Stuart Swanson
Chairman, Founder,
Head of Corporate
Development
Co-Founder PharmaSwiss,
formerly Head of Marketing
at BMS CEE/Israel, GM Pfizer
Russia and US Diplomat
Barbara Košir
NED, Board Member and
Audit Committee Chair
Acting Chair of Ethics and
Compliance Committee
Formerly CFO of PharmaSwiss,
prior to that held a series of key
Finance positions at Coca Cola,
IBM and AGIP
SWIXX BIOPHARMA BOARD
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
Petr Pípal
CFO
Worked 3 years as CFO of
PharmaSwiss and 10 years in
senior finance functions in BMS,
Member of the Board in Farma-
Projekt Poland.
Jean-Michel Lespinasse
CEO
Worked 6 years as COO of
A&D’s Marketing & Sales
Division. Was as COO at Delta
Medical, and before that
was GM BMS Russia.
Dezső Mártha, MD
COO, Head of Rare Diseases BU
and Alliance Management
Head of Celgene CEE until June
2019, prior to that GM BMS
Hungary and BMS CEE Indirect
Markets (Balkans + Slovakia +
Baltics + Malta + Iceland)
Marcela Laššáková
Chief Compliance Officer
Until July 2016 Director Compliance
and Internal Controls Valeant
/PharmaSwiss EMEA since 2009.
Prior to that Business Control
Function Manager BMS Austria &
Central Europe.
Gabriela Zelenková
Legal Counsel and Secretary
Previously BMS Vice-President and Ass.
General Counsel, Head of Intercontinental
R/C Law Department responsible for 65
markets including CEE, Middle East, Africa
and India; China, Pacific Rim, Brazil, Latin
America; Before that, BMS Vice-President
and Ass. General Counsel, Head of R/C Law
department Europe supporting all
European countries and Distributor
Markets of Europe.
REGIONAL MANAGEMENT
FUNCTIONAL SUPPORT
Predrag Lukić, MPharm
General Manager Serbia, Regional
Director Montenegro, North
Macedonia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Kosovo
Formerly GM PharmaSwiss Serbia.
Prior to that held series of BUH
and marketing / sales positions in
PharmaSwiss Serbia.
Saulius Žemaitis, MD
Regional Director Baltic Markets,
General Manager Lithuania
Until Jan, 2015 Regional GM Baltics
at Valeant. Until 2011, GM
Lithuania at PharmaSwiss and
before that GM Lithuania at BMS.
Started as BMS Med. Rep.
Davor Kovačević
General Manager
Croatia and Slovenia
In Pharma industry as of 2002. Formerly
Country manager for Croatia and Slovenia in
Celgene. Prior to that held various positions
in Alpe-Adria region such as Business unit
head, Market access head, Marketing and
Sales management in rare diseases, hospital,
primary care and OTC area.
Martina Bergant
General Manager Slovenia
Formaly CFO Sanofi for South,
East & Central Europe.
In pharmaceutical business since
2002, holding different
managerial positions covering
Slovenia as well as CEE.
Kenan Selmanović
General Manager Bosnia &
Herzegovina
Formerly GM PharmaSwiss/Valeant
BiH (2011-2018). Prior to that
leading Schering Plough BiH (2008-
2011), held series roles in GSK
(2004-2008)
Ivana Prelević
General Manager Montenegro
Previously GM PharmaSwiss
Montenegro 2003-2014 and prior
to that GM Pfizer Montenegro.
Žaklina Pop-Simonova
General Manager North
Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania
Formerly GM PharmaSwiss /Valeant
Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania (2012-2016).
Prior to that GM PharmaSwiss Macedonia &
Kosovo (2005-2012), GM Macedonia
PharmaSwiss (2000-2005), GM BMS
Macedonia (1996-2000). Started in early
1993 as Ostomy and Wound Care Manager
for ConvaTec/BMS.
Gergely Kovács
General Manager Hungary
Eight years of pharma sales &
marketing experience as BUD for
Pfizer and Krka Hungary. Prior to
that, 16 years in different
finance/consulting roles including
Finance Director for Pfizer
Hungary and GM/FD for Tele2.
Gabriela Markovová
General Manager Slovakia
Former Managing Director at A&D
Pharma Marketing & Sales in
Slovakia. In the past, BUM
onco/orphan, Market Access and
Marketing manager onco/orphan
at Roche, Celgene and Takeda.
