About us

Artisan:

Our team are highly skilled professionals who have honed their craft over many years of practice. Each team member has a track record of success in their respective field of expertise.

Zen:

Our Artisans bring a state of calm attentiveness to your project, in which actions are guided by intuition, in addition to effort.


Together these philosophies have created Ardezen.

We pride ourselves internally and externally in being honest. There is no point in taking every project, especially ones with high levels of risk and unrealistic expectations.

Our decisions and behaviors are guided by and reflect our values, we act with integrity.

We are successful when our clients are successful. Defining success is critical to our relationship.

Executing efficiently is rare in this industry. Organisations that deliver outcomes on time and on budget to their investors have the best platform for success. We draw upon all of our experiences to help save you time and money.

Identifying strategic opportunities isn't always possible when you are busy building your business. With a global presence we like to present strategic opportunities for clients, even if it isn't part of the brief.

James Lee

Founder & Director

James has over 18 years of professional
experience in highly regulated and complex
manufacturing environments. Whilst he
is a degree qualified and certified Project
Management Professional (PMP)®, James
has also held senior operations roles in
Pharmaceutical, FMCG Manufacturing,
Engineering & Construction environments.
Most recently James was responsible
for the successful project delivery and
operationalization of MediPharm Labs
Australia’s world class ODC & GMP
licensed manufacturing facility.

Warren Everitt

Founder & Director

Warren has over 20 years’ experience building and managing start-ups from concept to success. During this time he has worked across many industries including Commercial Plumbing, IT, Sales, Marketing, Pharmaceuticals and Performance & Culture

Warren brings business strategy to Ardezen’s partners from real world experiences across many industries. Warren is Director at Performance by Design. Warren was a founding partner of MediPharm Labs, a Canadian listed company with facilities in Canada and Australia. His role started with licensing, building of the Australian facility, hiring of the team and finally taking the company through GACP/GMP certifications
and into revenue.

Saima Sazzad

Head of Regulatory Affairs

Saima is an experienced Regulatory Affairs professional with over 12 years in the pharmaceutical industry. She has worked on a wide range of medicines across varying therapeutic areas – specialising in medicinal cannabis, prescription, and consumer health products.

With her extensive experience in the regulatory environments both locally and overseas, Saima has collaborated on projects at all stages of a product’s lifecycle – from product development, clinical trials, and dossier compilation, through to regulatory approval, commercialisation, and post-marketing maintenance. Saima brings to the team her strong technical background and proven negotiation skills as regulatory liaison with agencies and key-stakeholders across the globe.

Sander Ligtenberg

Head of Quality

Sander is an accomplished Senior Quality Manager with a strong background in Applied Physics. With a career spanning over 14 years, Sander is experienced in the field of Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Quality Management, Compliance, and Engineering.

Sander’s dedication to ensuring the highest standards of product quality and regulatory adherence has allowed him to hold tenures and build a culture of quality for some of industries most respected pharmaceutical and biomedical companies .