Stada UK Head On COVID-19 Impact, Local Growth Strategy And OTC Brand Innovation

Exclusive: HBW Insight talks to Stada executive vice-president Roger Scarlett-Smith on the progress of the company's ambitious growth strategy, the impact of the coronavirus and its new innovation centre in Yorkshire, England.

Roger Scarlett Smith
• Source: Stada

Germany’s Stada Arzneimittel AG has been on a rapid growth trajectory in the last couple of years, after being acquired by private-equity firms Bain Capital and Cinven in 2017.

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