THE GIRP TEAM

	Monika Derecque-Pois Monika is the Director General of the European Association of Pharmaceutical Full-line Wholesalers (GIRP). Monika was first appointed to her current position in 2001 and in her role she represents the interests of pharmaceutical full-line wholesalers in Europe towards supply chain partners and decision makers at the national, European and international level. Monika Derecque-Pois was born in Graz, Austria and has a degree in Economics from the University of Economics in Vienna, where she specialised in International Trade and Marketing.
	Martin FitzGerald Martin is the Legal Adviser for the European Association of Pharmaceutical Full-line Wholesalers (GIRP). Martin advises the Association on the matrix of legal issues impacting upon the interests of the pharmaceutical full-line wholesale sector in Europe. He also represents the association externally and in this respect works with the European institutions such as the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council as well as with other European and international organisations such as the Council of Europe and the WHO. Another important part of his work consists of liaising with European stakeholder associations and national health authorities.
	Maren Holoda Maren is the Information and Research Manager for the European Association of Pharmaceutical Full-Line Wholesalers (GIRP). Maren is responsible for the information research and data management at GIRP. She communicates this information to external stakeholders as well as internally and replies to information requests. She also prepares GIRP’s internal meetings and represents the association at external conferences. Before joining GIRP, Maren worked for a Brussels-based political foundation and as a consultant for the German and UK pharmaceutical industry. She holds degrees from University College London (UK), University of Warwick (UK) and Sciences Po Paris (France). Next to her native German, Maren speaks English, French and Dutch.
	Sointu Räisänen Sointu is the Public Affairs Officer for the European Association of Pharmaceutical Full-Line Wholesalers (GIRP). She is a communication expert and has considerable experience with representing the Association on the Brussels lobbying scene. Sointu graduated from the University of Joensuu, Finland, with a Master of Arts (MA). She has previously worked in the political section of the Finland’s embassy to Sweden and in Brussels in the regional representative office of East Finland to the European Union.
	Maša Setina Maša holds a degree in Economics and Business from University of Economics and Business Maribor, Slovenia, where she specialised in project management and finances. In addition to that she gained international experience at Gent University of Economic and Business Administration in Belgium. Before joining GIRP, Maša developed strong financial and analytical skills while working for a tax and financial advising company. Maša coordinates the communication activities, as well as takes care for the financial administration for our association. Maša’s native language is Slovenian. In addition she is fluent in English, Serbo-Croat and has a conversational knowledge in German and French.
	Vanessa Bianchi Vanessa holds a degree in Cultural Management from the University of Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy. She gained international experience at Paris's prestigious Sorbonne University and at the Council of Europe where she was involved in the activities of the Information and documentation services. As our office manager she takes care of our administrative issues. Vanessa is native Italian, and she has good command in English and French and a basic knowledge of Portuguese.