GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare announces the appointment of Nigel Stephenson as the new General Manager for Romania and Balkans.
In this role, Nigel will lead the operations of GSK Consumer Healthcare in Romania and other 7 countries – Bulgaria, Serbia, Republic of Moldova, Albania, Macedonia, Muntenegro and Kosovo. GSK Consumer Healthcare has a dedicated team of 150 people in the cluster who help supply and market the company’s well-known consumer portofolio of products including overthe-counter medicines (pain management, cold & flu and allergy remedies) food supplements and oral healthcare products.
Nigel has extensive experience in sales and marketing roles across the globe, including his most recent position as CEE Area Marketing Director Oral Healthcare. In this role he led the marketing function across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and contributed to develop customer strategies and category growth plans for international key accounts in the area. Prior to this, Nigel held several positions in GSK and Novartis Consumer Health as Respiratory Global Portfolio Director and Head of Innovation for Europe. Before GSK and Novartis, he spent 10 years with P&G, both in customer business development roles in the UK and later in a series of local, regional an global marketing roles.
“With more than 15 years of global commercial experience and a proven track record of success, Nigel brings his industry and leadership experience with him to help GSK Consumer Healthcare achieve our growth ambitions for Romania and Balkans. His experience of driving strategy and delivering significant commercial growth will be of great value, as we continue to grow our wellknown and trusted brands”, said Romana Jourdren, Area General Manager Central and Eastern Europe GSK Consumer Healthcare.
About his new role, Nigel Stephenson said: “I am extremely excited to take on this role and to build on the great work that has been done in Romania and Balkans. Our ambitions are to meet consumer needs with innovation launches, be a modern employer for our team and make strong partnerships to benefit the local communities. Also, I am looking forward to moving my family in Romania and discovering this beautiful country that I was only visiting up until now.”
Nigel graduated History and Economics at University of Birmingham, UK. He is British, father of two children, having worked and lived in several countries around the globe, like Brazil, USA, Switzerland, France and Poland. As a big outdoors fan, he enjoys biking and snowboarding in the vacations he spends with his family.
Nigel will continue the successful work of Sylwia Piankowska, who now took over the Iberia business in GSK Consumer Healthcare.
About GSK Consumer Healthcare
GSK is a science-led global healthcare company committed to improving the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer. We have three global businesses: pharmaceutical medicines, vaccines and consumer healthcare products.
GSK Consumer Healthcare is one of the world’s largest consumer healthcare companies. We own some of the world’s best loved healthcare brands including Sensodyne, Voltaren, parodontax, Panadol, Corega, Otrivin. These brands are successful in over 100 countries around the world because they all show our passion for quality, guaranteed by science. They are inspired by the real wants and needs of the millions of people who walk into pharmacies, supermarkets, market stalls and go on-line all over the world every day, and choose us first.
GSK Consumer Healthcare business in Romania has a significant scale in the CEE area, with double digit average annual growth rate in the last three years (CAGR 2018 vs. 2015), mainly driven by strategic approach in the category, consumer’s interest in their own health and the innovations brought in the local market.
We are a consistent partner of the Romanian community, with over 1 million euros invested in health and education programmes, among which Zambeste Romania is the biggest long-term campaign.
For more information about the company, visit ro.gsk.com. To know more about the oral health education platform, access zambesteromania.ro.
