Celesio

The public limited company Celesio AG situated in Stuttgart is a German healthcare and pharmaceutical company. With 38,000 employees, Celesio operates in 14 countries around the world and generated revenue of more than 22,000 million euros in 2014. The corporation is part of the American McKesson Corporation who has a 76% stake in the company.

Overview

The head office is situated in Stuttgart Bad Cannstatt, between the Wilhelma zoo and botanical gardens and the mineral baths. The company’s core business consists of pharmaceutical wholesale and pharmacies. In the pharmaceutical wholesaling sector, Celesio has a market presence in 14 countries. It has a range of services for pharmacists on matters of health, medicines and wellness. An extensive distribution network of more than 134 branches provides deliveries to some 65,000 pharmacies and hospitals.

Group structure

Pharmacy solutions: Celesio's Pharmacy Solutions division focuses on the pharmaceutical wholesale business. Pharmaceutical wholesale has always been a major cornerstone of Celesio's core business. With its subsidiaries, Celesio AG is represented in 11 European countries and Brazil. A total of 134 wholesale branches supply around 65,000 pharmacies and hospitals every day.