Tagged with Leadership

MEA Mohamed Nasser, Amgen’s general manager for the vast Middle East & Africa (MEA) region, leverages his considerable experience managing teams across the region to highlight four skills (and one secret ingredient) that pharma country and regional managers in MEA need to succeed.   The Middle East-Africa area (MEA) is one…

Europe Janssen’s Cyril Titeux highlights the commonalities and challenges within his 31-country portfolio, his hopes and expectations for the evolution of market access in the region, and some of the key industry trends emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic.   I foresee a renewed and increased focus on prevention [post-COVID], especially for…

Opinion Novartis Oncology’s Emanuele Ostuni (lead author) and Karin Blumer draw on their experience commercialising CAR-T therapies to make the case for the myriad benefits of collaborative, as opposed to command, leadership, the impact of company and team culture on the innovation journey, and why we must not confuse collaboration with…

Sanofi With former head David Loew moving to the CEO position at Ipsen, Sanofi appointed French national Thomas Triomphe as the new head of its vaccines business unit, Sanofi Pasteur, on June 15th 2020.    Under the watch of CEO Paul Hudson, appointed at the end of 2019, Sanofi has initiated…

Global ‘The Key Challenges: Life Sciences and Healthcare 2020’ is the latest report from Cornerstone International Group based on a global survey of stakeholders from across the life sciences healthcare (LSH) industry. The following is an extract on leadership. Click here to read the full report.   The first impression listening to…

UAE PharmaBoardroom highlights three pharma executives whose experience in the Middle East has served to propel them into global leadership positions.   The Middle East and North Africa region is comprised of 22 countries and has a population of nearly 400 million. The region is home to a fast-growing pharma market…

Diversity Ai Hua Ong, Company Group Chairman, Asia Pacific, The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson.   There is a clear correlation between an inclusive culture and innovation Creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture is key to an organisation’s success in today’s and tomorrow’s world. Organisations large and…