He will take the position as Executive Vice President and External Affairs
Sanofi appointed Suresh Kumar as a new member of the Executive Committee, effective June 1, 2015. Kumar joins Sanofi from Oliver Wyman and will take the position of Executive Vice President, External Affairs.
In this newly created role, Kumar will be responsible for defining Sanofi痴 vision for meeting global health challenges. This will include setting the strategy and priorities for public affairs activities, interactions with governments and international organizations ・and aligning internal and external communications around these priorities. As part of bringing these activities together in a more integrated way, the communications and corporate social responsibility teams will report to Kumar.
“Suresh brings a genuinely unique profile to Sanofi that includes a diversified, international career within the healthcare industry, public sector leadership experience and an intimate understanding of NGOs,・said Olivier Brandicourt, Chief Executive Officer, Sanofi.