Jean Zetlaoui

Jean has over 30 years’ experience in various international executive positions and cutting-edge expertise in the pharmaceutical and nutrition sectors, their environments and their challenges. The Scientific Director of NOVARTIS Pharma SAS, and then Special Scientific Adviser to the CEO and a member of the Executive Committee, Jean was also Chief Medical Officer and a member of the Executive Committee of Nestlé Health Science in Vevey, Switzerland, for two years, contributing to the growth of the personalized medicine and health nutrition business segments. For close to 20 years, Jean also held various executive and R&D positions at SANOFI, including that of Vice-President and Head of Market Access, Vice-President and Head of Global Regulatory Affairs, and Vice-President and Deputy Head of Global Medical Affairs. Jean is also Vice-President of ARIIS (alliance for research and innovation in health industries) and Chairman of the working group on the attractiveness of France for clinical research headed by Leem, an association of French pharmaceutical companies. Before joining the pharmaceutical industry, Dr. Zetlaoui was a hospital practitioner at the Bicêtre University Hospital (CHU). Jean has a PhD in Medicine and is specialized in anesthesia and resuscitation. He also completed an Executive MBA in Finance and International Business at the ESSEC Business School (1991).