Marketing Director, Lundbeck North
Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
Following a reorganisation of the European operations, I was asked to lead the marketing team in the newly established affiliate Lundbeck North, consisting of The Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Iceland. In this role I was charged with managing both the cluster marketing team and the local Dutch sales and marketing organisation.Key Achievements:• Launch of Brintellix for the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder across the markets reaching some of the highest volume market shares across Europe in Finland, Latvia and Norway.• Launch of Abilify Maintena for the treatment of Schizophrenia across the markets, reaching the highest volume market shares in Europe in Denmark and Norway • Optimisation of local Dutch sales and marketing organisation and repositioning of sales campaigns to achieve increased growth • Successful implementation of new cross-functional and cross- country Brand Team, creating synergies between countries• Manage a highly successful co-commercialisation with our partner Otsuka in the Nordics• Maintained high levels of engagement and employee satisfaction despite substantial reductions in headcount since 2013Key Responsibilities:• Deliver on agreed operational and financial targets• Lead and develop team members and ensure high performance team is in place• Ensure successful launch of new products and maximise potential of existing portfolio through first class launch plans and effective execution of agreed activities• Ensure close cooperation with the Affiliates Country Managers and sales teams• Business Case development (P&L) and ongoing profitability analyses of both potential new compounds and existing products for the entire affiliate