Lorraine Hill graduated from Rhodes University with a B. Pharm degree and formally entered the pharmaceutical industry in 1987. In 1994, she joined Garec Pharmaceuticals to head up the Regulatory Affairs department and later took up the pharmaceutical responsibility of Managing Director. Garec was integrated into Aspen in 1998, and as such she has worked for the Aspen Group, through this combined tenure, for more than 21 years. Over the past 9 years, responsibilities have grown from managing the Regulatory Affairs department at Aspen to being appointed the Group Operating Officer, reporting directly to the Group Chief Executive.