Prime Consulting is owned and managed by four directors:

Lauren Pretorius
+27 (0)83 640 0541
lauren@primeconsulting.co.za

A born entrepreneur and visionary, Lauren established a marketing and branding company on leaving school while pursuing her tertiary studies. It was through this company that Lauren worked with the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund and the Nelson Mandela Foundation. She initiated public fundraising campaigns for both organizations and oversaw the brand governance of both organizations.

Her partnership with the Children’s Fund and Foundation ignited her passion for social justice. This passion directed Lauren to use the lessons learnt through her entrepreneurial endeavors and studies in strategy to advise and lead the establishment of several social justice organizations across several sectors. In 2005, Lauren was appointed COO of the Breast Health Foundation and subsequently established Prime Consulting in 2006 to continue advising social and patient organizations to apply business principles and marketing strategies with the aim of ensuring their greater success and sustainability.

In 2007 Lauren co-founded Campaigning for Cancer, the first South African cancer advocacy patient group. In 2011 she represented South Africa as a Global Cancer Ambassador for the UN’s Resolution for Non-Communicable Diseases and was appointed as CEO of Campaigning for Cancer, a role she continues to fulfil. Most recently, Lauren was appointed a director to the World Lymphoma Coalition and is the Service Users Constituency signatory to and a member of the Joint Technical Monitoring and Evaluation Committee of the Presidential Health Compact.

Beverley Pretorius
+27 (0)82 901 1289
beverley@primeconsulting.co.za

Bev has 32 years’ experience working in the healthcare environment. Having trained and worked as a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiographer, she has spent the last 28 years in the pharmaceutical industry working as a Sales Representative, Product Manager and Medical Affairs Manager.

She has experience with Section 21 procedures and is a competent and efficient meeting convener and organizer. Bev has relationships with many healthcare practitioners and specialists as well as with major funders.

Bev is recognized as being an objective realist, a good decision-maker with a logical and analytical mindset. She is results orientated, task-focused an independent thinker who is capable of seeing both the bigger picture and the intricacies of a project.

Heidre Mouton
+27 (0)82 854 4513
heidre@primeconsulting.co.za

With more than 21 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry, Heidre has a strong focus on small molecule biologics, biosimilars and speciality medicines. Starting as a professional nurse (Community, Midwifery, Psychiatry and General nursing) Heidre spent time in casualty, emergency medicine and various intensive care units after which she launched her pharmaceutical career. Here she gathered experience in product marketing and sales but mostly acted as a Business Unit Head within multiple companies.

Heidre was responsible for an entire therapeutic division at Pharmaplan and Sandoz South Africa where sales, marketing and medical employees reported directly to her. During her tenure at Sandoz South Africa, Heidre formed part of the executive committee. Her experience provides her with a full understanding of the entire lifecycle of the product and device cycle in South Africa. Subsequently, Heidre now acts as a consultant, to an international healthcare company. Heidre has focused on developing and implementing social business strategies for medicines in Africa. Heidre is a strategist who is able to create unique solutions, drawing from both clinical and commercial experience.