People

Rafal Kaminski - Chief Scientific Officer

E-Mail: rafal.kaminski@angelinipharma.com
Rafal Kaminski is Chief Scientific Officer and Head of R&D at Angelini
Pharma in Italy. Before joining the pharmaceutical industry, he
completed post-doctoral training at the Radboud University in the Netherlands and at the National Institutes of Health in the USA.
He co-authored more than 100 publications in epilepsy research
and held senior R&D roles at Molecure Therapeutics in Poland,
Roche in Switzerland and UCB Pharma in Belgium.
Serena Zucchetta - General Manager CH

E-Mail: serena.zucchetta@angelinipharma.com
Serena Zucchetta joined Arvelle Therapeutics/Angelini Pharma in January 2021 and she is General Manager in Switzerland and Ontozry Launch Executive Director reporting directly to the CEO.
Born in Milan, living in Rome, studied in Brussels as a child, graduated as a Molecular Biologist, she loves the international setting, strongly valuing diversity. As a happy mother of three boys, family is her dearest priority.
After 27 years in the Pharma industry, mainly in three different American multinational Pharma companies (Wyeth, BMS and MSD), Serena has a significant track record of new launches success and an extensive experience in the Specialty Care setting including vaccines and she has got two international assignments as Commercial Director Europe and as Assistant Vice President Emerging Markets commuting to London.
Passionate about people, challenges and transformation, she works for a deep purpose in an open-minded environment unbalanced on innovation, new ways of working and respect for people.
Jetmir Daku - Head of Finance & Administration CH

E-Mail: jetmir.daku@angelinipharma.com
Jetmir Daku is the Head of Finance and Administration for Arvelle Therapeutics/Angelini Pharma and oversees all finance and administration functions of the business. Before joining the company as a headquarter controller, Jetmir was the international accounting manager at Convatec International Services GmbH, where he successfully completed key transactions of the EMEA headquarter with 27 subsidiaries, being also responsible for the South African and Egyptian entities and guide together with the Global team the IPO preparation of the company.
Originally coming from Kosovo Jetmir spend his life in Switzerland where he started his career in Marketing, Public Relations and Communication and quickly decided to move to Finance, where he graduated in Controlling, Auditing and Accounting.
He is passionate about being part of an organization that is set on a mission to become an admired European innovator, offering people, patients and their beloved ones new medicines and solutions to achieve better health outcomes and higher quality of life.
Simon Ochsner - Financial Controller CH

E-Mail: simon.ochsner@angelinipharma.com
Simon Ochsner joined Angelini Pharma with the acquisition of Arvelle Therapeutics in March 2021. Within the first year he was in charge of FP&A for many European entities. With integration of them to Angelini he was taking over the role as Financial Controller in our local team in Switzerland.
Simon is an experienced finance professional as he was working for more than ten years in various roles in the world of finance. He is passionate about numbers and holds a bachelor’s in science degree from the University of Lucerne. He is the one living closest to our office in Zug. When he is not thinking about numbers, he is most likely spending time with his family and friends or is doing sportive activities.
Neil Fisher - Medical Science Liaison CH

E-Mail: neil.fisher@angelinipharma.com
Neil Fisher has been working for Arvelle Therapeutics/Angelini Pharma since the beginning of 2022 joining as the Medical Science Liaison for Switzerland. He grew up in New Zealand and moved to Italy to do his PhD in Milan in in Life and Biomolecular Sciences in 2009, studying the role of microRNAs in the response of breast cancer cells. He moved to Switzerland in 2017 for a post-doc at Basel University Hospital working on rare NUP98-KMT2A fusion leukemia.
He has over ten years’ experience in basic and translational biomedical research with a focus on regenerative medicine, stem cell therapies, and cancer biology.
Outside of work Neil is a keen mountain biker and runner.
Christine Marie Lunardelli - Brand Manager CH

