She began her career in 1982 as a medical representative at Eli Lilly & Company in South Africa. This was followed by positions in Marketing at Johnson & Johnson and Lederle Laboratories. In 1992, she became head of the Lederle pharmaceutical business in South Africa before joining Wyeth as Managing Director for South Africa and Sub-Equatorial Africa in 1994. She then held positions of increasing responsibility at the company through 2009. In 2003, she was appointed Managing Director of Wyeth in Australia and New Zealand, where she introduced a range of significant medicines and nutritionals.
Her research interests include OTC medicines and Nutrition