Etienne TICHIT

Bio

Etienne Tichit, 54, pharmacist (Université Paris-Sud-1994), graduate of INSEAD (2008), Harvard (2015) and IMD (2023), has been Corporate Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Novo Nordisk France since October 2019. Since January 2021, he has also been Vice-President of Public Affairs and Environmental Performance at Polepharma, Europe's leading pharmaceutical network of biopharmaceutical players based in the Centre-Val de Loire, Normandy and Ile de France regions. In 2022, Etienne was commissioned by the Conseil National de l'Industrie & the FEFIS (Fédération Française des Industries de Santé) to draw up and steer the decarbonization roadmap for the Healthcare Industries and Technologies sector in France. Throughout his career, Etienne has been driven by the vision of leading international and national organizations with the goal of having a positive impact on both people's health and the planet. Etienne Tichit began his career in marketing at Revlon, followed by a position in business development at a healthcare consultancy. He then joined the independent Dutch laboratory Norgine (1998-2000), specializing in gastroenterology. In 2000, he joined Novo Nordisk's French subsidiary to manage a strategic partnership with Roche Pharma and then Merck. He was successively Marketing Director and then Director of Diabetes Sales Operations. In 2012, he was appointed Head of Novo Nordisk's European Region, first in Switzerland and then in Denmark, where he was successively Corporate Vice President Commercial Excellence, then CVP Marketing & Market Access. During this period, he successfully piloted therapeutic innovation launches in 35 countries in the therapeutic areas of diabetes, obesity, hemophilia and growth disorders. After 7 years' experience abroad, Etienne was appointed Chief Executive Officer France, reinforcing Novo Nordisk's unique position in the French healthcare sector and contributing to its performance in clinical development, sales, sustainable development, production and by promoting diversity and inclusion. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)