Antonio Boccardi

Global VP Strategic Marketing

London Area, United Kingdom

About

Charismatic & Transformational Leader with 20 years experience in life-science industry covering key customer centered sales and marketing roles at Regional and National level. Proven track of record in executing successful new brand launches, animating cross-function teams, navigating through ambiguity and leading game-changing programs to sustain business turnaround. Strongest Skills: Building facts-based scenarios to execute under a solution orientated attitude, interpersonal skills, active-listening, talent development.

Experience

  • BVI Medical (Full-time · 7 yrs 3 mos)
    • Vice President Global Marketing Head
      Jun 2026 - Present · 2 mos

    • Global VP Strategic Marketing
      Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Global Marketing Director
      May 2019 - Jul 2025 · 6 yrs 3 mos

  • Alcon (22 yrs 6 mos)
    • Head Of Marketing - Surgical, Region EMEA
      Sep 2016 - Jul 2025 · 8 yrs 11 mos

      Envisioning and executing sustainable strategies to create value for Alcon surgical brands, across EMEA Region through detecting market trends and bridging Customer needs with meaningful and compelling messages.

    • Head of Surgical Business Unit, Spain and Portugal
      Jun 2014 - Sep 2016 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      Market Leader in Eye-care, Company turnover USD 130m, head-count 108 units

    • Regional Marketing Director Surgical - Cataract Area, EMEA
      Jan 2013 - May 2014 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Turnover of the Business, USD 650m, major accomplishment: launch preparation for Top cataract brands like Centurion Vision System, Verion Image Guided System

  • Technical Manager at Stiefel, a GSK company
    May 1999 - Jan 2003 · 3 yrs 9 mos

    Management of MA submission and dossier update, quality assurance, handling of Technical Dossier for >30 derma-cosmetics. Sales Force product training.

  • Staff Registered Nurse at Italian Army
    Sep 1998 - May 1999 · 9 mos