Gilles Lhernould

Overview

Gilles Lhernould has a diploma in pharmacy and a master's degree (DEA) in industrial pharmacy. He began his career as a manufacturing supervisor at Laboratoires Bruneau, and in 1983 joined one of Sanofi's subsidiaries where he managed production and later the factory. Mr. Lhernould then served in a variety of positions within the Sanofi Group, including Director of Human Resources - Pharmaceuticals for Sanofi Pharma and Director of Operational Human Resources for Sanofi. Following the merger with Synthelabo in 1999, he served as Vice President in charge of integration and then Vice President of Information Systems, before being named as Senior Vice President, Industrial Affairs in March 2001 and Senior Vice President Industrial Affairs of sanofi-aventis in August 2004.