Jon joined Uptake with over 20 years of experience in senior commercial pharma roles at UK, EU, and global levels, plus expertise in independent consultancy, retail, academia, and professional sports.
At Uptake, Jon leads global and US brand planning for some of the world’s biggest pharma brands, drives individual and team transformations across multiple markets, and optimises the processes that power key health initiatives such as rare disease registries.
Throughout his career, Jon has played a key role in numerous product launches, led primary care and specialist business units, and worked across diverse therapy areas, including respiratory, diabetes, immunology, neurology, oncology, HIV, anaesthetics, and urology.
He has also spearheaded large-scale organisational change programmes as a Chief of Staff and above-country Commercial Director, overseen Commercial Excellence and L&D departments, and successfully sponsored a commercial graduate trainee. Jon’s passion for helping brands, teams, and people unlock their full potential is contagious.
Jon is trained in Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt, plus 10+ years as an Accelerated Delivery Practitioner) and is an accredited NLP and CBT coach and mentor. Outside of work, Jon enjoys cycling, golfing, and supporting professional athletes in their transition from sports to the workplace.
