Vanessa Bresky

Vanessa Bresky is a seasoned senior leader with over 25 years of experience in strategic and brand marketing, sales effectiveness, operations, and healthcare business development projects. She has a strong background in P&L responsibility and is customer and consumer-focused.

Her expertise spans across various sectors in healthcare including over-the-counter (OTC), Rx-to-OTC Switch, RX, consumer goods, medical devices, aesthetics, medical nutrition, and healthcare product innovation and development.

Vanessa excels in areas such as brand equity, strategic marketing, healthcare advertising, sales force effectiveness, finance, NPV, healthcare business model development, project management, negotiations, change management, and R&D in healthcare.

Some of her key skills include leadership in the healthcare, medical device, medical nutrition, hospital, and pharma industries, experience in US, Europe, and Asia markets, communication skills in matrix organizations, leading cross-functional teams, executing business plans, consumer marketing, market research, strategic marketing ROI, and driving brand growth and profitability.

Industries Vanessa has worked in include consumer, healthcare, OTC, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, aesthetics, and nutrition, with specialties in healthcare and general business management.

Her educational background includes a Masters of Marketing from the University of Melbourne, a nutrition course at Deakin University, and a science program at Monash University.

Vanessa has held various leadership positions in top companies such as Abbott and Nestlé Skin Health, where she served as Commercial Director, Global Commercial Operations Director, General Manager, Regional Business Unit Director, and Global Marketing Head, among others.

She has also worked at Novartis Consumer Health in roles like Head of Marketing UK, Director of Innovation & Strategy Global Marketing, and Head of Marketing Australia. Additionally, Vanessa has experience in sales from her time at Abbott Laboratories.

Vanessa Bresky is known for her commitment, performance-oriented approach, brand growth expertise, profit development, and people development skills, making her a valuable asset in the healthcare and business sectors.