Paul Lim

Business Builder | Commercial Leader | Healthcare MNCs & Startups

Singapore, Singapore

About

• A driven and accomplished healthcare leader with an established 23-year track record (17 years in management) in the pharmaceutical, consumer health and medical device industry. Holds a reputation for orchestrating transformative P&L management across diverse international markets, consistently driving business growth and unlocking untapped revenue streams. • Seasoned commercial leader adept at navigating both nascent and established international markets, bringing a wealth of expertise in international business development and seizing new revenue opportunities. Recognized as an entrepreneurial force, blending strategic foresight with operational prowess to construct successful venture from the ground up. • Entrepreneurial spirit coupled with strategic, marketing and operational mastery, demonstrating ability to construct businesses from inception, equipped with analytical and problem-solving skills consistently steering through challenging scenarios to achieve organizational milestones. • Proactive leader with refined business acumen and experience in building teams, acknowledged for the ability to engage and motivate diverse talents, adeptly realigning varied opinions and needs to foster a cohesive, high-performing team. • Competencies include building startups, business strategy, operational excellence, product launch excellence, change management, cross-functional project management, business development and distributor management.

Experience

  • Head of Distributor Markets, Asia at Lotus Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
    Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos

  • Chief Commerical Officer at xylonix.io
    Jun 2024 - Sep 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos

    • Global Business Development • Business Strategy • GTM Strategy • Commercialisation readiness including QMS, licenses & RA • Business and Operations scaling • Investor Management

  • Country Head and OTC Cluster Lead at Wellesta
    Mar 2020 - May 2024 · 4 yrs 3 mos

    • Country Management with P&L ownership • Regional Consumer Health OTC P&L ownership • Regional Business Development • Business and Operations scaling • Business Strategy • GTM Strategy • Commerical Excellence • Fundraising

  • Consumer Health OTC Lead, Asia Pacific at Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
    Jan 2017 - Mar 2020 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    • Regional Business Development for consumer health brands across Asia Pacific • Regional Sales & Marketing (including building digital platforms) • Channel management - Ethical, Modern & General Trade • P&L management • Cross functional project lead • Go-To-Market Strategies • Product portfolio pipelining and launches • Distributors appointment and management • Business Transfer and Transition

  • Country Franchise Head at Alcon, a Novartis company
    Jul 2015 - Dec 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Heads Singapore pharmaceutical business unit with P&L responsibility of USD 11mio. • Expertise in Prescription Rx & Consumer OTC business in both strategic and operational role. • Develop and implement strategies after identifying growth segment to drive market access and business growth. • Coaching and talent development • Commerical Excellence