About
Golden Tree Medicines is a limited liability company (LLC) established in 1997 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is the exclusive Middle East agent, distributor and marketer for various international companies active in the Health Care Sector.
Since its creation in 1997, Golden Tree Medicines has dedicated itself to the introduction of a range of European high quality niche products to the Middle Eastern markets, aimed at helping patients improve their quality of life.
Golden Tree Medicines is managed by a team of professional pharmacists, with years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry in the Middle Eastern markets. The company is chaired by Dr. Karim Badr, an ex Janssen-Cilag Middle East Regional Director. Strict adherence to the highest ethical standards, unmatched professionalism, and total commitment to our principals, regional partners and faithful customers, have catapulted Golden Tree Medicines to a leading position, making us one of the fastest growing small-to-medium sized companies in the UAE in the health care field.
Golden Tree Medicines has formed a strategic alliance with KayBee International in Brussels, Belgium, which acts as its liaison office with the European Companies' Headquarters.
Our Vision
To succeed in what we do requires us to faithfully add value to our principals, partners and customers. We will achieve that by continuously thriving for excellence in the products we provide to our customers, and the services we provide to our clients and partners.
Our Mission
To act as a healthcare bridge between our partners and our customers by bringing to the people of the Middle East innovative products that will enhance their quality of life.
Our Objectives
* To assist our partners we represent in reaching their sales objectives and market penetration.
* To provide our partners with quality local marketing and distribution tools.
* To assist new companies not yet present in the Middle East markets, to find the proper channels and the right partners for a quick and effective introduction to their markets.
Our Team
Dr. Karim Badr
Founder & Managing director
Dr. Karim Badr graduated from the university of Besancon in France in 1972. While living in Belgium he then spent the next 25 years working in multinational companies such as Squibb and Johnson and Johnson Middle East. In 1997 he established Kaybee International, a consulting company in Brussels, and Golden Tree Medicines in Dubai for the import, marketing and distribution of healthcare products. Dr. Badr now spends his time between Dubai and Brussels.
Dr. Sherif al Gameel
Regional Manager
Dr. Sherif al Gameel graduated in 1982 as a pharmacist from the Cairo Faculty. He joined Roussel in 1988 and then was Sales Manager for the Western Area of Saudi Arabia for Al Haya in 1992. He joined Golden Tree Medicines in 1998 as Sales & Marketing Manager and is currently the Regional Manager for the Middle East, particularly in charge of Marketing and Training for the region.
Nadim Badr
Asst. General Manager
Nadim Badr joined Golden Tree Medicines in January 2011. Previously, he worked for Burson-Masteller, a leading Public Relations company assisting clients with media and public relations and crisis management. He then worked for a northern-European company as country manager opening and managing online portals in the auctioning, sales and educational sectors.
Talal Murhaf
Office Manager
Talal Murhaf graduated from the Al Baath university (Homs, Syria) in 1995 as a civil engineering. He joined Golden Tree Medicines in 1998 as Office Administrator. Over the years, he was named Office Manager and earned many responsibilities within the company such as: invoicing for customers, clearing the shipments from customs, managing the warehouse, government affairs, purchase orders, sales reports and more.
Dr. Lama Abo Galambo
Field Sales Supervisor Kuwait
Dr. Abo Galambo joined Golden Tree Medicines - based with local distributor YIACO - in 2005 as a Medical Representative. Since then, she has proven her value and her leadership skill through dedication and hard work. Since March 2011, she has been promoted to Field Sales Supervisor. Dr. Abo Galambo graduated from Amman University in Jordan in 2000 as a pharmacist.
Dr. Abdullah Abu Loha
Sales Manager KSA
Dr. Abu Loha graduated from the Al asra university in Jordan in 1998. He joined Louis Widmer in March 1999 as a Medical Representative for the Western region of Saudi Arabia. In January 2006 he was promoted to Field Sales Supervisor for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and is now the Sales Manager for Saudi Arabia since January 2011.
Dr. Amer Zuhairi
Field Sales Supervisor U.A.E.
Dr. Amer Zuhairi graduated from An Najah University in Nablus, Palestine in 2001 as a pharmacist. He started working as a medical representative for Golden Tree Medicines via our alocal agent AMCO in Saudi Arabia in 2002. He was promoted to Senior Medical Representative in January 2010 and moved to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. In March 2011 he was promoted to Field Sales Supervisor for the United Arab Emirates.
