Sanofi appoints chief strategy officer

To cover all group business development activities

Sanofi has appointed Dr David-Alexandre Gros as chief strategy officer. He takes over the role on 1 September, reporting to chief executive Christopher Viehbacher. He will also join the group executive committee and be based in Paris, France.

Gros’ role will cover all group business development and acquisition activities, plus strategic planning, economic evaluation of projects, strategic intelligence, and alliance management.

Gros joins Sanofi after serving as an advisor to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and diagnostic companies as a principal and founding member of the Healthcare Investment Banking division at Centerview Partners, in San Francisco, CA.

He holds a BA from Dartmouth College (1995), an MD from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1999), and an MBA from Harvard Business School (2002).

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