Personal Data

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Born in Kabul - Afghanistan on August 29th, 1965 – grown in Thailand and Italy
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Swiss citizen, Married, two children
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French mother tongue, fluent in English and Italian, good basis of German
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Leisure: Tennis, Ski, Soccer and Golf

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Education and Memberships

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Secondary school in Geneva – Switzerland (1979 – 1984)
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Two years in the Swiss Army (Tanks Commando) – Promoted Officer (Lieutenant) in 1987
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Degree in Business Management from the HEC University of Geneva in 1991
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Serono mini-MBA in Babson University in Boston Massachusetts in 1995
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Information Management Training at IMD University Lausanne
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e-Detailing Training at IMD University Lausanne
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Executive Training on Marketing Strategies – Kellogs North Western University Chicago
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Executive Training on Finance Management – HKUST University Hong-Kong
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Executive Training on Leadership – INSEAD Fontainebleau
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Member of the CIO Executive Board Organization for several years

 

Board Member of Bemido SA

 

Chairman of the Board Forestay Capital SA

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Chairman of Board at Bluebotics SA

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Board Member at Fornova Ltd

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Board Member at Mobeewave Inc

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Board obeserver at Wasabi Inc

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Board Member at Icometrix NV

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Board Member at vCita Inc

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Certifications and Awards

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1999: - ISO 9001 certification for the IT dpt in the Geneva Headquarters (still maintained)
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2002: - ISO 9001 certification for the IT Function Worldwide  (maintained to date)
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2003: - 19th position out of 97 Biopharma companies from KPMG IT Best-Practice benchmark
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2004: - 10th position out of 101 Biopharma companies from KPMG IT Best-Practice benchmark
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Certified ITIL compliant for IT Operational Processes
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ISO 27001 security certification for the IT dpt in the Geneva Headquarters (still maintained)
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2005: - # 1 position out of 119 Biopharma companies from KPMG IT Best-Practice benchmark
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2006:      - ISO 27001 security certification for the IT Function Worldwide

              - # 1 position out of 125 Biopharma companies from KPMG IT Best-Practice benchmark

 

2010:      - Certified the entire IT Merck Group ISO 9’001, ISO 20’000, ISO 27’001

 

2013:      - Received the 2013 Award of the “Best Swiss CIO of the Year” from Ernst & Young

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