Leader driving transformational innovation to bring years of life and quality of life to millions of people around the world. Studied medicine, University of Diepenbeek and the University of Antwerp, Belgium; studied Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium. Began career as a physician in Africa, focusing on HIV and tropical disease research. Former: Chief Executive Officer, Virco; Chairman, Tibotec; led the development of several breakthrough products for the treatment of HIV that helped to transform it into a chronic and treatable condition. Since 2002, with Johnson & Johnson: held various R&D leadership roles within the pharmaceutical sector; former Worldwide Chairman, Pharmaceuticals, leading the transformation of the pharmaceutical research and development pipeline for Janssen Pharmaceutical, driving a fundamental shift in the R&D paradigm that is now a model in the industry for productivity and innovation; currently spearheads the research and product pipeline by leading teams across all its sectors to set the company-wide innovation agenda, discovering and developing transformational healthcare solutions. Also responsible for the safety of all products and steers the company’s global public health strategy to make innovative medicines and technologies accessible in the world’s most vulnerable communities and resource-poor settings.