Philippe Ghem

Current

Marketing Director analgesics, Global Marketing at Grünenthal

Past

Global Brand director Influenza - Strategic Global Marketing at Novartis Vaccines
Senior Product Manager travel Vaccines - Worldwide Strategic Marketing at GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals
Business Unit Manager at Coloplast Belgium

Marketing Manager Open Care at Novartis Pharma
Product manager, Hospital sales manager at Abbott

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Education

Haute Ecole 'Groupe ICHEC - ISC Saint-Louis - ISFSC', Bruxelles
Université libre de Bruxelles
Solvay Business School

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Connections

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Industry

Pharmaceuticals

Philippe Ghem’s Summary

I have developed a 15 years commercial career in the pharmaceutical industry, starting from Sales representative in Belgium to global strategic marketing roles for the last 7 years in major companies

Philippe Ghem’s Specialties:

Cross-functional and cross-country experience in strategic marketing, branding, launching new products (e.g. forecast models, branding workshops, publication planning, war games, ...), life cycle management and excellence in tactical implementation (incl. share best practices).
Cross-departments activities with R&D to drive pipeline evaluation/creation, lifecycle development and external in-licensing opportunities.
Proven team management skills (up to 11 direct reports).

Philippe Ghem’s Experience

Marketing Director analgesics, Global Marketing

Grünenthal

(Pharmaceuticals industry)

January 2009 — Present (7 months)
Global Brand director Influenza - Strategic Global Marketing

Novartis Vaccines

(Public Company; NVS; Pharmaceuticals industry)

May 2005 — May 2008 (3 years 1 month)
Senior Product Manager travel Vaccines - Worldwide Strategic Marketing

GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals

(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Pharmaceuticals industry)

February 2001 — April 2005 (4 years 3 months)
Business Unit Manager

Coloplast Belgium

(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Medical Devices industry)

January 2000 — January 2001 (1 year 1 month)

Sales and Marketing responsibility for the Ostomy, continence and breast care business.
Reporting to the General Manager
Team of Product managers and Sales reps working for me.
Marketing Manager Open Care

Novartis Pharma

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Pharmaceuticals industry)

October 1998 — October 1999 (1 year 1 month)

Strategical (portfolio) and tactical (promotional) responsibility for the marketing of the brands of the pharmaceutical unit (products on prescription). 7 direct reports.
Product manager, Hospital sales manager

Abbott

(Public Company; Pharmaceuticals industry)

1992 — 1998 (6 years)

Philippe Ghem’s Education

Haute Ecole 'Groupe ICHEC - ISC Saint-Louis - ISFSC', Bruxelles

Licence speciale en Marketing 1990 — 1992
Université libre de Bruxelles

Agregation 1988 — 1990
Solvay Business School

Commercial Engeneer 1985 — 1990

Activities and Societies:

The Solvay business school is part of the University of Brussels (Universite libre de Bruxelles).