Capital Awards reward every year the most important companies in the Romanian business environment for their performances, as well as the people with the best achievements in the field. Nominees for 2014 were presented in the magazine and on the website of Capital and the awards were granted Wednesday, May 27, 2015, at the “Capital Awards” Gala. CATENA was nominated at the Commerce Section and was ranked No. II.
Claudiu Serban, editorial director of the Capital magazine, made the presentation of the motivations that led to the award of the IInd prize at the “Commerce” Section to pharmacies Catena: It is the largest network of pharmacies in Romania in 2014 it crossing the threshold of 500 units, with a total of 3,200 employees. CATENA, which is part of the Fildas Group, owned by entrepreneur Anca Vlad, opened last year 45 new pharmacies and created 170 jobs. All this investment plan has accelerated the turnover increase to EUR 417 million in 2014. An economist and specialist in marketing, Anca Vlad is among the best known businesswomen in Romania, she creating Fildas, a company focused on the medicine distribution activity, 25 years ago.