BioSyent Leadership
With an average tenure of 10 years and significant ownership, BioSyent’s experienced Leadership Team is committed to executing on BioSyent’s strategic priorities of profitable growth, portfolio diversification and corporate longevity.
René Goehrum is an experienced entrepreneur, leader and business builder with over thirty years of experience in marketing, sales, operations and corporate and business development in pharmaceuticals and consumer products. Previously, Mr. Goehrum was the President and a co-founder of Bratch Goehrum Inc., a professional services firm that provided marketing and sales services to clients such as Procter & Gamble, Boehringer Ingelheim, Sandoz (n.k.a. Novartis), Kraft Foods, Coca Cola, and H.J. Heinz Company. He started his career with Procter & Gamble, a world leader in marketing consumer and healthcare brands.
Mr. Goehrum currently also serves as the President and Managing Director of Aquiam Partners Ltd., a private equity firm.
Robert March is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA), a Certified Public Accountant (CPA, Illinois), holds a MBA from St. Mary’s University and a B.Sc. in Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology from Dalhousie University. Mr. March started his career at Ernst & Young in Audit and Assurance Services before being promoted to Manager in Transaction Advisory Services, where his experience included insolvency and restructuring as well as general transaction services such as mergers and acquisitions.
Prior to joining BioSyent, Mr. March accumulated over 15 years of progressive senior management experience in highly regulated industries including insurance, transportation and consumer packaged products in both Canada and the USA.
Marnie McCormick is a passionate executive who brings over 20 years of experience and expertise across different verticals within healthcare, in Canada and internationally. Marnie has a track record of success at Fortune 100 companies leading and developing high performing teams to consistently exceed expectations. She brings sales and marketing expertise and business process excellence across pharmaceuticals, medical devices and medical products from industry leaders including AstraZeneca, Baxter, and most recently Cardinal Health Canada where she led marketing and product management for a large distribution business and self manufactured portfolio. Marnie joined BioSyent in 2024 where she leads the Canadian commercial business.
Joost van der Mark is a seasoned healthcare executive with over 25 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry. Prior to joining BioSyent, Mr. van der Mark was the Chief Business Officer for 3D Signatures and previously, he co-founded Orphan Canada, which subsequently sold its assets to Knight Therapeutics in 2014. Mr. van der Mark has held progressive positions in clinical research, sales, marketing, market access, strategy and business development at Bayer, Sanofi, Nycomed (n.k.a. Takeda) and Knight Therapeutics.
He has a M.Sc. in Physiology/Pharmacology from Western University and a MBA from York University (Schulich).
Kevin Wilson is the Vice-President of BioSyent Pharma Inc. leading all customer facing commercial activities for the Community and Women’s Health business including product strategy, marketing, sales, and promotion of the Company’s products to healthcare professionals across Canada. Mr. Wilson joined BioSyent in March 2012 and brings to BioSyent over twenty years of experience in healthcare sales, sales leadership and marketing across different healthcare businesses in such companies as Abbott, Searle Pharmacia, and Bayer.
Navid Ashrafi was educated as a Medical Doctor and practiced medicine for over eleven years before joining the pharmaceutical industry. Dr. Ashrafi has more than ten years of international experience within the pharmaceutical business in sales, marketing, and medical positions, including Business Unit Head and Country Head for the Bayer Healthcare team in Iran. His areas of expertise include developing relations with thought leaders, health authorities, and external stake holders; providing strategic guidance to the company; and coaching and leadership to the team.
Dr. Ashrafi joined BioSyent in May 2014 and leads medical, regulatory, and quality control activities at BioSyent.
Neelu Atwal is the Director of Human Resources for BioSyent Inc. She is responsible for overseeing the company’s Human Resource function and providing leadership to the people and culture elements of the business. Ms. Atwal brings more than twenty years of progressive hands-on human resource experience in start-ups, growth businesses, and manufacturing organizations. She sets the tone for BioSyent’s talent acquisition and management initiatives.
Ms. Atwal holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from City University of New York and Certification in Human Resources from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University).
Ramesh Moothan manages the International Business for BioSyent. He joined BioSyent in October 2013 and is responsible for business development and market entry strategy for the company’s brands outside of Canada. Mr. Moothan has over twenty years of experience managing branded pharmaceutical businesses in Latin America, Asia-Pacific, and Africa. Prior to joining BioSyent, Mr. Moothan was associated with Alkem Labs, India as Senior General Manager (International) responsible for business in emerging markets.
In the past he has held progressive roles as a Medical Representative, Product Manager, Head of Representation, and Business Head. Mr. Moothan holds an Honours B.Sc. (Chemistry) and an MBA (Marketing).
Sharan Raghubir is the Director of the Hospital Business Unit at BioSyent Pharma Inc. He has over twenty years of pharmaceutical industry experience gained in progressive roles at Fournier Pharma (now AbbVie), and Hoffman-La Roche (Roche) Canada. At Fournier, Mr. Raghubir worked as a Medical Sales Representative, Sales Trainer, and District Manager in Canada and then General Manager (Country Head) in Asia. In Asia he was first responsible for the respective divisions in Vietnam and Cambodia, and then Malaysia and Singapore. At Roche Canada, Mr. Raghubir was National Sales Manager, then Senior Product Manager, and finally Business Planning Manger – Strategy. Mr. Raghubir’s Sales and Marketing management jobs at Roche included a portfolio of 5 hospital brands with combined sales of greater than $95 million.
Mr. Raghubir holds a B.Sc. from Queen’s University and a MBA from both Queen’s and Cornell University.