Nelly Katsou was born in Athens in 1965. In 1989 she graduated from the University of Athens, School of Pharmacy. She started her career in 1990 by establishing the pharmaceutical company Pharmanel SA, where she was Managing Director until 2003. Concurrently she was also a major shareholder and CEO of Pharmathen S.A., a pharmaceutical company that is Greece’s largest private research company and one of the largest R&D companies in Europe.
She was
• Vice President of the Board of Directors of Hellenic Management Association (EEDE)
• Member of the Board of SEV (Hellenic Federation of Enterprises)
• Member of “Supporters Club” of Foundation for Economic & Industrial Research (IOBE)
• Member of Advisory Board of ESAA
Today, she is
• Vice President and Co-Founder of VNK CAPITAL
• Member of “Innovation – Education – Entrepreneurship Committee” of the American Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
• Member of W.I.B. Committee (Women in Business) of the American Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
• Member of Advisory Board of EGG (Enter-Grow-Go)
• Member of BAC (Business Advisory Council) of the Athens University of Economics & Business – MBA International
• Member of ICC Hellas