Nabil Sakkab

Dr. Sakkab retired from Procter & Gamble in 2007 as Senior Vice President, Corporate Research and Development of following several assignments in Cincinnati, Brussels, Belgium, and Kobe, Japan, on a variety of businesses, including over-the-counter health care and household products. He served on P&G’s Leadership Council and the Innovation Committee of P&G’s board of directors.

He is a thought leader and worldwide speaker in the Open Innovation movement, the author of several scientific and innovation management publications, and co-inventor on more than 27 patents. Dr. Sakkab was awarded the 2007 IRI Medal for Leadership in R&D Management and the 2007 Holland Award for best article in innovation management.

Dr. Sakkab served on the boards of IRI, CEFIC, CEFIC Research & Science, and Greenearth Company while working for Procter & Gamble and is an advisory professor for Tsinghua University in Beijing. Currently, he serves on the board of directors of Celltex, as well as the boards of Altria and Givaudan, two major enterprises, and three additional companies in biotechnology and health care: PharNext, BiOWiSH Technologies, and Deinove.