Names of 19 new RPS Fellows announced, along with a posthumous Fellowship
Hatul Shah, the CEO of Sigma Pharmaceuticals plc, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) for his exceptional services to the pharmacy industry.
Shah is one of the 19 distinguished members who were designated as Fellows for their significant contributions to the profession of pharmacy by the RPS Panel of Fellows on May 24.
Announcing the new RPS Fellows, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society highlighted that a Fellowship is one of the highest accolades that can be paid to a member as it “recognises the distinction members have attained in their pharmacy career.”
Expressing his gratitude upon receiving a Fellowship from the RPS, Shah wrote on LinkedIn: “I’m immensely proud to be honoured today with a Fellowship by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society for Services to the Pharmacy Industry.”
“I thank my peers who have nominated me to be selected amongst a select few but most of all thank my family, friends, Pharmacy partners, staff and of course all at Sigma – Independent Together group for their unwavering support throughout my career,”
“We continue to support the Pharmacy industry and always remain ‘Independent Together’!”
Hatul Shah graduated with a Master of Pharmacy from King’s College London in 2002 and pursued a career in Community Pharmacy immediately after his Pre-Registration. He furthered his education by earning an Executive MBA from Warwick Business School in 2018.
The RPS Panel of Fellows also recognised the following members for distinction in the pharmacy profession:
- Jeff Aston
- Sarah Cavanagh
- Richard Daniszewski
- Alastair Florence
- Benjamin Kelly Hannan
- Sundus Jawad
- Susan Catherine Jones
- Rupvinder Kahlon
- Emily Kennedy
- Stephen Morris
- Erutase Oputu
- Helen Porter
- Sobha Sharma Kandel
- Mathew Smith
- Nicola Stoner
- Judith Vincent
- Joseph Williams
- Laura Wilson
In addition, a posthumous Fellowship was awarded to Moody Meng, acknowledging his outstanding contributions to the pharmacy profession during his lifetime.
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society currently has 783 Fellows from various sectors and career stages within the profession.