John Backman

John Backman started their work experience in 1994 as a Representative at Pfizer. John then progressed through various roles at Pfizer, including Regional Sales Manager, Brand Manager, Group Brand Manager, and Marketing Director. In 2003, they became the Commercial Director at Pfizer, a role they held until 2005. John then worked at AstraZeneca as the Vice President of Marketing for a brief period before joining Blue Parrot Advertising as an Account Executive from 2007 to 2008. In 2009, they worked as a Consultant at Adcock Ingram before moving on to various marketing roles at the same company, including Generics Marketing, Marketing - Generics and Critical Care, and Commercial Manager. John then joined Ascendis Pharma in 2014 as the Head of Marketing and later moved to Ascendis Health in 2017, where they currently hold the position of Head - New Business Development, Business Intelligence, Project Management, Corporate Marketing & PR.

John Backman completed a Bachelor's Degree in Physiology, General from the University of the Witwatersrand from 1991 to 1993. Prior to that, they pursued a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Physiology, General from Damelin from 1988 to 1989.