Ivana Pešić, MPharm
Director Corporate Regulatory
Affairs and Pharmacovigilance
Previously Head of Regulatory
Affairs at PharmaSwiss Serbia
and Reg. Manager, KRKA Serbia.
Marija Nikolić, MD
Regional Medical Director,
Former Yugoslavia
Clinical Pharmacologist. Held
series of positions at leading
MNCs / Quintiles in Medical and
Research. Prior to that Chief of
Clincal Pharmacology at Bel.
Hosp.
Jelica Čubrić
Corporate Head of Quality
Assurance
Formerly QA Associate Director at
Valeant Serbia. Previously held
series of Quality/Compliance
roles at Donau Labs & Coca Cola.
Meta Gros
Head of Logistics
Formerly Logistics Coordinator
at PharmaSwiss. Prior to that
purchase and sales positions in
PharmaSwiss.
Ivan Pertot, MPharm
Regional BD Director Swixx Brands
Previously Head of Regulatory
Department for non-EU Balkan countries
at PharmaSwiss, prior to that Regulatory
Affairs Director (2009-2013) and
Regulatory Affairs Manager (2007-2009)
at PharmaSwiss Serbia and Regulatory
Affairs Officer at Schering Plough Serbia.
Alexander Asam
Board Observer
More than 20 years experience
in the life sciences and private
equity business. Formerly various
positions at Hoechst, Aventis
and Deutsche Bank
Matthias Fehr
Board Member
Audit Commitee
For 17 years investment advisor
at HBM Partners. Board observer
at PharmaSwiss SA 2007-2011.
Formerly Pharma Analyst at
Lombard Odier
Petr Čapek, MD
General Manager Czech Republic
Worked 5 years as GM
PharmaSwiss Czech, previously GM
Amgen CZ&SK and prior to that
worked in various positions at BMS
(BUH Oncology/Hospital products
& Medical Director) since 1995.
Alexander Marinov
General Manager
Bulgaria
Before joining Swixx Biopharma served as GM
A&D Pharma Marketing and Sales Bulgaria for
the last 7 years. Prior to that, BUH Hospital
and Specialized products within A&D Pharma
Bulgaria. Previously held various positions in
BMS (BUH Oncology/Hospital products &
Medical Director Bulgaria & Romania) since
1996.
.
Michal Opuchlik, MD
General Manager Poland
Formerly Country Manager Alexion
Poland, Greece, Cyprus, Israel,
Romania and Bulgaria. Prior to that
held position of Area General
Manager for Poland, Baltic
Countries and Russia in AOP
Orphan Pharmaceuticals.
Laur Saar, MD
Corporate Medical Director,
Regulatory & PV
Until May 2015 Medical Director
of Valeant / Pharma Swiss Europe
since 2006. Prior to that Regional
Medical BMS Baltics.
Pavel Chistyakov
General Manager Russia and
Regional Director EurAsia
23+ experience in pharma at executive
positions, former General Manager of Ipsen
in Russia and CIS (9Y), Pierre Fabre General
manager Russia (7Y), Sanofi Trade and
Revenue head Russia and EurAsia (5Y) and
before joining Swixx Biopharma was
Commercial VP for Greece, Russia and
Turkey in Italpharmaco.
.
Benoit Chastaing
Board Member
Marie-Justine Lecomte
Board Observer
6+ years’ experience in Private Equity
and M&A specialized in healthcare
transactions. Former position in
investment at Gimv
George Bithas
General Manager Greece,
Cyprus and Malta
More than 20 years experience in
pharma industry, holding a series of
roles with increasing responsibility in
hospital devices, medical nutrition and
specialty care in Abbott & AbbVie for
Greece and Cyprus. Most recently served
as Business Unit Director Immunology.
Petr Němec
Founder, Strategy
Co-Founder PharmaSwiss,
formerly GM BMS South East
Europe. Previously Sr. Executive
Convatec CEE & Lawyer
at White & Case
25 years’ experience in M&A
transactions and Investment area
including operational experiences.
10 years of successful private equity
investment in the healthcare sector, two
main experiences as Manager/Investor
under LBO. Former various position at
Medipole Partnaires (Elsan) and Senior
Healthcare Partner at Gimv
Tomas Cernik
Chief of Staff to CEO,
Special Projects Lead and
GM Romania & Moldova
Formerly Country Manager of Bristol-Myers
Squibb, responsible for Austria, before that
for Czech Republic and Hungary. Prior to
this held various commercial and finance
positions at BMS in different Central
European countries