Mazen Takhah is the Senior Director of Government Affairs & Policy cross sector for Middle East, which includes Consumer, Medical Devices.
Mazen joined Johnson and Johnson in August 2017 as Director for Government Affairs Saudi Arabia.
Mazen joins Johnson & Johnson with over 20 years’ experience in senior executive roles in Consumer Health, Pharmaceuticals, Investment Banking & Aviation. In his last role, Mazen was the General Manager of SCP (Saudi Center for Pharmaceuticals) a leading healthcare company that is focused on sales and marketing of high quality nutritionals and pharmaceuticals, and prior to that Group Director of Investments and Corporate Communication at Banaja Holdings. Mazen held other roles in the Investment Banking sector including VP of Private Banking at Credit Suisse and Senior Dealer in Treasury Corporate Services at Banque AlSaudi AlFransi.
Mazen successfully led multiple high-profile investment projects alongside the Saudi Government and managed very high- profile stakeholders.
Mazen Holds a B.S. in Biology from University of Missouri-Columbia USA, B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering, B.S. in Aviation Management and a B.A. Aviation Engineering Technology from St. Louis University USA.

Mr. Ayman Mokhtar is Viatris Regional President for the Middle East, Turkey & Levant Region.

Viatris is the global healthcare company formed in November 2020 through the combination of Mylan and Upjohn, a legacy division of Pfizer. Viatris empowers people to live healthier at every stage of life. Viatris portfolio comprises more than 1,400 approved molecules across a wide range of therapeutic areas, spanning both non-communicable and infectious diseases. https://www.viatris.com/en

With more than twenty years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, Mr. Mokhtar is an executive with a broad international experience having held strategic positions within multinational companies and lead regional operations covering the Middle East and Africa. His most recent roles have been Regional Strategy Lead for Africa and the Middle East at Pfizer and General Manager GCC Countries for Upjohn a division of Pfizer.

Mr. Mokhtar has a passion for improving patient access to medications through innovative approaches, connecting stakeholders on common goals and driving meaningful partnerships. In his active external engagement as board member of several trade associations in the Middle East Region, he strongly advocates for the importance of collective efforts to optimize healthcare services and healthcare delivery in the Region. He has been able to forge several public private partnerships in research, awareness, patient access across the region, notably in the UAE.

Mr. Mokhtar holds a bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Cairo University in Egypt. He has completed several business studies and executive programs the latest being “the Advanced Management Program Global Experience, International Business” at Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management.

Mr. Mokhtar lives in the United Arab Emirates with his family.