Luc Debruyne

Non-Executive Director, Chair and Senior Advisor

Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium

About

Business leader with more than 30 years experience in the life sciences industry, last five years running the global vaccines business for GSK and member of GSK Corporate Exec Team, growing revenues to more than $7bn in 2018 and establishing GSK as the number one vaccines company worldwide. Broad functional leadership experience includes R&D, commercial, manufacturing and quality operations. Highly regarded as an active contributor in the global health arena, sitting on industry bodies, co-operating in multilateral fora and building strong relationships with governments, NGO’s, academic institutions etc. International, multilingual and culturally adaptable having lived and worked across Europe and managed business globally including significant focus and experience in the US .

Experience

  • CEPI (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations) (7 yrs 1 mo)
    • Independent Board member
      Apr 2026 - Present · 3 mos

    • Strategy Advisor to CEO
      Jun 2019 - Mar 2026 · 6 yrs 10 mos

  • Member Board of Directors at The Global Listening Project
    Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

  • Professor at Faculty of Medicine , Biomedical Sciences Group at KU Leuven
    Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs

  • Board Member at VIB
    Jan 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 6 mos

    I.A.B. (Institutional Advisory Board )

  • Chairman of the Board at FundPlus
    Oct 2019 - Present · 6 yrs 9 mos