Sanofi names new executive committee member

Sanofi has announced the appointment of Suresh Kumar as the newest member of its executive committee, effective as of June 1st 2015.

Mr Kumar joins the company from the international management consulting firm Oliver Wyman and will become its executive vice-president for external affairs, a newly-created role.

In this post, he will be responsible for defining Sanofi''s vision for meeting global health challenges including by establishing the strategy and priorities for public affairs activities, interactions with governments and international organisations.

He will also be tasked with aligning internal and external communications around these priorities, with Sanofi's communications and corporate social responsibility teams to report to him to facilitate this.

Olivier Brandicourt, chief executive officer of Sanofi, said: "Suresh's deep relationships with business and government leaders worldwide and his passion for making an impact on improving lives through healthcare will make Suresh a valuable addition to Sanofi."

During the first quarter of 2015, the company experienced year-on-year growth of 12.8 percent on a reported basis, thanks to the strong performance of its Genzyme and Merial divisions.