Dr Stavros Nicolaou

Dr Nicolaou has almost 34 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry, mainly in domestic and international general management and has been Recognized in the Global Top 100 Health Edition Honorees Most Influential People of African Descent(MIPAD) in Healthcare, received Greece’s ARGO Public Service award from the President of Greece in 2023 and recently received the International Federation of Pharmacists IPS Medal for 2024 for Outstanding Contributions in Industrial Pharmacy.

He is a previous winner of the SA Institute of Marketing Management (IMM) Health Care Marketer of the year Award, has been inducted as a fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa. He has been elected as an honorary member of the Southern African Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis. Received an honorary doctorate in Medicine from Wits University and was awarded the Order of the Lion of St Mark by the Greek Orthodox Pope Theodoros II and is a recipient of the Title of “High Commander of the Order of the Apostle & Evangelist Mark” of the Patriarchate of Alexandria.

He’s presently the Group Senior Executive for Strategic Trade for Aspen Pharmacare Holdings and is a member of the Holdings Group executive which has oversight of the more than 60 countries Aspen operates in globally. Presently serves on a number of industry boards and advisory councils including the President’s National Orders Advisory Council.

Nicolaou is particularly passionate about diversity, transformation, championing localisation and building bridges between the private and public sector in order to improve access to treatment for patients in emerging markets and improving healthcare outcomes in these markets.