Corporation of European Pharmaceutical Distributors

Corporation of European Pharmaceutical Distributors (CEPD N.V.) is a Netherlands-incorporated pharmacy group that describes itself as one of Europe's leading pharmacy groups. It was incorporated in the Netherlands in 2008 and is headquartered in Breukelen, near Amsterdam. CEPD is part of the Pelion Group, which it describes as the largest healthcare company in Poland and Lithuania. The group operates across Poland, Lithuania, Sweden, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, and Belgium, offering a broad range of pharmacy services both online and in-store. CEPD's business is retail pharmaceutical distribution through multi-channel platforms. Its portfolio includes well-known pharmacy chains and online health platforms in its markets. In Poland, DOZ S.A. cooperates with the country's largest chain of modern pharmacies under the joint brand DOZ Apteki dbam o zdrowie, and operates DOZ.PL, described as Poland's largest health and healthy-lifestyle website with online pharmacy functionality and more than 20,000 products. In Lithuania, UAB Gintarinė Vaistinė and UAB Norfos Vaistinė are retail pharmacy chains operated by the wholesale pharmaceutical company UAB Limedika, jointly comprising the National Pharmaceutical Group and operating more than 360 pharmacies; Limedika also owns the online pet store Mumbo and develops the private brands AMBIO and ŽIEDĖ. In Sweden, DOZ Apotek operates 71 physical pharmacies and a complete e-commerce offering for medicines and self-care. The company positions itself around patient care, quality of life, and easy access to affordable products and advice. Its stated mission is to care for a healthy and long life of patients and clients, and its vision is to be the European leader for the health and wellbeing of patients and clients. CEPD emphasizes an innovative, modern approach to retail pharmaceutical distribution, including multi-channel distribution platforms in a cutting-edge shopping environment. In recent corporate development, Atida — the multi-national online pharmacy operating across Spain, France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, and Belgium — joined CEPD. The combined group offers a broad and complementary range of pharmacy services online and in-store, with Atida continuing to operate independently under its existing consumer brands, leadership, and strategy. Joost van Hilten remains Group CEO. The transaction strengthens Atida's position within the enlarged group. CEPD's management board includes executive directors such as Alicja Koleśnik, Chief Executive Officer, who holds degrees in economics and an MBA and joined DOZ in 2017, overseeing its restructuring and omnichannel initiatives, and Karine Poindessault, Chief Administration Officer, a corporate lawyer with more than 20 years of in-house experience who joined CEPD. The group presents itself as an experienced and knowledgeable healthcare actor in Europe with more than 25 years of experience in the retail pharmaceutical market.

Corporation of European Pharmaceutical Distributors (CEPD N.V.) was incorporated in the Netherlands in 2008 and established its headquarters in Breukelen, near Amsterdam. The group traces its operating experience in the retail pharmaceutical market to more than 25 years, and it is part of the Pelion Group, described as the largest healthcare company in Poland and Lithuania. CEPD grew as a pharmacy group with operations in Poland, Lithuania, and Sweden, and later expanded its reach to Spain, France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, and Belgium. Its portfolio includes retail pharmacy chains and online platforms. In Poland, DOZ S.A. cooperates with the country's largest chain of modern pharmacies under the joint brand DOZ Apteki dbam o zdrowie, and operates DOZ.PL, described as Poland's largest health and healthy-lifestyle website with online pharmacy functionality and more than 20,000 products. In Lithuania, UAB Gintarinė Vaistinė and UAB Norfos Vaistinė are retail pharmacy chains operated by the wholesale pharmaceutical company UAB Limedika, jointly comprising the National Pharmaceutical Group and operating more than 360 pharmacies; Limedika also owns the online pet store Mumbo and develops the private brands AMBIO and ŽIEDĖ. In Sweden, DOZ Apotek operates 71 physical pharmacies and a complete e-commerce offering for medicines and self-care. A significant corporate development was the joining of Atida, the multi-national online pharmacy operating across Spain, France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, and Belgium, to CEPD. The combined group offers a broad and complementary range of pharmacy services online and in-store. Atida continues to operate independently under its existing consumer brands, leadership, and strategy, and Joost van Hilten remains Group CEO. The transaction strengthened Atida's position within the enlarged group. CEPD's management board includes executive directors such as Alicja Koleśnik, Chief Executive Officer, who holds degrees in economics and an MBA with executive training at top business schools, joined DOZ in 2017, and oversaw its restructuring and omnichannel initiatives, which earned multiple Great Place to Work awards. Karine Poindessault serves as Chief Administration Officer, holding a master's in business and corporate law and bringing more than 20 years of experience as an in-house corporate lawyer; she joined CEPD. The group continues to position itself around patient care, quality of life, and multi-channel retail pharmaceutical distribution.

• 2008

  CEPD N.V. incorporated in the Netherlands

• CEPD establishes headquarters in Breukelen, near Amsterdam

• DOZ S.A. operates DOZ Apteki dbam o zdrowie and DOZ.PL in Poland

• UAB Limedika operates Gintarinė Vaistinė and Norfos Vaistinė, comprising the National Pharmaceutical Group in Lithuania

• DOZ Apotek operates 71 physical pharmacies in Sweden

• Atida Group joins CEPD

One of Europe's leading pharmacy groups, focused on patient care, quality of life, and multi-channel retail pharmaceutical distribution.

• DOZ Apteki dbam o zdrowie

  Poland's largest chain of modern pharmacies, operating under the motto 'Patient in the Centre of Attention'.

• DOZ.PL

  Poland's largest health and healthy-lifestyle website with online pharmacy functionality, offering more than 20,000 products.

• Gintarinė Vaistinė

  Lithuanian retail pharmacy chain operated by UAB Limedika, part of the National Pharmaceutical Group.

• Norfos Vaistinė

  Lithuanian retail pharmacy chain operated by UAB Limedika, part of the National Pharmaceutical Group.

• DOZ Apotek

  Swedish pharmacy chain operating 71 physical pharmacies and a complete e-commerce offering for medicines and self-care.

• AMBIO

  Private brand of food supplements developed by UAB Limedika.

• ŽIEDĖ

  Private brand of natural pharmacy-produced cosmetics developed by UAB Limedika.

• Mumbo

  Online pet store owned by UAB Limedika.

• Atida

  Multi-national online pharmacy operating across Spain, France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, and Belgium, now part of CEPD.

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