THE MIDDLE EAST’S

25. Irina Zaporozhets

Company: Eli Lilly and Company
Designation: President & General Manager—META
Nationality: Canadian-Russian
Residence: U.A.E.
Category: Pharmaceuticals

Zaporozhets assumed her current position in January 2024, having joined the company in 2002. The Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa region is Eli Lilly and Company’s most rapidly growing hub worldwide and one of the company’s top five regional hubs in terms of revenues and profit. In May 2024, Eli Lilly Suisse signed an MoU during Abu Dhabi Global Healthcare Week to establish a center of excellence in neurodegenerative disease care in the emirate.