Guerbet strengthens its Executive Committee to step up its transformation

Valérie Brissart has joined the Executive Committee as SVP Diagnostic Imaging. She will oversee marketing in the CT and Cath Lab, MRI, Injection Systems & Services segments. Having spent 18 years at GE Healthcare in various marketing positions, including as Europe Marketing Director for CT and Nuclear Medicine, Valérie joined Guerbet in October 2018 as Global Marketing Director for CT and Cath Lab Imaging Solutions.

Jean-François Blanc has been appointed to the newly created position of SVP Interventional Imaging. He will head growth acceleration in this segment. Jean-François joined Guerbet in May 2015 as Senior Vice President of Technical Operations. Before working for Guerbet, Jean-François held various management positions at Becton-Dickinson and Medtronic in the medical device industry.

Gitte Hesselholt joined Guerbet on September 1 as Chief Commercial Officer Americas & EMEA. Gitte has extensive experience in driving business transformation and change management in the healthcare and consumer goods industries. Prior to joining Guerbet, Gitte was a partner at the Boston Consulting Group, having previously held management positions at Mölnlycke Health Care, Coloplast, Carlsberg and McKinsey & Co.

Mathieu Elie has joined the Executive Committee as Chief Commercial Officer Asia-Pacific. He will oversee the roll-out of the Go-Direct initiatives in China and India. Mathieu joined Guerbet in 2007 as Financial and Administrative Director of Guerbet in Korea, then took over at the head of business operations in Korea, Asia-Pacific and Latin America before becoming Vice President of the APAC region in 2015.