Vasily Ignatiev has been working at CJSC "R-Pharm" since 2008. He served as Director, Business Development and now as CEO. He spent five years at the Russian headquarters of the international pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca at the positions of Marketing Director, Sales and Marketing Director, National Sales Director. Before that Vasily Ignatiev served seven years at the Russian headquarters of the international pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb as Product Manager, Franchise Manager, Marketing Director. In 1998-1999 he spent seven months on secondment at the global marketing group of BMS corporate headquarters in Princeton, NJ.

Vasily Ignatiev holds MD diploma from Moscow Sechenov Medical Academy (including six months elective courses at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (Ney York, NY)), Major in clinical pharmacology; PhD from Moscow Sechenov Medical Academy & Russian Academy of Medical Sciences and MBA from Moscow MIRBIS business school & London Guildhall University.