Catalin Radu
About Catalin Radu
Catalin Radu is the General Manager Romania at Bristol Myers Squibb, based in Bucharest. He has extensive experience in pharmaceutical management, having held various leadership roles at Bayer Pharmaceuticals and Schering AG.
Current Role at Bristol-Myers Squibb
Catalin Radu is currently serving as the General Manager Romania at Bristol-Myers Squibb. He has been in this position since May 2019 and is based in Bucharest, Romania. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the company's operations within the region and leading strategic initiatives to advance the company's market position.
Previous Positions at Bayer Pharmaceuticals
Catalin Radu has extensive experience at Bayer Pharmaceuticals, holding multiple key roles over more than a decade. From 2018 to 2019, he was the Country Commercial Lead for Romania and Moldova, a position he held in Bucharest for 10 months. Prior to this, he served as the Managing Director in Kazakhstan for three years, overseeing operations in the region. From 2015 to 2017, he led Bayer Pharmaceuticals in Central Asia while based in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Additional responsibilities at Bayer included managing business operations and serving as a Regional Brand Manager in Berlin, and acting as the Country Division Head and Bayer Healthcare Representative in Bucharest.
Career at Schering AG and PricewaterhouseCoopers
Before his tenure at Bayer, Catalin Radu worked at Schering AG and PricewaterhouseCoopers. At Schering AG, he held the role of General Manager Romania from 2004 to 2007. Before this, he spent five years as an Assistant Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Bucharest, working from 1998 to 2003. These roles helped him build a strong foundation in management and operations within the pharmaceutical and consultancy industries.
Educational Background and Training
Catalin Radu has a robust educational background that complements his professional experience. He completed his master’s degree in Economical Engineering from Universitatea „Politehnica” din București, studying from 1991 to 1997. Additionally, he holds an ACCA in Accounting and Finance, earned from 1998 to 2001. His further education includes various training programs at Bayer: 'Managing Business' and 'Leading People' in 2011, 'Bayer Marketing Academy' also in 2009, and 'Pharma Brand Planning' at CEL for Pharma in 2009.
Early Career and Initial Positions
Catalin Radu began his career at Mannheimer Versogungs und Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH (MVV), where he served as the Manager of the Local Representative Office in Bucharest from 1996 to 1998. This early experience provided him with crucial managerial skills and a solid understanding of business operations, which he later applied to his roles within the pharmaceutical and consultancy sectors.