The globally active CHEPLAPHARM Group, headquartered in Greifswald, is continuing to position itself for the future and is expanding its management team. Tamás Szóga started as Vice President (VP) Commercial on 1 January 2025. The position was newly created. Tamás Szóga comes from Recordati Spa and takes over the Commercial division for the entire CHEPLAPHARM Group.
As VP Commercial, Tamás Szóga is responsible for the strategic planning and management of the Global Sales division of the entire CHEPLAPHARM Group. This includes developing and implementing strategies to optimise the existing sales organisation and ensuring targeted distributor management. Tamás Szóga is also responsible for the management and development of the CHEPLAPHARM affiliates.
‘Maximisation of growth through strategic brand development and implementation of innovative commercial strategies will be the main tasks for Tamás Szóga. The newly created position of VP Commercial demonstrates the importance of this function within the company. I am therefore delighted that we have been able to recruit Tamás Szóga, a leader with two decades of expertise in the development of markets and product portfolios in the pharmaceutical industry,’ says Edeltraud Lafer, CEO of the CHEPLAPHARM Group.
About Tamás Szóga
Tamás Szóga joins from Recordati Spa, where he has been responsible for portfolio development in 30 markets and Managing Director for the international business since the beginning of 2022. Prior to this, he was Director, Strategic Projects at EGIS focusing on global initiatives. He spent the longest part of his career at GlaxoSmithKline for 18 years across various geographies, where he held positions with increasing responsibility in portfolio development, commercial operations, market access and business development. Tamás Szóga started his career at management consultancies such as KPMG and Ernst & Young. Tamás Szóga holds an economist degree with finance and accountancy specification from Budapest Business University.