Biography
Yves has 30 years of experience in consumer products and the healthcare sector (pharmaceutical industry and distribution). He has developed real expertise in general management, marketing and sales roles, within large international structures as well as family-run mid-sized companies.
A graduate of EM LYON in 1990, he began his career at Procter & Gamble, Lexibook and then Spir Communication in sales and marketing roles.
In 2009, he joined the world of Health as Sales Director France and Export of the Consumer Health division of Merck KGaA (now P&G Health) where he contributed to the success of brands such as Bion3, Apaisyl and Mediflor.
In 2016, he was entrusted with the management of Gifrer Barbezat laboratories, a French subsidiary of the Belgian group Qualiphar, a laboratory specializing in baby products in pharmacies, where he revitalized sales and strengthened market share.
Finally, at the beginning of 2020, he took on the challenge of supporting the Boiron France teams in a project of in-depth transformation of the structures and the business model in anticipation of the announced delisting of homeopathy on the national territory.
An active member for many years of the board of directors of professional health organizations, he has a perfect understanding of the players and also the business, regulatory and production issues of these industries.
With his professional experience and a body of values that he uses as the basis for a balanced and enriching relationship, Yves knows how to support shareholders and managers in their operational and strategic projects with openness, frankness and perseverance.