Christoph Langer

Chief Transformation Officer @Excelya - Accelerate your Clinical Trials with Confidence

Paris, Île-de-France, France

About

At Excelya, we support medical and clinical development stakeholders in addressing the organizational challenges of a complex, highly regulated, and competitive environment. As an independent European CRO, we operate across the full lifecycle of medicinal products, from clinical development through commercialization. CEO, Managing Director, Executive Vice President, | Multi-Industry Strategist | Change Agent | Operational, commercial and Financial Performer Results-driven international leader with over 25 years of experience driving strategic initiatives and delivering exceptional financial performance on multiple business portfolios in diverse industries. Proven success in executive roles, with a track record of leading teams and organizations through transitions, crises, and scale-ups. Summary: • Energetic /CEO/Managing Director/Executive VP/General Manager with extensive international leadership experience in highly regulated B-to-B markets • Strong strategic capability allied with a permanent hands-on focus on commercial development, operational excellence and financial performance • Proven track record in digital transformation, re-engineering and organizational change leadership • Mergers and acquisitions from targeting to integration – Buy and Build Examples of Achievements: • As transition executive I successfully achieved 3 transition assignments including turn-around, restructuring and growth acceleration challenges. • At Intertek, in my role as EMEA VP Pharma/Cosmetics and Chemical, I delivered 20%+ margin accretive organic growth in 2 years through focused strategy implementation and very disciplined operational and sales performance management. • In my previous role at Intertek as President of the French operations I realized +37% revenue in 3 years by redefining marketing strategy and implementing blue chip sales management processes and achieved +64% EBITA in 3 years by developing an operational excellence culture based on OPEX principles (lean, kaizen, six-sigma...) enhanced by digitalization. Languages and cultures: • Fluent in English, French, German and Dutch • Excellent interpersonal skills at all levels from operations to C-suite • Global worldwide commercial exposure and operational leadership experience in France, the UK, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Italy and Algeria.

Experience

  • Chief Transformation Officer & ExCom member at Excelya
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

    At Excelya, we support medical and clinical development stakeholders in addressing the organizational challenges of a complex, highly regulated, and competitive environment. As an independent European CRO, we operate across the full lifecycle of medicinal products, from clinical development through commercialization. With a strong vision for the future, Shaping, Designing & Implementing our Excelya 2030 Strategy, integrating AI-driven Innovations, driving QA/Operational Excellence, and shaping the business intelligence systems and processes to support our strategic growth. #CRO #AI #DigitalTransformation #Leadership #Innovation #CorporateStrategy #OPEX #Excelya

  • Co-Founder and Non Executive Director at LES CAVEURS
    Apr 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 3 mos

    Start-up venture in the field of delicatessen products and fine wines. Achieved consistent 100%+ year-on-year sales growth with double-digit net profitability in 2 years.

  • Non Executive Director at IBFY - Agence Inbound Marketing SEO Stratégie Digitale
    Jan 2014 - Present · 12 yrs 6 mos

    Boutique strategic digital marketing consultancy and agency. Achieved market leadership in a highly competitive digital marketing consultancy landscape.

  • Special Advisor to CEO’s at VALTUS - Leader Européen du Management de Transition
    Nov 2022 - Dec 2024 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    Chief of Staff, head of strategic projects, transition BL GM for one of the leading mid-sized European CRO’s #cro #biotech #pharma

  • Intertek (5 yrs 5 mos)
    • Senior Vice President Chemical & Pharma/CRO Europe
      Jan 2019 - Jan 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      • Strategy design and implementation for newly created European business line Chemical and Pharma/CRO. • End to end P&L responsibility TO 100M€+ / 10 Locations / 5 Countries • Achieved 20%+ margin accretive organic growth in 2 years through focused strategy implementation and very disciplined operational and sales performance management.

    • President France
      Sep 2015 - Dec 2020 · 5 yrs 4 mos

      • TO 80M€ / 15Locations / 700+ people • End-to-end P&L responsibility • Delivered +37% revenue in 3 years by redefining marketing strategy and implementing blue chip sales management processes. • Realized +64% EBITA in 3 years by developing an operational excellence culture based on OPEX principles (lean, kaizen, six-sigma...) enhanced by digitalization. • After 2018 moved to non-executive French President role