Patrick Buckens

Professional manager with international experience in healthcare business

Herk-de-Stad, Flemish Region, Belgium

About

Seasoned General Manager/ Sales and Marketing Executive with a proven track record and extensive international experience and expertise in the following: - Expertise: general management, change management (transfer or merge of activities, reorganizations, change of way of working, business turn-around, …), integration management in case of acquisition or merger, conflict management between different commercial departments, strategic and tactical marketing, business development, commercial excellence, set-up of new legal entities, … - Market experience: Belgium, Luxembourg, France and UK combined with some export experience - Market segment experience: hospital and non-hospital (pharmacy, orthopaedic shops, healthcare shops, medical distributors) - Products: pharmaceutical specialties, probiotics, food supplements and a wide range of non-invasive medical devices, Open for long term missions or short term projects or non-executive director positions , through my management company.

Experience

  • Managing Director at Schwabe UK
    Feb 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Managing Director at Schwabe Pharma Belgium
    Jan 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 6 mos

    Schwabe Pharma Belgium is new name of VSM Belgium since 03/09/2018

  • Owner and Managing Director at Bagos
    May 2016 - Present · 10 yrs 2 mos

    I am offering through my management company my competences and commitment to help realize my employer's goals . My experiences and expertise are in the following: - Expertise: general management, change management (transfer or merge of activities, reorganizations, change of way of working, business turn-around, …), integration management in case of acquisition or merger, conflict management between different commercial departments, strategic and tactical marketing, business development, commercial excellence, set-up of new legal entities, … - Market experience: Belgium, Luxembourg and France combined with some export experience - Market segment experience: hospital and non-hospital (pharmacy, orthopaedic shops, medical distributors) - Products: pharmaceutical specialties, probiotics, food supplements and a wide range of non-invasive medical devices. I am open for long term missions or short term projects; full-time or part-time. And I am also avaibable for positions as non-executive board director. And I also offer a high geographical flexibility.

  • Non-Executive Board Director at Yun Probiotherapy
    May 2018 - May 2025 · 7 yrs 1 mo

  • Non-Executive Board Director at AuXin Surgery SA
    Sep 2016 - Apr 2021 · 4 yrs 8 mos