Carl Firth is currently Head of Asia Healthcare at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, he worked in Singapore as Regional Business Development Director for AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, where he looked after business development and strategic projects across the Asia Pacific region.

Previously, Carl worked in China for 3 years, where he was responsible for the commercial development of new products, and for business development activities in the China market. Carl has held positions in other commercial areas in the UK, including acquisitions, licensing and competitive intelligence, and has over 5 years of pharmaceutical R&D experience.

Carl holds a PhD from Cambridge University and an Executive MBA from London Business School.