Christophe Jean

Executive Vice-President
Chief Operating Officer

Christophe Jean was appointed Group Vice-President, Operations in May 2003. A Harvard graduate, he joined the pharmaceuticals industry with Ciba-Geigy, where he held several positions in sales and marketing (Brazil and Sweden) and international management. He was then appointed financial controller and information systems controller at the head office and was also a member of the pharmaceuticals executive committee. When Ciba-Geigy merged with Sandoz to create Novartis, Christophe Jean was appointed head of Europe, the Middle East and Africa region. In 2000, he became Chairman and CEO of Pierre Fabre Médicaments. He joined the Group in September 2002, initially in charge of creating the strategic planning and strategic marketing departments.