Basel Area, Switzerland
VP, Head of Retail Group Emerging Markets (GEM) at Novartis AG
Pharmaceuticals
Education
Harvard Business School 2013 — 2013
General Management Program, HBS Alumni
Harvard Business School 2011 — 2011
HBS Executive Education, Strategy & Sales
Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd 1995 — 1996
MBA, Business Administration and Management, General
Instituto Superior de Gestao - ISG 1989 — 1994
Graduated, Business Administration and Management, General
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 1992 — 1993
BA, Business Administration and Management, General, ERASMUS
Queens University of Belfast 1992 — 1992
Strategic Marketing Management
Experience
Novartis February 2011 - Present
Nycomed International Management GmbH April 2008 - January 2011
Nycomed International Management GmbH April 2008 - July 2010
Novartis February 2005 - March 2008
Novartis Portugal September 2001 - February 2005
Colgate Palmolive Portugal January 1999 - August 2001
PepsiCo September 1996 - January 1999
Skills
Product Development, Global Marketing, Strategy, Pharmaceutics, Program Management, Competitive Intelligence, Negotiation, Market Access, Product Management, Brand Management, Hospital Sales, Entrepreneurship, Key Account Management, Marketing Management, Strategic Thinking, Product Marketing, Leadership, Sales Effectiveness, Executive Management, Forecasting, Business Development, Product Launch, Business Strategy, Business Planning, Cross-functional Team..., Segmentation, Sales, FMCG, Management, Pharmaceutical Sales, P&L Management, Competitive Analysis, Market Development, Pharmaceutical Industry, Market Analysis, Team Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, International Business, Market Planning, EMEA, Medical Devices, Market Research, Marketing, Sales Operations