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India Unlike many of his pharma peers, Vivek Sharma worked in operations and finance for two decades before joining the life sciences industry as head of Piramal Pharma Solutions (PPS) in 2011. Already established as one of the world’s leading CDMOs with a presence in North America, Europe, and Asia, Sharma…

CEO Profile CEO of the Life Science division of LG – one of Korea most recognized global brands – Dr Jeewoong Son has spent much of his career gathering the knowhow to bring successful drug development to Korea.   “I began my career as physician in internal medicine before moving to a…

Egypt Dr Mohsen Shalaby of Nerhadou International explains how he built Egypt’s leading mineral supplement and nutraceuticals company from scratch within 25 years, highlighting innovative solutions and the company’s aspirations to export to overseas markets upon receiving FDA approval.   Nerhadou was the first mover in Egypt for minerals, creating awareness…

Spain Perhaps the only CEO of a dermo-cosmetics company with a PhD in astrophysics and space technology as well as three years working at NASA under his belt, Isdin’s Juan Naya feels he is uniquely positioned to lead a firm creating products that protect against the sun’s rays.   It was…

Puerto Rico Carlos Ceinos, president of Puerto Rican service provider Principia, highlights how his previous experience in big pharma helped him to successfully establish his business, dedicated to providing automation and IT solutions for biopharmaceutical manufacturers. He also underlines Principia’s expansion plans and the company’s highly specialized service portfolio.   The industry…

Puerto Rico Gustavo A. Hermida is the president of CIC Construction Group, one of the Puerto Rico’s largest general contractors. Being involved in nearly all larger construction projects in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industry, Hermida highlights the importance of business continuity plans and the company’s expansion to the US mainland…

Spain Esteve has long been a family-run business, though in early 2018 the Spanish champion decided to make a daring, though calculated, move and positioned the then CCO of Lundbeck, Staffan Schüberg, as their new CEO.   We have world-class experience [in neuroscience and gene therapy] and we see these areas…

France Not long ago, Laboratories Servier was considered a somewhat mysterious and opaque actor on the world pharmaceuticals stage. Privately owned, smaller and sleeker than many of its direct competitors, but nonetheless formidably successful, Servier has, for many years, been characterized by its discreet, understated approach and a rugged pragmatism and…

China China’s unbridled growth has spurred a vast number of overseas Chinese to return home to seek new opportunities in their transformed homeland. Affectionately known as ‘sea turtles’ because the Chinese characters for ‘returning from overseas’ are homonyms for the Chinese characters for ‘sea turtles’, this influx has ignited the country’s…

Top 10 2018 has been an exciting year in world health and our team has spanned the globe to bring you in-depth country reports and high profile interviews with leaders from the life science industry. Bringing you a diverse array of insights – from those spearheading the medical cannabis revolution to the…

Top 10 Geoffrey Guy, David Meek, Tae Han Kim, Pierre Moustial, Vivek Sharma, Antonio Portela and many other remarkable people that are shaping the global life sciences industry shared with PharmaBoardroom valuable insights on the companies they lead and their vision for the future.   Geoffrey Guy Geoffrey Guy is the chairman and founder…

UK Christine (Chris) Fox, VP general manager UK and Ireland at Amgen discusses the rationale behind taking on the management of a UK affiliate in challenging times and the specificities of Amgen company culture.   Everyone tells you how complicated the UK market is and that is true – it’s one…