Ahmed Elhusseiny

Roche Pharmaceuticals, Area Head, Asia Pacific

Ahmed Elhusseiny has worked in the pharmaceutical industry for nearly 20 years, holding local and regional positions across Europe and APAC, as well as globally. He has a strong track record of building and leading matrix teams in challenging environments, as well as developing and implementing comprehensive strategies for the launch of health therapies. Prior to joining Roche in 2013, he was at Novartis for 10 years, where he led various business units, including Ophthalmics and Primary Care.
Before becoming Area Head for Area Pacific, Ahmed was the Head of Integrated Strategies for Pharma International 7. In this role, he led a regional transformation towards new ways of working and processes, improving decision-making across teams and enhancing the patient and customer experience. Ahmed also served as Head of Commercial for the EEMEA region with a focus on launch readiness; and as Therapy Area Head, Global Product Strategy for Neurosciences and Rare Diseases, where he spearheaded Roche’s mission to develop innovative treatments to improve patient lives, including the successful launch of Ocrevus, a multiple sclerosis treatment designated as a Breakthrough Therapy by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Ahmed is passionate about helping to build data-driven health systems, and is committed to bringing quality healthcare to the greatest number of people around the world by doing now what they will need tomorrow.
He holds a BSc in Biology and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from McGill University. He also received an MBA from INSEAD.

Articles by Ahmed Elhusseiny

Delivering Better Outcomes for Patients Starts with Creating a Workplace Where all Colleagues Can Thrive

Roche's Area Head for Asia Pacific on ditching hierarchy for networked teams and continuous learning to serve patients faster. See open roles at Roche.