Svetlomir Stanchev, MD - Founder and Executive Director

Svetlomir Stanchev MD is the founder and General Manager of AVENDRA PHARMA as well as the founder of AVENDRA GROUP and AVENDRA VENTURE CAPITAL. He has also been working as an independent marketing consultant for Progressive Flow Bulgaria, a company dealing with strategic consulting.

Before joining our team, he had spent more than twenty years working in the pharmaceutical industry, taking part in the launching and market development of a lot of pharmaceutical products in different therapeutic areas. He worked for the Bulgarian subsidiaries of MSD, Sanofi, Chiesi and GSK where he performed various activities and responsibilities. Svetlomir participated in the launching and market development of world brands such as Plavix, Arixtra, Stilnox, Curosurf, Tyverb/Tykerb, Votrient, Relvar/Breo, Anoro and Incruse. He won a number of awards for his achievements.Between 2014 and the end of 2018, he successfully led and developed a team of MRS and KAMS working as a national sales manager in GSK Respiratory Bulgaria.

Svetlomir graduated Medical University of Varna as a Medical Doctor and University of VelikoTarnovo with an MD in Business Management. Between 2014 and 2017 he graduated Erickson Coaching International and he is a certified business coach.