Vanessa Lurquin

Vanessa Lurquin has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Vanessa began their career as a Researcher at INRA from September 1998 to January 2003. Vanessa then moved on to Leica Microsystems, where they held multiple roles. Notably, they served as a Sales Representative and Product Manager from August 2003 to June 2007, and later as a Global Product Manager from July 2007 to March 2010. Vanessa then took on the position of Export Business Manager and Key Account Manager from April 2010 to December 2012, achieving significant sales growth during this time. Vanessa subsequently held various senior sales and leadership roles within the company, including Sales Director West/South Europe and High Growth Markets Life Science Research from January 2013 to December 2017, Sales Director Europe from January 2018 to December 2018, and Head of Sales West Europe from January 2019 to January 2023. Currently, they serve as the General Manager of the French Legal Entity at Leica Microsystems and holds the position of Global Business Excellence Director.

Vanessa Lurquin holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry from Nantes Université, which they completed from 1998 to 2003. Vanessa also earned an MBA in Business Administration from IAE FRANCE - Écoles Universitaires de Management from 2000 to 2002. In addition, they obtained a Master's degree in Biochemistry from Université de Rennes I, which they completed from 1993 to 1998. Vanessa Lurquin also has a certificate in the management of French legal entity from Institut Français de Gestion (IFG), obtained in 2013. Furthermore, they have achieved certification in "The Fundamentals of Digital Marketing" from Google, although the year of attainment is not provided.