Meet the Team

Esther founded Decisive Consulting following 23 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. Find out more about her

Esther Nzenza, CEO & Founder

Michael is COO at Decisive and brings with him a wealth of experience in Market Access & Pricing.

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Michael Stylianou, Chief Operating Officer

Chris joined Decisive with 25+ years of life science experience with executive roles in the pharmaceutical, biotech, med-tech and health-tech.

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Chris Grimes-Crompton, Principal Consultant

Driven with a passion to improve healthcare, Katarzyna has focused her academic and business career on HEOR working with multiple pricing & reimbursement challenges worldwide for the last 25 years.

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Katarzyna Kolasa, Principal Consultant

Janet is a Principal Consultant at Decisive with a passion for creating solutions-oriented communications strategies. Find out more about her

Janet Kettels, Principal Consultant

Maria Tamayo

Maria has over 20 years of experience in pricing and market access in the pharmaceutical industry.

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Maria Tamayo, Associate Principal

Yvonne has a PhD in medicines and over 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and medical devices.

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Yvonne van Megen, Associate Principal

Finola brings 20 years of medical and market access experience in a diverse range of backgrounds, including military service, midwifery and the pharmaceutical industry.

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Finola Bourne, Associate Principal

  • We have been working together with the Decisive team on various projects in which the team has always taken clear leadership and client perspective. Besides a client and goal-oriented approach, Decisive’s team is great and fun to work with.

    CEO of partnered consulting group

  • Our team has worked with Esther and the Decisive Consulting team on multiple successful projects, and they truly act as a trusted European extension of our US-based team. Esther brings deep domain expertise in market access as well as exceptional commercial instincts and experience broadly. The counsel provided is incisive, fast, and delivered clearly and persuasively.

    Global Commercial Head

Jorge has led the development of market access platforms in the sector and possesses a comprehensive understanding of the global access system and delivering creative solutions Find out more about him

Jorge Ferrer, Senior Consultant

Chantal is a senior consultant at Decisive Consulting with more than 20 years' experience within the pharmaceutical industry. Find out more about her

Chantal Hinds, Senior Consultant

Boon has worked in a number of geographies including EU5, Asia (China, Taiwan and Japan), LATAM and Middle East. Find out more about him

Boon Yap, Senior Consultant

James has over 8 years experience in the Life Sciences industry, working as a consultant across a range of pricing and market access projects. Find out more about him

James Grainger, Senior Consultant

Lina is a pharmacist by training, with an MPH in Healthcare Services Administration and an MSc in Health Economics, Policy and Law.

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Lina Stavropoulou, Senior Consultant

Rosa has worked primarily leading and delivering a wide range of HEOR/RWE studies and has particular experience in rare diseases.

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Rosa Willock, Senior Consultant

Eleanor Butler, Senior Consultant

Lucas joined Decisive with a strong technical background, having previously designed websites and digital marketing frameworks. Find out more about him

Lucas Moore, Consultant

Milind joined Decisive Consulting shortly after graduating from the University of Oxford with a First Class Master’s degree. Find out more about him

Milind Sood, Consultant

Megan is passionate about leveraging her skills to help healthcare organisations achieve their goals and is committed to continuing her professional development in this dynamic industry.

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Megan Watts, Consultant

Craig’s main focus over the past 4 years has been analysing global pharmaceutical and healthcare trends, with a particular emphasis on the UK and US.

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Craig Smith, Consultant

Before joining Decisive, Farhaan’s most recent role was as a HTA analyst at NICE, writing national guidance on innovative healthcare interventions. Find out more about him

Farhaan Jamadar, Consultant

Rob holds a BSc in Economics and is an ACA chartered accountant, having worked in practice and industry in London for almost 10 years.

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Rob McCaskill, Associate Consultant

Michael has a Masters in Chemistry and brings with him expertise in UK-focused market access and value communications.

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Michael Harding, Associate Consultant

Penny is a highly skilled medical writer who has worked for many years as a consultant in the field of medical communications, medical education and market access within the pharma industr

y.

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Penny Reeves, Head of Medical Writing

Theoni joined Decisive Consulting as a Medical Writer bringing over 8 years of expertise in medical academic research.

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Theoni Demcollari, Medical Writer

Sohaila has a particular interest in immunological indications and the importance of patient experience in chronic disease management. 

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Sohaila Rahman, Medical Writer

Ava earned her degree at UCL in biomedical engineering with a specialisation in biomechanics. She has a passion for examining user needs and generating actionable solutions that meet those needs. Find out more about her

Ava Mair, Associate Consultant

Sophia joined Decisive from a multidisciplinary background in healthcare. Sophia is passionate about improving healthcare and access to medicine across the world.

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Sophia Naegeli, Associate Consultant

Sophia began her career at Decisive Consulting following her graduation from Imperial College London with a Masters degree in Systems and Synthetic Biology. Find out more about her

Sophia McGovern, Associate Consultant

Nick’s academic research specifically focused on the successful clinical development of antibody-based therapies for treating COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Find out more about him

Nick Cartwright, Associate Consultant

Aoife joined Decisive after obtaining a Masters in Medical Affairs and brings with her a passion to contribute to global healthcare availability.

Aoife Kearney, Associate Consultant

Anna joined Decisive after working in commercial strategy in Life Sciences, with a focus on rare diseases.

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Anna Tran, Associate Consultant

Alex joined Decisive from a healthcare consulting background, after graduating with a degree in Neuroscience.

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Alex Zaloumis, Associate Consultant

Paddy joined Decisive Consulting after completing a degree in Biology with a secondary in Government.

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Paddy Adams, Associate Consultant

Riaz graduated with an MRes in Cancer Biology with a specialty in breast cancer.

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Riaz Sohail, Associate Consultant

Amanda is a strategic thinker who naturally collaborates with internal and external stakeholders ensuring alignment, leading to successful outcomes.  Find out more about her

Amanda Froud, Operations Manager

Samantha is skilled client relationship manager with a wealth of experience across various industries.

Samantha Shannon, Partnerships Manager

Danielle flourishes in assisting the team, and her attention to detail and strong organisational skills all help to support the team in their ongoing success. Find out more about her

Danielle Lazarus, Operations and Events Coordinator

With more than 10 years of experience in managing workflows across diverse domains, Vee joined Decisive as Project Coordinator.

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Veryan Hole, Project Coordinator

Mark joined Decisive in April 2024, bringing with him over 30 years of expert experience in running effective finance departments.

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Mark Rolf, Financial Controller

Helen is an analytical thinker and problem solver with experience in collecting, organising, interpreting and disseminating various types of statistical data.

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Helen Boswell, Finance Associate

Julie brings with her 20+ years’ experience as a Personal Assistant, primarily within the medical field. Find out more about her

Julie Rodwell, Executive Assistant & HR Admin

Carmen returned to Decisive as Innovation Manager, bringing with her a wealth of experience in long-term growth strategies and business action plans

Carmen Neier, Innovation Manager

Alana joins Decisive with extensive Commercial and Medical Operations experience at global Life Sciences and MedTech organisations

Alana Goodman, Programme & Operations Lead