Appointed Chief Executive Officer from November 1, 2017. Began his professional career as an economist for the National Bank of Hungary and the European Central Bank. He later joined Aegon Asset Management where he worked as a fund manager and the head of the fixed income desk. He served as the state secretary in charge of taxation and the financial sector at the Ministry for National Economy for two and a half years, followed by a year spent at Banque Rothschild where he worked as a consultant. He earned his MA degree at the Budapest University of Economics and studied also in the United States. Richter's Director of Corporate Strategy since September 2016, Chief Operating Officer since 2017. Member of the Company's Board of Directors from April 2017.

After graduating at the University of Szeged from the Faculty of Arts, Katalin Erdei has gained 18 years of experience in the field of human ressource management. She worked in various positions at companies such as Győri Keksz Kft, Ferrero Hungary and then Mars Hungary and Global. From 2012, she was a member of the management board at Mars’ Hungarian subsidiary and from 2015, she worked as a Regional HR Manager at the European headquarters of Mars Inc, in Germany. She has joined Richter in 2018 to drive the global HR agenda of our Company. As of September 1, 2024 she also acts as head of the Technical Directorate.

Appointed Research Director in 2014, became R&D Director in 2022, assumed global responsibility for the area in 2026. Chemical engineer (M.Sc), a qualified patent attorney, has a PhD and an MBA degree (Open University, UK). Joined Richter in 1984 and has held a number of management positions including Head of Chemical R&D, Head of the Patent Department between 1996 and 1999. In 2001 he was appointed Deputy to the Research Director and from 2006 he also became responsible for the new recombinant biotechnological activity of the Company.

László András Kovács has been Group Head of Controlling since 2019. His responsibilities included overseeing Financial Planning and Analytics, budgeting, financial management of affiliates, strategic modelling, internal and external reporting and is a member of the board in 10 group companies.

Prior to joining Richter, László András Kovács served as CFO, Controlling director and General Manager at MOL Hungary and subsidiaries. He also held various roles at PwC Audit Ltd. including Assurance Senior Manager, Assurance Group Leader and member of the Markets Council. László András Kovács has a Master’s degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from Corvinus University of Budapest and certifications from Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants (ACCA), Chamber of Hungarian Auditors.

László András Kovács was appointed Chief Financial Officer in 2025, and was also elected as a new member of the Board of Directors for a three-year term at the Annual General Meeting in 2025.

Appointed Commercial Director in 2017. Has an MSc in Biology and Chemisty and an MBA in Marketing and International Commerce. Joined Richter in 1999 as a market analyst then worked as a licensing manager. In 2005 he was appointed Managing Director of Richter's German subsidiary Gedeon Richter Pharma GmbH, where he worked until August 2017.

COO, joined the Company at the beginning of 2019. Responsible for production of Budapest and abroad manufacturing sites. Chemical engineer with a degree in organizational management as well. Gained experience in various positions at well known multinational companies in chemical and pharmaceutical industries such as Unilever or Teva and in global environment before entering the Company.

He began his career as a medical representative in 1992. Worked for Novartis and its predecessor companies for 21 years. He filled various positions in sales and marketing. Between 2007 and 2013 he was the General Manager of the Hungarian affiliate of Novartis. Within this period he was the President of AIPM, the local association of innovative companies. From 2013 he focused on healthcare projects, covering development scenarios for the Hungarian primary care system. In 2015 he joined the Hungarian National Authority of Pharmacy, where he was responsible for regulatory and patient safety matters. He joined Gedeon Richter in 2018 as Head of Regulatory Science, was appointed as Commercial Director in 2024.