Education
Juris Doctor, University Lausanne.
Career
Joined Roussel Uclaf, 1984, various positions, France, Japan and Korea. Vice president, Asia-Pacific region Hoechst Marion Roussel, 1995. Joined Sanofi Aventis, 1996, various positions, senior vice president, business development.
Vice president, Eastern Europe Sanofi-Synthelabo, 1999, senior vice president, pharmaceuticals operations Japan, 2005, head, Japanese Operations, 2001. President, Pharmaceuticals Japan GlaxoSmithKline plc, since 2010.