Oliver Nicolai

Oliver Nicolai has extensive experience in supply chain management, with their most recent role being Head of Supply Chain Management Asia at Santen Pharmaceutical Asia. In this position, they had end-to-end supply chain management responsibility for the Asia region, including S&OP management, demand planning, supply planning, production planning, and procurement. Before joining Santen Pharmaceutical Asia, Oliver was the Director of Global Supply Chain Management at HOYA Surgical Optics. Prior to that, they held director positions at Teva Pharmaceuticals and Celgene, where they managed supply chain operations in the APAC and MENA regions. Oliver also gained experience in logistics and supply chain management at Bayer Healthcare and Daimler AG. Oliver began their career as a trainee at Kroll Internationale Spedition GmbH.

Oliver Nicolai earned a Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering with a specialization in Supply Chain Management from the University of Applied Science Wildau, completing their studies from 2004 to 2011. Additionally, they obtained a Certificate of Global Leadership Program from Celgene in 2013, a Certificate of the Supply Chain Academy from Bayer in 2010, and a Certificate in Leadership Training from Dale Carnegie (year not specified). Oliver also attended the BHC Supply Chain Academy, although no specific dates or degree were provided.