Catherine Mwendwa is a pharmaceutical regulatory affairs leader with over 10 years of experience in Regulatory Affairs and Pharmacovigilance across African markets. She holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy and an MBA, combining technical pharmaceutical expertise with strategic business leadership.

Catherine currently serves as Head of Regulatory Affairs, where she leads regional regulatory strategy and capability development across Africa. Her areas of expertise include market access, regulatory intelligence, regulatory harmonization, reliance pathways, pharmacovigilance, pharmaceutical traceability and regulatory compliance.

She is passionate about positioning Regulatory Affairs as a strategic enabler of sustainable business growth, integrating regulatory considerations early to manage compliance risk while supporting innovation, market access and business continuity.