Hovione has announced the appointment of former Evonik executive Jean-Luc Herbeaux as the company’s new Chief Operating Officer. Herbeaux was most recently Senior VP and General Manager of Evonik’s Health Care Business Line. He will be based at Hovione’s headquarters in Lisbon, Portugal.
Over the past few years, Hovione has been expanding production capacity at its facilities in a number of countries, including expansion of its spray drying and DPI capsule filling capabilities.
Hovione CEO Guy Villax commented, “We are delighted to welcome Dr. Herbeaux to Hovione. Jean-Luc will oversee all aspects of Hovione’s business operations and I see the creation of this position as another major steppingstone in our journey to become an even stronger company. Our new structure will develop synergies and increase operational efficiency, which will benefit the customers. I am sure this appointment will bring great things to all stakeholders – patients, customers, and team members as well as shareholders. Our leadership team is now well positioned to accelerate our long-term growth plans.”
Herbeaux said, “I am really excited to take on the COO role at Hovione. Hovione is a company with a great vision, great people and great science and it has an important role in the pharma industry. I look forward to working with Guy and the Hovione Team to bring this already successful company to new heights.”
Read the Hovione press release.
