Giovanny Leon

Hi, I'm Giovanny Leon a senior pharmaceutical executive. MBA, MCM & DBA (candidate).

With almost 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and an intense career development, I am currently in charge of Marketing & Sales of Specialties for Novartis Venezuela. I have an MBA and a Master in Marketing and Commercial Management both granted by IEB (Complutense University) at Madrid, Spain. Currently I am a DBA candidate at Swiss Management Center.

Inmunology and Infectious Diseases Business Franchise & Market Access Director at Novartis

January 2010 - December 2010

Business Development & Licensing Director at Novartis

January 2009 - December 2009

Country Head at Sandoz

July 2006 - November 2008

Brand Group Manager at Novartis

January 2006 - June 2006

Andean Subregion Brand Group Manager at Novartis

May 2005 - December 2005

Brand Manager at Novartis de Venezuela

May 2004 - April 2005

Product manager at Novartis de Venezuela

January 2004 - April 2004

District Manager at Novartis de Venezuela

October 1998 - December 2003

CNS Specialist Pharmaceutical Sales Rep at Novartis de Venezuela

March 1996 - September 1998

Pharmaceutical Sales Rep at Ciba-Geigy

October 1992 - August 1996

Specialty Care Commercial Director at Novartis

January 2011

The position reports to the CEO/General Manager. The purpose of the role is to plan and implement sales and marketing activities in order to meet company targets for retention growth and profitability in the Specialties area (Neuroscience, Hospital Care & Ophthalmology), and to contribute to the executive management of the company. The institutional sales for the hole organization & Market Access initiatives are also under my responsability.

IESA & UNIANDES

2011 – 2012

Diploma of Higher Education in Leadership and Management

Concentration: Organizational Leadership

FIU, ITAM, UNIANDES. IAE & ESPM

2009 – 2010

Advance Management Program

Concentration: Business Administration and Management, General

Universidad Complutense de Madrid

2005 – 2006

MCM

Concentration: Master in Commercial & Marketing Management

Universidad Complutense de Madrid

2003 – 2004

MBA

Management, leadership, strategy, pharmaceuticals, Latin America, pricing, access, healthcare,