Eva N.

Senior Director, Mid-Sized Markets Area @ Astellas Pharma

About

An extroverted and enthusiastic senior leader and lawyer with extensive experience in civil law legal systems, multinational environment and above market ways of working, including participation in major cross-border transactions and managing lawyers and teams in multiple jurisdictions. Substantial experience in highly regulated industries like pharmaceuticals and tobacco and the FMCG sector, including industry transformation. Specific skills include international business law, contract law, pharma regulations, regulatory and public affairs, external engagement, as well as compliance and digitalization. A proactive, articulate, resilient and flexible personality with the ability to challenge and motivate people. Strong intercultural experience gained through work in multinational companies with a global presence and leading diverse teams in multiple countries (Germany, Switzerland, France, Italy, The Netherlands, UK, Israel, Turkey, Russia, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Greece, Malta, Cyprus, Spain, Portugal, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo, Australia, Singapore, Indonesia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Ukraine). Passionate about supporting the women leadership agenda that will help the advancement of more senior female leaders across all industries and sectors. Co-Leading the Global Legal Diversity&Inclusion Team in Astellas.

Country

City

Hungary

Industry

Pharmaceuticals

Skill

Team Motivation, Management Of Outside Counsel, General Legal Counsel, Contractual Disputes, Contractual, Business Meetings, Commercial Contracts, Recruiting, International Arbitration, Strategic Thinking, Spoken English, Relationship Building, Product Launch, Life Sciences, Communication, Leadership, Sanctions, European Law, Corporate Law, Corporate Governance

Experience

Senior Director, Mid-Sized Markets Area

Astellas Pharma

2023-10 - Present · 3 yrs

As a member of the Area Leadership Team, responsible for the legal agenda and strategic commercial legal support in the MSM Area, comprising of 7 Affiliates/Clusters and 1 group with 32 countries (BeNeLux and Ireland, Alpine (Switzerland and Austria), Adriatics (Slovenia, Croatia) and Portugal, Nordics (Denmark, Sweden and Norway), PCSU - Poland, Czech, Slovakia and Ukraine, HBRG - Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and Greece, Israel and the BBMCI group (Baltics, Balkans, Malta, Cyprus, Iceland)

Senior Director Legal, Mid-Size Markets

Astellas Pharma

2021-10 - Present · 5 yrs

As a member of the Area Leadership Team, directly responsible for the legal agenda and strategic commercial legal support in the MSM Area, comprising of 6 Clusters/Affiliates with 23 countries (Adriatic and Baltics - Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Albania, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia; Australia and New Zealand; BeNeLux; Israel, HBR - Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania and PCSU- Poland, Czech and Slovakia, Ukraine)

Senior Director Legal, Developed Markets

Astellas Pharma

2020-7 - 2021-10 · 1 yr 4 mos

Responsible for and driving the overall commercial legal agenda and providing professional support as a strategic partner to the business for the Developed Markets Area consisting of 21 countries

Head of Legal Adria Cluster

BAT

2015-10 - 2018-9 · 3 yrs

Zagreb, Croatia

Head of Legal for the BAT Adria businesses in Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and ALMAKO markets following the EUR 550 million acquisition of Adris' Groups overall tobacco related business. Management Board member of TDR d.o.o. and a Supervisory Board member of iNovine d.d. (second largest retail chain in Croatia), Istragrafika d.d. and Hrvatski Duhani d.d. and Opresa d.d. Driving the transformation tobacco agenda from a legal and regulatory point of view and the launch of Glo, BAT's next generation tobacco heated product in Croatia and Serbia. As a member of the Adria Cluster Leadership Team, drove the successful integration of the newly acquired businesses into BAT and contributed to developing the Adria Cluster business into a success and growth story following its acquisition.