Leadership Team
Pieter Boele
Chairman
Dr. Sasi Suda
CEO
Dr. Pranee Krailadsiri
General Manager, Thailand
Lesley Werth
VP, Global Clinical Operations
Valerie Tosswill
Director of Global Site Management & Monitoring and Imaging Services/Start-Up Specialist
Dr. Navapun Charuruks
Lab Director
Linda Bendall
Principal Medical Writer
Oranuch Nampaisan
Head of Biometrics and Data Management
Pieter Boele
Chairman
Pieter has over 5 decades of chief executive experience, having held numerous directorship and business strategic leadership positions across a variety of global organisations. Pieter has a strong passion for the medical industry and is resolute to providing the right guidance and strategy execution to deliver against the company’s goals.
As Chairman, with Grand Pacific CRO, Pieter is focused on partnering with global pharmaceutical and biotech companies to receive the best possible clinical research support for their clinical trials.
Dr. Sasi Suda
CEO
Sasi Suda is a medical doctor by training. The past twenty-five years has seen Dr Suda working across a multitude of highly regarded roles as a senior clinical research specialist covering diverse areas including but not limited to regulatory affairs, protocol development and compliance, site management, clinical operations, drug safety and pharmacovigilance.
Dr Suda has held key executive and clinical management roles at Alcon Laboratories, Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals and Avexa Australia which has contributed to her extensive hands on experience in the management of complex trials and programs through all stages.
Dr Suda is known for her tenacity and passion in this field, she plays a role in every trial and forms positive working relationships with all of our clients. Her dedication to every client and patient is one of the key things that makes working with Grand Pacific CRO different.
Lesley Werth
VP, Global Clinical Operations
Lesley brings over 22 years of clinical research experience to Grand Pacific Pty LTD. As the ANZ General Manager, Lesley is responsible for oversight of all internal functions and ensures the expectations of our external clients are exceeded. She aligns all stakeholders to ensure rapid implementation and execution excellence of Grand Pacific CRO clinical trials.
Lesley has a strong oncology background having trained as a Radiation Therapist. As a clinical research executive, she has held a number of senior leadership positions in clinical operations. She has experience in site management & monitoring, clinical operations, QA, L&D and strategic patient recruitment, retention and advocacy at world leading pharmaceutical companies and clinical research organisations including Abbvie, Abbott, Sanofi, AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly and GreenLight Clinical.
Dr. Navapun Charuruks
Lab Director
Dr. Navapun Charuruks is an accredited Clinical Pathologist with over 30 years’ experience in both public and private sectors. Her professional career has seen her working in a vast array of highly regarded senior roles at Chulalongkorn University, Bumrungrad International Hospital, and the Ministry of Public Health.
Under Dr. Charuruk’s management, the Department of Laboratory Medicine at Chulalongkorn University become the first laboratory in Asia to achieve ISO 15189 in 2004, and the Laboratory Division at Bumrungrad International Hospital became the first private and clinical service laboratory in Thailand to achieve CAP accreditation in 2016. She has also achieved ISO 15189 & 15190 for our Laboratory at GPCRO. Furthermore, her skills have enabled her to be qualified as an ISO 15189 and ISO 22870 Assessor.
Her exemplary management skills combined with her extensive understanding makes Dr. Charuruks a valuable member of the Grand Pacific CRO management team.
Valerie Tosswill
Director of Global Site Management & Monitoring and Imaging Services/Start-Up Specialist
As an Orthoptist, Val’s career has been diverse, encompassing research, clinical trials, private orthoptic practice, disability, rehabilitation, education (Associate Lecturer, University of Sydney, Orthoptics), low vision, private ophthalmology practice and practice management. She is highly experienced in clinical trial certifications and image reading, having worked with Alcon, Greenlight Clinical and 6over6 for close to ten years.
