Sylvain Vigneault

Country Manager, Australia

Sylvain Vigneault is the Country Manager for Viatris Australia. Overseeing the strategic direction of the business, he is responsible for leading a team of almost 800 employees Australia wide and supporting them to supply patients with access to more than 1,000 medicines.

Throughout 2020-2021, Sylvain guided the business through the transition to Viatris, which was formed through the combination of Mylan and Upjohn, a legacy division of Pfizer at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prior to this appointment, Sylvain held the role of Country Manager for Australia and Head of Commercial for New Zealand at Mylan for almost six years, following Mylan’s acquisition of Abbott EPD in 2015. Sylvain came to Australia in 2012 and was appointed General Manager Australia & New Zealand for Abbott EPD, based in Sydney.

In 2010, Sylvain started in the role of Commercial Director, RICC (Russia, India, China & CIS), where he led the development of the long-term strategy for the Cardiovascular and Vaccine portfolio. Sylvain has also held positions as Solvay’s Senior Vice President Neuroscience within the Global Product Strategy Department in Hannover, Germany, and then subsequently in Basel Switzerland.

Sylvain’s career began in Canada, and he has held roles in Czech Republic, France, Germany, Switzerland and Singapore before coming to Australia. Sylvain has also held the role of Chair of the Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association from March 2018 to October 2020.

Maria Mollica, Head of Sales - Primary & Speciality Care

Maria Mollica is the Head of Sales for Viatris Australia, with the responsibility for primary and specialty care. Maria leads a team of sales representatives calling on general practitioners, specialists and allied health professionals.

Ludovic Laporte, Head Commercial Finance

Ludovic Laporte is the Head of Finance for Viatris ANZ. He oversees Controlling, FP&A, Commercial Operations & Strategic Analysis of the ANZ business. Prior to Viatris, Ludovic served as Regional Head of Finance at Mylan.

Robert Elliot, Head of Operations

Robert Elliot is the Head of Operations ANZ with responsibility for Viatris’ state of the art manufacturing facility at Carole Park in Queensland, and supporting functions.

Georgina Davies, Head of Commercial Excellence

Georgina Davies is Head of Business Excellence ANZ at Viatris. Georgina works to bring the principles of business excellence to Viatris. She does this by applying a scientific approach to the way we do things to bring value to our customers.

Marion Nash, Head of Supply Chain - ANZ

Marion is the Head of Supply Chain for Australia and New Zealand where she manages the Logistics, Distribution and Product Launch Teams.

Charbel Azzi, Head of Sales - Pharmacy & Institutional

Charbel Azzi is the Head of Sales, Pharmacy and Institutional. Charbel leads the national Key Account teams responsible for driving business development opportunities with key customer groups positioning Viatris as a partner of choice.