John Wanyama

Country Head, Ethics, Risk and Compliance at Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada

Speaker

John is the Country Head, Ethics, Risk & Compliance at Novartis Canada, where he integrates ethics and governance into business strategy to enable growth through trust and compliance. With over 20 years of global experience across the pharmaceutical and FMCG sectors — including leadership roles at Novartis, Coca-Cola, Unilever, and Nestlé — John has worked across Africa, Europe, and North America. A passionate advocate for sustainable governance and stakeholder trust, he has contributed to industry codes in Canada and the UK, and pioneered Kenya’s first self-regulating ethics code for Pharma and Medtech. He is a returning speaker at the PCC Conference.