Meet our Team

Role:

Janice Perkins is the Executive Chair of CPGM.

Background:

Janice has over 30 years’ leadership experience in community pharmacy.  She’s the former Superintendent Pharmacist of Well Pharmacy where she was responsible for patient safety regulatory & professional standards and delivery of the NHS contractual framework and services.

Role:

Independent representative

Background:

Fin is Managing Director of Prestwich Pharmacy and his role at CPGM involves leading on contractor engagement and workforce development. Fin is also currently the Long-Term Conditions Lead for NHS Bury, working with GPs, other primary and secondary care providers.

Role:

CCA representative

Background:

Ifti is the Governance Lead for CPGM and has represented contractors’ interests across GM for the last 20 years. In addition, Ifti is Pharmacy Superintendent at Well Pharmacy, A Company Chemist Association (CCA) Director and Community Pharmacy England (CPE) Board member.

Role:

Independent representative

Treasurer and Locality Lead for Tameside

Background:

Mohammed has over twelve years’ experience working as a manager for a small independent chain and was also a member of the Manchester Local Pharmaceutical Committee for two years before the merger into GMLPC in 2016.

Role:

Independent representative

Locality Lead for Bury

Background:

Ali brings over a decade of experience as an independent contractor and holds the position of Superintendent at Alamaz Limited. His extensive involvement spans various capacities, including membership in the HSHK LPC and pivotal roles within the Services and Academy subgroups for CPGM. This diverse background has endowed him with invaluable insights into the multifaceted landscape of community pharmacy.

Role:

Independent representative

Background:

Asif is an experienced pharmacist with over 25 years in the profession, currently serving as Superintendent Pharmacist for Whittle Pharmacies Ltd.

Role:

AIMp representative

Background:

Abdenour is an experience manager support pharmacist for the Cohen’s Group, overseeing the Stockport region. With over a decade of experience as a community pharmacist, he brings strong leadership skills to the table. As an AIMp representative, he actively contributes to shaping pharmacy initiatives.

Role:

IPA representative

Background:

Ian has been a pharmacist since 1986. As owner of a small group of pharmacies, his businesses have received many prestigious awards for customer service including ‘Pride of Oldham’ and ‘Rate our service’.

Role:

Independent representative

Locality Lead for Salford

Background:

Aneet is a community pharmacist by background and has been an Independent contractor in Greater Manchester for the last 18 years and is currently the Chair of the Greater Manchester Local Professional Network for Pharmacy. 

Role:

Independent representative

Locality Lead for Wigan

Background:

Mohamed is the Locality Lead for Wigan and over the last 20 years has established a chain of pharmacies within Northwest.

Prior to the merger of Community pharmacy Greater Manchester, Mohamed was an LPC member for Bolton, Wigan, Manchester, and Bury.

Role:

IPA representative

Background:

Saghir Ahmed is an experienced pharmacy operator and developer. He is the Operations Director at Imaan Healthcare and has previously worked for Well/The Co-operative Pharmacy as a Business Development Manager and other roles.

Role:

CCA representative

Locality Lead for Manchester

Background:

Jennie is the Locality Lead for Manchester and has experience working in a variety of store and field-based management roles for Boots. Jennie also  spends two days a week based at the University of Central Lancashire as a Teacher Practitioner.

Role:

CCA representative

Locality Lead for Rochdale

Background:

Wesley is a CCA representative and Chair of the Services Sub Committee for Community Pharmacy Greater Manchester. In addition to his roles at the CPGM, Wesley is Head of Health Research & Outcomes at Boots UK and is also active in other LPC footprints across the NHS North West Region.

Role:

Her role involves advancing community pharmacy in the local NHS whilst representing Community Pharmacists interests through integration.

Background:

Luvjit is a qualified pharmacist who currently works as Director of Strategy and Pharmacy Transformation at CPGM. She was previously the Head of LPC engagement and Collaboration at CPE, Chief Officer of Leicestershire and Rutland Local Pharmaceutical Committee.

Role:

Rikki now holds the position of Pharmacy Contract & Services Technician and provides professional leadership to the team.

Background:

Rikki is registered Pharmacy Technician and qualified Accuracy Checking Technician having 17 years’ experience in both Community and Outpatient Pharmacy settings. Before joining CPGM, Rikki held a management position at Manchester Foundation Trust in both the adult and paediatric outpatient pharmacies where she still holds a part time position.

Role:

Karishma’s role including producing effective communications, driving engagement with internal and external stakeholders, championing community pharmacy, engaging the pharmacy network and supporting implementation and compliance to CPCF, contractual requirements and GM developments.

Background:

With a background in media and marketing, Karishma has acquired a solid understanding of how to engage with contractors, cascade messages and create materials to promote key campaigns which benefit Community Pharmacy.

Role:

Adrian joined the team in February 2022, undertaking the role of Services and Contractor Support Lead. Adrian is responsible for providing administrative support to the LPC in business activities and projects.

Background:

Adrian holds a BSc in Business Management and an MSc in Project Management, providing him with a strong pedigree of versatile skillsets and a valuable background in management of business operations and executing project plans.

Role:

Louise is the Director of Services & Contractor Support