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Award of WPC Fellowships, Australia, November 2025.
Pictured (left to right): George Tambassis, Kos Sclavos, Trent Twomey (WPC President), John Bronger, Colin Johns, Nick Panayiaris (WPC Director)
George Tambassis
6 Pharmintercom meetings, 2015-2020
Inaugural WPC President
George was WPC's first President, and provided exceptional leadership and guidance in the Council's formative years, playing a major role in representing community pharmacy in developed health economies.
Kos Sclavos
8 Pharmintercom meetings, 2006-2013
Kos’ outstanding service to the profession has been recognised through numerous honours, including being appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2017 for significant contributions to pharmacy, education, and community service.
Colin Johns
4 Pharmintercom meetings, 1991-1994
Colin was an active member of Pharmintercom for four years and his foundational work and enduring leadership helped pave the way for international collaborations and strengthened connections across the global pharmacy community.
Jeff Harrell
2 Pharmintercom meetings, 2024-2025
As former President of the USA's National Community Pharmacists Association and CEO of the Cascadia Pharmacy Group, Jeff holds more than four decades of pharmacy experience, and has contributed extensively to the advancement of community pharmacy globally.
John Bronger
10 Pharmintercom meetings, 1995-2004
John’s distinguished service as National President of The Pharmacy Guild of Australia and his enduring leadership within the profession have made a lasting impact on both national and international pharmacy.
The alumni membership confers the award of Fellow of the World Pharmacy Council and the use of the post-nominal letters FWPC.
WPC Fellows are listed below.
Fellows of the World Pharmacy Council
MANAGEMENT
Secretary General: Andrew Topen
Chief Economist: Stephen Armstrong
Advisor to the Secretary General: Sue Sharpe OBE
Policy Advisors: Grace Orr-Young & Oliver Williams
WORLD PHARMACY COUNCIL
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President - Trent Twomey
National President, The Pharmacy Guild of Australia
Vice President - Doug Hoey
CEO, National Community Pharmacists Association, USA
Treasurer - Tom Murray
President, Irish Pharmacy Union
Secretary - Ema Paulino
President, Associação Nacional das Farmácias (ANF), Portugal
American Representative - Sandra Hanna
CEO, Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada
European Representative - Nick Kaye
National Pharmacy Association, United Kingdom
Pacific Representative - Kesh Naidoo-Rauf
President, The Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand
Australian Representative - Nick Panayiaris
National Councillor, The Pharmacy Guild of Australia
Leadership
Neighbourhood Pharmacies members represent Canada's leading pharmacy organizations that deliver high value, quality care to Canadians.
APB is the
federation of independent Belgian community pharmacists.
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia is a peak representative body for community pharmacy owners in Australia.
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Our Member Organisations
The Association of Finnish Pharmacies represents privately owned, pharmacist-run pharmacies.
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The Federal Union of German Associations of Pharmacists is the umbrella organisation of more than 60,000 pharmacists in Germany.
The Danish Pharmacies Association is pharmacy's employer and trade association in Denmark.
The Japan Pharmaceutical Association is a professional organisation representing approximately 100,000 pharmacists working across a wide range of fields throughout Japan.
Japan Pharmaceutical Association
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The Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) is the representative and professional body for community pharmacists in Ireland.
The Israel Pharmacists Association unites private pharmacy owners all over Israel and has about 500 members located all over the country.
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The Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand is the peak representative body for pharmacy owners in New Zealand.
The National Association of Pharmacies (ANF) is a professional association which represents the interests of pharmacy owners in Portugal.
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The General Council of Spanish Pharmacists represents the pharmacy professional at the national and international level.
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NPA is the trade association for independent community pharmacies in the UK.
Community Pharmacy England (formerly the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee) promotes and supports the interests of NHS community pharmacies in England.
The National Community Pharmacists Association represents pharmacist owners, managers, and employees of more than 22,000 independent community pharmacies across the United States.
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Affiliate Members
PLEASE NOTE BEFORE COMPLETING THIS FORM:
If you are an individual, please note that membership of the World Pharmacy Council is not available to individuals. The Council's full members are community pharmacy representative organisations, and application for affiliate membership is open only to companies and other organisations that have an interest in the field of community pharmacy.
