With ambition to improve quality of lives, Denis is focused on optimizing distribution networks to increase patients’ access to healthcare and free up funds for Research & Development of new treatments. Denis has 15 years of experience in strategic procurement, logistics optimization and supply chain management, built within pharmaceutical, medical device and logistics industries in Switzerland, Luxembourg and France. Born in St-Petersburg, Russia, Denis holds an MSc in Logistics, and an Executive MBA from Ecole de Management de Strasbourg, France. Currently Denis is leading the regional Procurement Team transforming Novartis supply chain network in EMEA.