Madeleine Roach to Become Country President of Sanofi in Germany

The new position of Country President is Sanofi's response to the current situation in Germany

31-Aug-2026 - Sanofi in Germany is strengthening its leadership structure: Madeleine Roach will assume the newly created position of Country President effective September 1, 2026. She will also be responsible for the tri-national organization comprising Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The Supervisory Board ...

Belén Garijo appointed as Director and Chief Executive Officer of Sanofi

The former Merck President and CEO brings experience transforming a global pharma group

30-Apr-2026 - Sanofi's Mixed General Meeting of Shareholders convened on April 29, 2026, under the chairmanship of Frédéric Oudéa. All resolutions were approved with a high level of shareholder support, in particular the appointment of Belén Garijo as a board member. In line with the Board’s decision of ...

Former Merck boss becomes new Sanofi CEO

Sanofi parts ways with CEO Paul Hudson

13-Feb-2026 - Sanofi's Board of Directors met on February 11, 2026, and decided not to renew the Director mandate of Paul Hudson. As a result, Paul Hudson’s last day as Chief Executive Officer will be on February 17, 2026 at the end of business. The Board thanks him for his valuable contributions to the ...

First woman to head research & development at Sanofi in Germany

Marion Zerlin succeeds Jochen Maas, who is retiring

20-Jun-2023 - The Supervisory Board of Sanofi in Germany has appointed Dr. Marion Zerlin to succeed Prof. Dr. Jochen Maas as of August 1, 2023. Jochen Maas is retiring after around ten years as Managing Director and more than 30 years of service to Research & Development (R&D) at Sanofi. The plan is for him to ...

Sanofi will get new Head of Global R&D

Elias Zerhouni to retire by June 2018

26-Apr-2018 - Elias Zerhouni, M.D., Head of Global Research and Development will retire from Sanofi on June 30th, 2018, after more than 9 years of distinguished service with the company. He will be succeeded in the post by John C. Reed, M.D. Ph.D. who has been appointed Head of Global Research & Development, ...

Sanofi's Board of Directors proposes appointment of Emmanuel Babeau as new independent director

08-Mar-2018 - Sanofi's Board of Directors proposed to submit the appointment of Emmanuel Babeau as new independent director, as well as the renewal of the terms of Olivier Brandicourt, Patrick Kron and Christian Mulliez to a shareholders' vote during the general shareholders' meeting on May 2, 2018. Robert ...

Sanofi appoints Hugo Fry as General Manager UK

02-Feb-2017 - Sanofi announces the appointment of Hugo Fry as General Manager for the UK and General Manager Sanofi Pasteur for the UK & Ireland, and Dr Hubert Bland as UK Medical Chair and Medical Head of Diabetes and Cardiovascular for the UK & Ireland. Commenting on his appointment, Hugo Fry said: "I am ...

Sanofi Appoints Alan Main to Executive Committee and Executive Vice President, Consumer Healthcare

05-Oct-2016 - Sanofi today announced the appointment of Alan Main as Executive Vice President Consumer HealthCare, effective October 1st, 2016. Mr. Main will be a member of the Executive Committee and lead a newly created Consumer Healthcare global business unit. Mr. Main, who most recently served as Global ...

Sanofi Appoints Dr. Ameet Nathwani to Executive Committee and Executive Vice President, Group Chief Medical Officer

14-Mar-2016 - Sanofi announced the appointment of Dr. Ameet Nathwani as a new member of the Executive Committee, effective May 1, 2016. Dr. Nathwani joins Sanofi from Novartis and will take the position of Executive Vice President, Group Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Nathwani will be responsible for ...

Sanofi's board of directors proposes appointment of Diane Souza and Thomas Südhof as new independent directors

07-Mar-2016 - At its meeting held on March 3, 2016, the Board of Directors of Sanofi proposed the appointment of Diane Souza and Thomas Südhof, MD as new independent Directors during the General Shareholders' meeting of May 4, 2016. Diane D. Souza is the former CEO of UnitedHealthcare Specialty Benefits, an ...