Our team of partners
myOPEXpartners is headed up by Lisa and Martin and supported by a team of experts, including Meron and Helen. Together, we have decades of experience across operational excellence, strategy, learning and development, communications and the customer experience.
Founder and managing partner
Martin de Planta
With over 25 years of experience in senior global, regional and country roles within the pharma and biotech sectors, Martin demonstrates exceptional proficiency in devising innovative umbrella strategies, particularly in operational excellence and learning and development.
Leveraging his insider's perspective, Martin excels at implementing these strategies through myOPEXpartners to meet the unique needs of each client.
Passionately customer and outcome-focused, Martin is dedicated to creating environments that inspire individuals to achieve exceptional results.
Founder and learning partner
Lisa Lemaitre
Lisa brings clarity and energy to every project, drawing on 20-plus years of experience in writing, editing, and simplifying complex information. A qualified CIPD professional and expert in learning and development, she founded myOPEXpartners to combine her commercial insight, communications expertise, and passion for helping teams learn.
Lisa works with organisations to shape learning approaches, support change, and turn complex topics into engaging content. She facilitates training and coaching, helping teams build confidence and apply new ways of working. From capability frameworks to internal communications and leadership resources, Lisa ensures the message is strong, and the learning works.
Operational excellence partner
Meron N Drofiak
Meron is a results-oriented, inspiring leader with over two decades of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, covering strategic marketing, business analytics and customer excellence
He thrives when challenged to solve broad, complex commercial issues to grow the business and is never deterred by obstacles.
Meron is an ICF-accredited coach and combines this with his passion for Aikido to transform both mind (intention) and body (activities & processes) of the people challenges ahead.
Copywriting partner
Helen French
Helen is a writer, editor and content strategist who thrives on making words work – whether that means simplifying healthcare communications, crafting compelling web copy, or shaping stories that connect with real people.
Her 20-plus years of experience span healthcare, journalism, digital production and publishing, with a knack for adapting tone and format to suit any audience. She’s worked across everything from SEO-rich articles and video scripts to training guides and internal comms.
Helen combines creativity with precision, always keeping the audience front of mind and the details spot on.
Whatever your challenge, we are myOPEXpartners – ready to untangle complexity, unlock performance, and ensure your people can excel.
Why work with us
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We are boutique and personal: you work directly with experts who know your content inside out.
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We are fast and flexible: agile processes allow us to turn work around quickly.
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We are design-aware: we make sure your content looks as good as it reads.
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We are passionate about what we do: we love simplifying complexity and creating content that drives real results.