Mukhtar Ahmed

BC Platforms has appointed Mukhtar Ahmed as CEO
BC Platforms has announced that it has appointed Mukhtar Ahmed as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Ahmed brings over three decades of industry experience to the role. He previously served as President of the Science Group at Clarivate, President of eHealth at Bioclinica and Global Vice President of Life Sciences at Oracle Corporation.
He has served on the boards of the NHS and several venture capital and private equity-funded companies, and also held senior leadership positions at Medidata, Parexel and Kendle earlier in his career.
Commenting on his latest venture, Mukhtar said: “I am honoured to join BC Platforms at such a transformative time for the life sciences and healthcare industry… I look forward to working with our talented team to advance patient-centric research and unlock new possibilities for pharma and healthcare customers worldwide.”
Jan Berger, Chairperson at BC Platforms, added: “[Mukhtar’s] deep expertise and leadership will be instrumental in capitalising on our strengths to accelerate growth and deepen our impact with our life sciences and healthcare customers.”
Mukhtar succeeds Kaj Työppönen, who has been serving as Interim CEO since May. Työppönen will continue in his role as Chief Financial Officer at the company.