lara Melchiorre - GDP consultancy, Responsible Person services & medical devices consultancy

Lara has over 15 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry, initially working in contract manufacturing and generic manufacturing.

More recently her experience has taken in roles as Responsible Person and Responsible Person (Import), alongside building her knowledge of the regulation of medical devices and in-vitro diagnostics.

Lara is a qualified PQG/IRCA Lead Auditor now provides consultancy support for clients working in the medicines wholesale distribution and medical device industries.

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