Didier Bestagne

Didier BESTAGNE is an experienced professional in quality auditing and clean utilities management within the pharmaceutical industry. Currently serving as a Senior Quality Auditor and local Management System Owner External Management at Boehringer Ingelheim since January 2019, Didier's previous roles include Third Party Quality Auditor and Pharmaceutical Water System Quality Manager at Merial, where responsibilities encompassed managing clean utilities systems and ensuring raw materials compliance. Didier also acted as a Formateur at CEFIRA, focusing on biofilm and bio-contamination of ultra-pure waters. With a foundational career starting in 1993 in industrial biochemistry coordination at Rhône Mérieux, Didier possesses extensive expertise in clean utilities and process supervision across various Merial sites, complemented by academic qualifications from the University of Tübingen and IUT Lyon 1.