Anna Yarvits

Anna Yarvits is a seasoned pharma executive with over 25 years of industry experience in Generics, OTC, Specialty, Orphan drugs, and Vaccines. She has also held leadership roles in Beauty, Cosmetics, FMCG, and Community management and has been awarded and recognized for her contributions.

Her key professional assets include multi-country Cluster & General management with P&L responsibilities. Functionally, her expertise lies in Strategy, Transformation, Business Development, and Creating Winning Teams.

Anna is an internationally certified non-executive director (NED) and has served as a Board Chair and Board member with a focus on Pharmaceuticals, HealthCare, Education, and NGO Governance. She is a strategic advisor to key stakeholders, founders, and investors, and is a subject matter expert and public speaker.

Anna Yarvits holds educational qualifications including Company Direction from the Institute of Directors (IoD), DipM and Fellow in Professional Marketing from CIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing, Senior Executive program (SEP 79) from London Business School, and a Medical degree specializing in Dermatology from Ural State Medical University.

Throughout her career, Anna has held notable positions such as Chairperson of the Board at BOUCHARA RECORDATI, Group VP General Manager Russia and Eastern Europe at Avon, SVP General Manager Russia, Ukraine & CIS at Teva Pharmaceuticals, General Manager Russia, Head of Zentiva Eurasia at Zentiva (Sanofi company), Managing Director at ratiopharm, Business Development and Market Intelligence at Nycomed, and Business Unit Head at GlaxoSmithKline Pharma GmbH.