Jean Chretien

Jean developed a strong expertise in sales and marketing. He worked for medium- and large-size pharmaceutical companies such as GSK, Hospira and Sandoz. He worked as well as in the field of communications for agencies specializing in health care. He also has established is strategic consulting firm were he has been able to support many organisation in the development of their commercial strategy and launch plan.

With Sandoz Jean was responsible for the leadership of the marketing team and all marketing activities for a portfolio of more than 260 generic products and the launch of more than ten products per year. He was working closely with the Business Development team to identify key molecules to win market share and accelerated pipeline development.

With Hospira Jean was responsible for marketing strategy planning and business development for the Canadian and Latin America markets. His activities mainly focused on the business strategies of generic injectable products, biosimilars and medical equipment sold in hospital environments. In this capacity, he demonstrated his ability to draw up, implement and follow up on strategic plans. The quality of his work was recognized when he received the President’s Award.

His strategic approach aspires to always maintain a deep understanding of internal and external influences that could affect business activities. He is recognized for his analytical capacities and business skills. Jean also makes sure that all aspects of business operations support improvement of the capacity to appropriately serve customers.

Jean Chretien holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce as well as a Master’s Degree in Business Administration.