Boulogne-Billancourt, Île-de-France, France
25+ years across 8 countries (Europe, US, Asia), 3 sectors (Pharma, FMCG, Not-For-Profit) and 5 functional areas (Finance, R&D, Commercial/Marketing, Innovation/Strategy, General Management). My purpose: I bring an enthusiastic human touch, a strong business drive, and a distinct societal perspective to embark people on meaningful transformation & growth journeys. My hope: a new era in medicine where healthcare innovation continues to thrive and benefits all patients in need, wherever they are in the world.
+ Country President for Belgium & Luxembourg overlooking approx. 2200 employees across drug development (Belgian leader in Clinical Trials), world leading biologics manufacturing site/analytical lab in Flanders, and commercial activities as General Manager Pharma (specialty brands / biologics). + Board Member at pharma.be (industry trade association in Belgium) since 2017. Initiator and lead for national Think Tank for ATMP (Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products i.e. Cell, Gene and Tissue therapies) + Achieved Top Employer for 3rd consecutive year + Won 2019 Galien Prize for CAR-T therapy
+ Board Member and Vice Chairman at Pharma Group (industry trade association in Vietnam). + Delivered turnaround via in-depth transformations ("Doing Good" corporate culture). + Top sales/revenue growth worldwide for 3 consecutive years + Signed award-winning MoU with Ministry of Health to support access to healthcare in rural areas. + Won 2015 Novartis Global Corporate Responsibility Award.
+ Lead for Novartis Primary Care products for Australia (up to 260 employees). + Country Lead for New Zealand. Extra responsibility as Head of Marketing and Sales operations a.i. + Won national Top Primary Care "PRIME Award" voted by circa 20,000 GPs.
+ Volunteering work / entrepreneurial development project in rural Cambodia (Banteay Chmar) to re-introduce the "silk" know-how post Khmer Rouge era. + Initiated, designed and launched a silk center (now called "Soieries du Mekong") that trains young Khmer people on traditional silk weaving and provides them with a sustainable source of revenue.
Sales Representatives, followed by Head of Sales Administration