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Anca Vlad and Alexandru Vlad, awarded with the “Entrepreneurs of the Year” trophy for excellence in entrepreneurship at the Champions in Business Gala

Anca Vlad and Alexandru Vlad received the “Entrepreneurs of the Year” at the Champions in Business Gala, one of the most prestigious events dedicated to the Romanian business environment.

The award was offered for the outstanding financial performance achieved by the Fildas-Catena Group in 2023.

During his speech at the award ceremony, Alexandru Vlad, the Group’s vice-president, emphasized the values that have propelled Fildas-Catena to the top of the Romanian pharmaceutical sector. The Fildas-Catena vice-president also spoke of the pride he feels in carrying forward the principles that define this family business:

“We are extremely honored to be recognized tonight. I speak on behalf of myself and my mother. For us, the patient comes first. We are always looking to offer fair prices and make it easier for patients to access medicines in one place. As entrepreneurs, we know how important it is to remain true, do what you say and don’t deviate from that direction. This is one of my mother’s core values that I want to carry on,” said Alexandru Vlad at the award ceremony.

The Fildas-Catena Group is a leader in pharmaceutical distribution and retail in Romania, and represents a success story of a family business, based on commitment, innovation, and respect for all those who cross the threshold of the pharmacy of the heart, Catena.

Organized by the global consulting firm PwC, Raiffeisen Bank and Sarmis Capital, the Champions in Business Gala celebrates Romanian entrepreneurs who excel in performance, vision, and economic impact. The event highlights the inspirational stories of business leaders who are actively contributing to Romania’s development.

The Fildas-Catena Group, awarded at the 2024 Forbes 500 Business Awards Gala

The Fildas-Catena Group, a leader in pharmaceutical distribution and retail in Romania, was awarded at the 2024 Forbes 500 Business Awards Gala for its outstanding performance over the past year in its sector.

The trophy was handed to Mr. Alexandru Vlad, Vice President of the Fildas-Catena Group, who expressed gratitude for the award on behalf of the entire team.

“I would like to thank Forbes Romania for this wonderful event. I thank you on behalf of the entire team for this motivating and honorable award,” stated the Vice President of the Fildas-Catena Group.

Alexandru Vlad spoke about the 31-year history of Fildas Trading and how it developed from a small pharmaceutical distribution business into the pharmaceutical giant it is today, a leader in retail and distribution in Romania. “Thanks to the passion, energy, determination and intelligence of my mother, Anca Vlad, Fildas Trading has managed to grow to 15 warehouses all over Romania and to serve more than 5,000 pharmacies” added the Vice President of the Fildas-Catena Group.

Forbes Romania annually celebrates and awards entrepreneurial spirit, initiative,and performance, bringing together the most creative, bold, and enterprising business personalities in the country at the Forbes 500 Business Awards Gala.

The Fildas-Catena Group Received the Forbes 500 Business Awards 2022 Trophy

Anca Vlad, Founder and President of the Fildas-Catena Group received an award from the Forbes Magazine during the Gala Forbes 500 Business Awards, event, which reached its tenth edition, and which celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit, as well as initiative and performance in Romanian business.

On behalf of Anca Vlad, the award was received by Alexandru Vlad, Vice-President of the Fildas-Catena Group.

“Thank you all, on behalf of President Anca Vlad and the entire Fildas-Catena Group. It is a united, strong and professional Group, the team being the one leading to these spectacular results. My mother successfully created the largest Romanian pharmaceutical Group, placing the focus on integrity, trust, mutual respect and human warmth. These are very important values for myself as well, I strongly advocate for them, and I am proud of being able to carry this story forward”, declared Alexandru Vlad.

The most important business event in Romania, Gala Forbes 500 Business Awards 2022, gathered  the most creative, the bravest and the most resourceful business personalities nation-wide.

“Just like, within the Olympic Games, elite sportspeople have the opportunity to excel on the global scene, the Romanian business elite excels in an environment that is full of challenges and changes, and within this Gala we showed our recognition by awarding those heroic entrepreneurs who encompass the Olympic spirit into their activities!”, stated the organizers of the event, to which Catena was a Platinum Partner.

“When we talk about the business world, the values of the Olympic spirit are excellence, performance, resilience, adapting power, development, as well as the respect and friendship we show others, upon creating organizational efficiency and stimulating innovation in all business sectors. Those entrepreneurs who are gifted with Olympic spirit manage to prosper, despite economic challenges, and, thanks to their activity, they succeed in supporting competitiveness on the local, European and global market”, declared the Forbes Romania editors.