Markella Al-Saifi
Marketing Lead at Women in Business Club | London Business School- Claim this Profile
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English Full professional proficiency
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French Limited working proficiency
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Greek Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish Limited working proficiency
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Credentials
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Walpole Luxury Leaders of Tomorrow Programme
WalpoleNov, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
GPhC Registered Pharmacist (registration number: 2225033)
General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)Jan, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Advanced Visualisations Business Applications with Tableau
AfterskillsApr, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
Diving into Data with SQL
AfterskillsFeb, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
Data Enabled Decision Making with Excel
AfterskillsSep, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
DELE A2
Instituto Cervantes -
DELF B2
Institut français de Grèce (IFG)
Experience
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Women in Business Club | London Business School
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Marketing Lead
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Jun 2023 - Present
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Jo Malone London
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United Kingdom
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Personal Care Product Manufacturing
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400 - 500 Employee
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Global Product Development MBA Intern
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Jul 2023 - Aug 2023
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London Business School Healthcare Club
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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HealthTech Challenge Mentors & Judges Liaison
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Sep 2022 - Aug 2023
HealthTech Challenge competition nurturing future entrepreneurs and awarding £10K to a start-up idea at seed and pre-seed stage. HealthTech Challenge competition nurturing future entrepreneurs and awarding £10K to a start-up idea at seed and pre-seed stage.
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Innovad SA
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Belgium
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Animal Feed Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Product Strategy & Business Development Manager - Health and Immunity Segment
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Jun 2021 - Jun 2022
- Managed rebranding of AddEssens (plant extract manufacturer) after acquisition by Innovad Group- Built new natural product line in collaboration with R&D team- Coordinated activities of cross-functional teams - Planned and executed marketing campaigns - Set sales objectives and oversaw sales activities
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Technical Operations Manager
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May 2020 - May 2021
Animal Health and Nutrition- managed the Compliance & Regulatory Affairs department of Innovad- oversaw product registration files to enable & support international sales- represented Innovad in industry exhibitions/ trade shows- liaised with local authorities (FAVV, customs, notary public)- performed stability studies and trials and collaborated with the Lab team- set up product specifications and quality standards and liaised with Quality dept.- optimised product formulations in terms of efficiency and cost- involved in new ERP system implementation Show less
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Business operations & Innovation (rotation)
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Apr 2018 - Apr 2020
- promoted and implemented the innovative Myco-Marker service- generated promotional & training material (leaflets, presentations, live webinars)- co-authored published scientific papers- involved in product (field and controlled) trials - carried out in-house research and sourcing of plant extracts & essential oils - performed customer visits
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Add Essens
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Belgium
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Manufacturing
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Product Strategy & Business Development Manager - Health and Immunity
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Jun 2021 - Jun 2022
Member of the Innovad Group of companies. Focusing on the circular economy, Add Essens utilises raw materials from the fruit pulp industry and is a key partner within the cosmetic, pharmaceutical and animal health sector as a provider of natural sustainable ingredients. With over 15 years of market experience, Add Essens has a core focus on extraction technologies and the intellectual know how of advanced methodologies such as supercritical CO2 extraction, cold press oil extraction and water/ethanol extraction for the organic extraction of plants, fruits and oil seeds. The product offering covers a variety of pressed oils, fruit powders and press cake flours obtained from natural ingredients like berries (elderberry, blackcurrant, cranberry etc.) and back cumin. Show less
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Agathi Rinioti Pharmacy
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Athens, Greece
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Pharmacist
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Jan 2017 - Mar 2018
- Offered fist-line patient counseling and liaised with the community to improvetherapeutic outcomes - Carried out promotional campaigns for seasonal products - Collaborated with management to optimize patient care - Collaborated with physicians to best support patients - Offered fist-line patient counseling and liaised with the community to improvetherapeutic outcomes - Carried out promotional campaigns for seasonal products - Collaborated with management to optimize patient care - Collaborated with physicians to best support patients
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Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center
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Athens, Greece
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Hospital Pharmacist
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Oct 2017 - Dec 2017
Part of training programme Part of training programme
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Walgreens Boots Alliance
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United States
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Pre-registration Pharmacist
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Aug 2016 - Nov 2016
Organiser of a Diabetes Awareness Campaign Organiser of a Diabetes Awareness Campaign
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Sanofi
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France
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Intern
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Jun 2014 - Jul 2014
Rotation between the marketing and medical departments - Assisted in the promotion of Lyxumia - Used historical data to forecast sales trends and develop a business plan - Pharmacovigilance - Addressed customer enquiries and counseling Rotation between the marketing and medical departments - Assisted in the promotion of Lyxumia - Used historical data to forecast sales trends and develop a business plan - Pharmacovigilance - Addressed customer enquiries and counseling
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Education
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London Business School
Master of Business Administration - MBA -
Columbia Business School
Master of Business Administration - MBA -
University College London, U. of London
Master of Pharmacy -
Geitonas School
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, 40/45 -
Geitonas School
Greek Lyceum, 19/20