I guess this is an example of how industry knowledge and leadership can be married for a greater good.

Dr.Gunther Faber of the Health Store Foundation http://www.cfwshops.org/about_team_faber.html

Dr. Gunther Faber is among the world’s leading pharmaceutical industry executives working in Africa. As Vice President, Sub-Saharan Africa, for GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), and in predecessor firms, Gunther has managed pharmaceutical businesses in all but 3 Sub-Saharan African countries. After retiring from GSK in June 2008 Gunther became the CEO of The HealthStore Foundation where manages all of the affairs of the organization, especially bringing his management expertise to HealthStore’s businesses in Kenya and Rwanda where he has significantly improved business performance in his first few months with HealthStore. Gunther joined the pharmaceutical industry in 1979 with the Beecham Group plc and was appointed as Director of the International Division in 1980. During successive mergers, his portfolio increased to cover pharmaceuticals, consumer health, and manufacturing in SmithKline Beecham. Following the merger between Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham he was appointed as Vice President, Sub-Saharan Africa of GSK. Throughout his career, Gunther has been active in efforts to improve access for the poor to essential medicine and has sponsored and managed many humanitarian projects targeting children throughout Africa. He serves on GSK’s Policy Team on Access to Medicine and was a director of its International Division which covers all countries with the exception of the USA, Europe and Japan. Gunther enjoys extensive relationships at senior governmental and policy levels with African governments and OECD countries and is a member of the Africa Regional Advisory Board of London Business School. Gunther is based in London.