Val’s established background in Orthoptics includes active involvement in both Federal and State Council of Management for Orthoptics Australia (OA) from 1993 – 2012. In 1999 Val was the first recipient of the Paediatric Orthoptic Award, has published works in the Australian Orthoptic Journal and in 2007 was bestowed the honour of OA Fellow. She has been an instrumental player in many OA initiatives, including Strategic Planning, Review of National Competition Forum, National Eye Care Project, Partnering with Vision2020, and Professional Competency Standards for Australian Orthoptists.
Dr. Pranee Krailadsiri
General Manager, Thailand
Dr. Krailadsiri joined Grand Pacific CRO as a General Manager in our Thailand Headquarters. Equipped with diverse roles and experience in the clinical research industry, from medical affairs, medical information, pharmacovigilance, regulatory affairs, compliance, global, regional and local studies phases I-IV.
After spending more than two decades working in clinical research and pharmaceutical industry, Dr. Krailadsiri identifies what truly makes a successful clinical trial and all the medical activities required for the successful launch of a new product.
With her previous experience as Global Medical Adviser, one of Dr. Krailadsiri’s focuses at GPCRP will be solidifying our global clinical trial capacities, by providing internal training and consolidating functions between departments to ensure the expectations of our external clients are exceeded.
Dr. Krailadsiri is equipped with extensive experiences in medical writing and publication, she has authored and co-authored several manuscripts, abstracts and book chapters. She has also engaged and participated in writing and reviewing many clinical and regulatory documents. These documents address the quality, ethics and timeliness of publications that report clinical trial results.
Not only is Dr. Krailadsiri a Medical Doctor, she also holds a PhD in Haematology from the Addenbrooke’s NHS Trust Open University, UK.
Dr Helen Wu
Global Director, Medical Affairs
Dr Helen Wu is a medical practitioner based in Sydney, Australia with extensive clinical and research experience. She obtained her medical degree from the University of New South Wales and is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. She specialises in geriatric medicine and currently has clinical appointments in a number of public and private hospitals in Sydney. Her research focus is on Alzheimer’s disease and she has completed a PhD in biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease from the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, UNSW.
She is a clinical lecturer at the University of Sydney and is actively engaged in the training and education of medical students and physician trainees. Dr Wu has been supporting CRO clinical trials for a number of years in the capacity of a medical monitor as well as medical director. At Grand Pacific CRO, Dr Wu is the Global Director for Medical Affairs and oversees medical writing, medical monitoring, and medical safety/pharmacovigilance. Dr Helen Wu is committed to using her clinical and research expertise to advance and provide medical oversight for clinical trials managed by Grand Pacific CRO.
Colin Hammond
Chief Information Officer
Dr Helen Wu is a medical practitioner based in Sydney, Australia with extensive clinical and research experience. She obtained her medical degree from the University of New South Wales and is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. She specialises in geriatric medicine and currently has clinical appointments in a number of public and private hospitals in Sydney. Her research focus is on Alzheimer’s disease and she has completed a PhD in biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease from the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, UNSW.
She is a clinical lecturer at the University of Sydney and is actively engaged in the training and education of medical students and physician trainees. Dr Wu has been supporting CRO clinical trials for a number of years in the capacity of a medical monitor as well as medical director. At Grand Pacific CRO, Dr Wu is the Global Director for Medical Affairs and oversees medical writing, medical monitoring, and medical safety/pharmacovigilance. Dr Helen Wu is committed to using her clinical and research expertise to advance and provide medical oversight for clinical trials managed by Grand Pacific CRO.
Oranuch Nampaisan
Head of Biometrics and Data Management
Oranuch is a Biostatistician with 20 years experience in data management and statistical analysis in the public health and clinical research sectors.
At Grand Pacific CRO she is Head of Biometrics and Data Management. Her responsibilities are to drive and supervise the company’s biometrics activities. This includes supervision of all statistical and programming activities as well as data management and analysis.
Linda Bendall
Principal Medical Writer