Herve Berdou

Chief Operating Officer @ Piramal Pharma Solutions

About

As Chief Operating Officer of Piramal Pharma Solutions, I lead the company’s Operations across a worldwide network of drug substance and drug product facilities. Those responsibilities include global R&D, Engineering, EHS, Project Management, Supply Chain, IT, Corporate Projects, and Established Products. Working in close collaboration with the commercial organization, we are building strong, successful customer relationships. With 25 years of global supply chain, procurement, and operations experience, I am driven to build effective teams, people and organizations to deliver high performance in a fast-paced and competitive environment. I am focused on developing customer centric strategies, creating lean organizations, and engaging employees through a robust and inclusive corporate culture. Prior to PIRAMAL PHARMA SOLUTIONS , I had the privilege to lead a network of Lonza Cell and Gene' sites across the globe, enabling our customer to develop and commercialize those new medicines. I was previously the Site Head for the Lonza Biologics Facility, Portsmouth site, USA, where I managed a team of highly dedicated professionals Manufacturing and Supplying Biologics Drug Substance. Prior to LONZA I worked at Sandoz, a division of Novartis, as Vice President Technical Operations and Site Head in Colorado. Before Sandoz/Novartis, I spent a few years of my career with AstraZeneca, a multinational pharmaceutical and biologics company. Most recently, I was Head of Biotech Procurement for AstraZeneca and MedImmune and also held additional leadership positions, including Executive Director and General Manager at the Westborough, Mass. facility, Site Head and Director of Middle East and North Africa Supply for AstraZeneca Egypt, and assignments in the United Kingdom and France.

Country

United States

City

Greater Boston

Industry

Pharmaceuticals

Skill

Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Lean Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Business Change Management, Team Leadership, Team Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Six Sigma, Pharmaceutical Industry, Strategic Sourcing, Program Management, Management, Sourcing, Business Process Improvement, Strategy, Supply Chain, Supply Management, Change Management

Experience

Chief Operating Officer

Piramal Pharma Solutions

2022-6 - Present · 4 yrs 4 mos

United States

VP, Global Head of Operations and Customer Proposals Cell and Gene technologies

Lonza

2019-9 - 2022-6 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Greater Boston Area

Lead the LONZA Global network of sites focusing on Cell and Gene Technologies.

Site Head

Lonza

2016-10 - 2019-9 · 3 yrs

Greater Boston Area

In this role, I am responsible for leading the largest Biologic manufacturing facility in the in the Lonza Network. With a team of more than 850 associates, our facility manufactures Biologic Drug Substances for clients across the world, focusing on high level of Safety, Quality, Service and Efficiency mindset making Portsmouth a primary pharmaceutical services manufacturer.

Vice President Technical Operations & Site Head

Novartis

2014-11 - 2016-10 · 2 yrs

Broomfield, Colorado

In this role, I am responsible for leading the Technical Operations of the largest manufacturing facility in the Sandoz North America organization. With a team of approximately 600 associates, our facility manufactures billions of units of oral solids per year, including widely-used diabetes, cardiovascular, and psychotherapeutic medicines. During my tenure, the Broomfield site has successfully launched new products, driven a high level of safety and quality, and has transformed into a cost leadership and highly service oriented pharmaceutical manufacturer.

Head Of Biotech Procurement, AstraZeneca and MedImmune

AstraZeneca

2013-6 - 2014-11 · 1 yr 6 mos

Washington D.C. Metro Area

As the Global Head of Procurement for Innovative Medicines, Early Development and MedImmune, I was accountable for the procurement team enabling the research functions of AstraZeneca Research, MedImmune and the Biologics supply chain. I led a team of 60 professionals across the US, Europe and Asia, overseeing a global spend of $1.4 billion to drive best in class procurement ratio and methodology across all stakeholder areas and geographies

Executive Director and General Manager, Westborough, USA

AstraZeneca

2010-8 - 2013-6 · 2 yrs 11 mos

I served as Site Head for the AstraZeneca Westborough, MA facility and member of the Americas Regional Senior Management team leading Supply and Manufacturing into global markets. I provided strong leadership, strategy, and direction in a Lean supply and manufacturing environment, which was responsible for formulation, packing, distribution and supply of AstraZeneca and Third Party products in US and international markets. In 2012, I led our site through successful FDA inspections with zero 483 observations.

Site Director Egypt and Supply and Manufacturing Business Partner for the Cial Org in MENA

AstraZeneca

2008-3 - 2010-7 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Cairo, Egypt

As Site Head, Lead Supply and Manufacturing for Egypt, the Middle East and Africa, I was responsible for transforming the AstraZeneca facility in Cairo, Egypt from a ”start up” stage to a leading Lean Supply point, supporting 100% growth in sales and the overall AstraZeneca strategy in the neighboring countries. While in this role, I led Operation Support for MENA to become to a double digit growth region, while reducing the costs to serve and improving product availability by more than 35%.

Director Global Engineering Purchasing

AstraZeneca

2007-1 - 2008-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

Leading the effective procurement of goods and services for major capital investment and to the FM organizations .

Facility Management, Head of Assets Operations

AstraZeneca

2006-12 - 2007-12 · 1 yr 1 mo

In this role, I led a large Engineering and Facility Management organization across several facilities and sites, providing diverse range of hard and soft FM services to R&D, Manufacturing and Office units. While in this short-term assignment, my team achieved Customer Service improvement through strong engagement and redefinition of services, helping the R&D function focus on its core business. I also contributed to the restructuring and the merger of the FM organizations across the main European hubs.