E-Mail: christinemarie.lunardelli@angelinipharma.com
Christine Marie Lunardelli joined Arvelle Therapeutics/Angelini Pharma as Brand Manager for Switzerland in March 2022.
Prior to her position at Arvelle/Angelini she held senior marketing roles responsible for developing and implementing global name brand strategies launch plans, and digital marketing for new and existing prescription medicines, medical devices, and OTC products in primary therapeutic areas. Her experience in specialty promotional marketing spans across an array of therapeutic areas and comprises digital for several leading global corporations including, however, not limited to, Schering-Bayer, UCB, Hill-Rom, and Hoechst Marion Roussel-Sanofi.
Christine earned her Master’s in International Economics and Management from SDA Bocconi School of Management, Milan, Italy, Bachelor Science in Speech Communications from Emerson College and a degree in Business Administration, Marketing from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts U.S.A.
Felix Näher - Supply Chain & Customer Service Manager

E-Mail: felix.naeher@angelinipharma.com
Felix Näher joined Arvelle Therapeutics/Angelini Pharma in 2020 as Supply Chain & Customer Service Manager.
He studied Business Administration at the University of Applied Sciences in Aalen and graduated as Diplom-Betriebswirt (FH).
After graduation he started working in the US as a Logistics Coordinator in the automotive industry.
In 2009 he moved to Switzerland and worked in several Supply & Demand functions at Convatec Group plc, a medical device company.
André Kirsten - Head Quality & FvP CH

E-Mail: andre.kirsten@angelinipharma.com
André Kirsten joined Arvelle Therapeutics/Angelini Pharma in April 2022 and he is Head Quality and FvP in Switzerland.
Born and grown up in Schleswig-Holstein (Germany), he moved from the sea to the Swiss mountains in 2004, now living with his wife and daughter in canton Aargau.
He holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Hamburg and has nearly 20 years of experience in Pharma, gained in different areas like API-manufacturing, external manufacturing, QA and global procurement with Roche, Novartis, Baxter and MSD.
As a challenger of the status quo, he likes exploring new ways and thinking out of the box. Formerly semi-professional handball-player, he is eager to establish an open-minded culture and trust in powerful team spirit to reach goals.
Daniela Rasovic - Digital Medicine Manager CH/AT/HU

E-Mail: daniela.rasovic@angelinipharma.com
Daniela Rasovic joined Arvelle Therapeutics/Angelini Pharma in January 2022 and she is Digital Medicine Manager for Switzerland, Austria & Hungary for all brands and departments.
She is born in Vienna and lives in Lower Austria. Studied in the UK and in Vienna, graduated in Graphic Design, Marketing, digital Marketing and executive Management, with her MSc. She loves, breaths and lives digital.
After 15 years in different industry and five years in the Pharmaceutical Industry her last steps where Boehringer Ingelheim and Nestle).
Daniela has passion in digitalization, social media launch of infrastructure and working as a Project Manager in an international setting.
Filipe Vieira - Business Excellence Head CH/AT/HU

E-Mail: filipe.vieira@angelinipharma.com
Filipe Vieira joined Angelini Pharma in 2014 and has been putting his heart into the company, its patients, and its clients since then. He is currently Head of Business Excellence for Switzerland, Austria and Hungary.
Portuguese, born in Porto with a background in Pharmaceutical Sciences, started working in Pharmacy Sales & Training where he understood how critical it is to have the people at the center.
Later, he focused on Project Management & Innovation, where he found a way to merge creativity with Digital, one of his main passions, which triggered the next steps. Along the way, he embarked on an international experience through Digital UX in Fater (an Angelini joint venture with P&G), Global Digital Medicines, where he supported the launch of several global services. Most recently, he landed in Vienna to perform his current position and keep supporting the teams and the new challenges.
Filipe loves animals, has two fat cats, and what makes him happy is to make others happy.
Federico Ronda - Staff & Global Functions HRBP

E-Mail: federico.ronda@angelinipharma.com
Federico Ronda is the Human Resources Business Partner for the HQ Staff & Global Functions in Rome and for the Swiss affiliate.
Federico holds a master's degree in Business Management from University Tor Vergata of Rome.
Working at Angelini Pharma since 2014, he started a position in the department for Marketing and Events. Subsequently, he switched to the HR function, covering roles of both centers of expertise and international coordination.
Federico is passionate about people connections and relations, and he is proud to be part of this Italian company which is constantly growing and expanding in the healthcare sector.