Olivier Charmeil
Senior Vice President, Pharmaceutical Operations, Asia / Pacific & Japan
Industry: Healthcare
Overview
Olivier Charmeil is a graduate of HEC (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales) and of the Institut d'Etudes Politiques in Paris. From 1989 to 1994, he worked in the Mergers & Acquisitions department of Banque de l'Union Europeenne. He joined Sanofi Pharma in 1994 as head of Business Development. Subsequently, he held various posts within the Group, including Chief Financial Officer (Asia) for Sanofi-Syntheeabo in 1999 and Attache to the Chairman, Jean-Francois Dehecq, in 2000, before being appointed as Vice President, Development within the Sanofi-Synthelabo International Operations Directorate, where he was responsible for China and support functions. In 2003, Olivier Charmeil was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sanofi-Synthelabo France, before taking the post of Senior Vice President, Business Management and Support within the Pharmaceutical Operations Directorate. In this role, he piloted the operational integration of Sanofi-Synthelabo and Aventis. He was appointed to his current position in February 2006. Since January 1, 2008, Operations Japan have reported to Olivier Charmeil.
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