Jim Harold

Author of "My Boss is an Asshole"

About Jim

A highly experienced, bi-lingual, C-Suite Leader with more than 35 years in the pharmaceutical industry and has lived and worked in 8 different countries and 5 continents.

Jim has a unique blend of working for one of the world leading pharmaceutical companies, Novartis, and the private equity owned Acino.

He has been President and Country Head in Argentina and Chile, and has significant above-country leadership experience having run the Latin America and the Middle East and North Africa regions for Novartis, and the Latin America business for Acino.

In addition to his Corporate leadership positions, Jim has also held important leadership positions within the pharmaceutical industry. In Argentina, he was President of CAEMe, the trade association of the research-based pharmaceutical companies. More recently he served as Chairman of PhRMA (Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America) for the Middle East and Africa.

Jim has a lifetime involvement in competitive sports and has represented Scotland at 1,500m in track and field and holds a B.Sc degree in Physiology from the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne in England.

Is Your Boss an Asshole?

My Boss is an Asshole is a deep-dive into the jargon-filled world that many bosses inhabit, why this style of management has taken over, its effects on employees and what can be done to move to a better management style that cuts through the crap and helps everyone to do their jobs more effectively.

Written by Jim Harold, the “Bosses Boss”. Jim’s management style has developed as an antithesis to the corporate-jargon-filled world inhabited by many modern managers. My Boss is an Asshole skewers the bullshit and serves as a manual to becoming a better boss who your employees actually enjoy working for.

Other Services

Jim is also available for high-level management troubleshooting and speaking events.
Find out more about the available services below.

Executive Coaching

If you or your executives could benefit from Jim’s advice, you can book a session and learn from Jim’s years of experience stripping away the bullshit and working to make better bosses across the board.

Listen to Jim

Jim is available for most public speaking events and is always happy to give advice at conferences and industry events. Get in touch now to book Jim for your event.