Our management team
Our team is composed of experts who understand the pharmaceutical and medical device industry and their global context. Our deeply experienced team is unified in the quest to reduce the burden of lack of access to affordable life-saving medicine across Africa.
We seek meaningful partnership and collaboration with healthcare organizations, government agencies, NGOs and foundations.
Fonome Dieng
CEO & Founder
Fonome founded ALP based on the observation that many healthcare stakeholders (government procurement offices, public and private hospitals) in Africa usually find it very difficult to source some category of products from the international industry. Read moreFonome Dieng
CEO & Founder
Fonome founded ALP based on the observation that many healthcare stakeholders (government procurement offices, public and private hospitals) in Africa usually find it very difficult to source some category of products from the international industry. In the other hand, many international pharmaceutical companies are looking to expand their business to Africa and not finding the right partner.
He brings in a broad international experience in Sales Operations, Strategic Marketing and Business Development in multinational MedTech and Pharmaceutical companies.
Before founding ALP, Fonome was managing the business development operations for Octapharma in Africa, and was Director Global Tender Strategy for Plasma Derived Products at Takeda Pharmaceuticals.
Fonome holds a bachelor degree in business economics form University of Geneva and an executive MBA from Business School Lausanne.
He speaks fluently French, English and German.
Mame Penda Dieng – Manka
Co-founder & Director – Communications & Public Affairs
Mame Penda is a serial entrepreneur and Africa-Enthusiast !She will be in charge of all matters related to corporate communications, government affairs and Corporate Social Responsibilities. Mame Penda is a founder of JAABA International in Senegal a multi-faceted company active in healthcare, child education & welfare. Read more
Mame Penda Dieng – Manka
Co-founder & Director – Communications & Public Affairs
Mame Penda is a serial entrepreneur and Africa-Enthusiast !
She will be in charge of all matters related to corporate communications, government affairs and Corporate Social Responsibilities.
Mame Penda is a founder of JAABA International in Senegal a multi-faceted company active in healthcare, child education & welfare.
She is member of several civil-society organizations.
She holds a Master in Law from University Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar.
She speaks French & English.
Jean Louis Njemba
Chief Financial Officer
Jean Louis is an economist and expert in controlling and financial analysis. He has an extensive professional experience in multinational companies and international organizations in Switzerland and around the globe. He is the President of Sao Tome & Principe Chamber of Commerce and member of the Board of Tudor Tech and sits in advisory committees of many companies in Switzerland and in Africa. Read moreJean Louis Njemba
Chief Financial Officer
Jean Louis is an economist and expert in controlling and financial analysis.
He has an extensive professional experience in multinational companies and international organizations in Switzerland and around the globe.
He is the President of Sao Tome & Principe Chamber of Commerce and member of the Board of Tudor Tech and sits in advisory committees of many companies in Switzerland and in Africa.
Jean Louis is holder of many graduate and post-graduate degrees including : an MBA in controlling & Finance from HES-Kalaidos in Zurich, an Executive MBA in Risk and Strategy Management from Haute Ecole de Gestion in Geneva and a M.Sc. in Total Quality & Strategy Management from Haute Ecole de Gestion (HEIVS) in Sierre.
He speaks French, English and has good notions of Portuguese.
Merat Bagha
Head of Strategic Marketing
Merat brings more than 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and MedTech industries. He has an established track record of working in senior roles at such large companies as Novartis AG and Merck Healthcare KGaA. Read moreMerat Bagha
Head of Strategic Marketing
Merat brings more than 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and MedTech industries. He has an established track record of working in senior roles at such large companies as Novartis AG and Merck Healthcare KGaA.
He has been an entrepreneur and advisor at MedTech companies and founded a medical device company in the US which developed and launched innovative solutions in markets in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia.
He has been working at the intersection of technology, healthcare, and markets over the last many years.
He is passionate about digital health and the opportunity for technology to bring lifesaving solutions to people everywhere.
He holds graduate degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Washington in Seattle, USA and currently resides between Switzerland and the US.
He speaks French, English and Arabic.
Bara Guèye
Director Commercial Operations – West Africa
Bara brings in more than 20 years of international experience in various industries such as marketing & communication, food service industry and real estate. Read moreBara Guèye
Director Commercial Operations – West Africa
Bara brings in more than 20 years of international experience in various industries such as marketing & communication, food service industry and real estate.
He was the manager of a successful chain of restaurants in Italy and Belgium and worked as Consultant in various international corporations before returning to Senegal where he founded B.C.S, an agency specialized in communication and management of international events. He is an expert in all matters related to operations and logistics planning.
With his vast network in public decision-makers and private sector, he will be instrumental for the management of the company’s business operations across West Africa.
He holds a Bachelor of Laws and various academic degrees in food technology, business, marketing and communication.
He speaks French, English and Italian.