Herve Berdou is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in operations and procurement within the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. Currently serving as Chief Operating Officer at Piramal Pharma Solutions, Berdou has held various leadership roles including VP and Global Head of Operations and Customer Proposals for Cell and Gene Technologies at Lonza, and Vice President of Technical Operations and Site Head at Novartis. Berdou's prior positions at AstraZeneca include Head of Biotech Procurement, Executive Director and General Manager in Westborough, USA, and Site Director in Egypt. Berdou also contributed to AstraZeneca UK as Director of Global Engineering Purchasing and as Head of Assets Operations. Academic qualifications include a University Master in Procurement and Supply Chain from IAE France and an MSc in Economics and Politics from Université Pierre Mendès-France.