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Katrien De Vos has taken the lead of MSD Belgium & Luxembourg since Monday, May 1.  In her new role of Managing Director, she takes over from An Cloet, External Affairs Director at MSD Belgium, who held the position ad interim for the past 6 months.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prior to joining MSD, Katrien De Vos held various national and international positions at AstraZeneca for more than a decade. In 2020, she was appointed Country President of AstraZeneca Switzerland. Under her leadership, AstraZeneca was recognized as one of the best employers in Switzerland for the third year in a row. She led a diverse team there in which more than 50 percent of management positions are held by women. Throughout her entire career in the pharmaceutical sector, Katrien De Vos has focused on the strategic growth of the company, building strong teams, developing talent, and fostering a great workplace for all employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Katrien De Vos is Belgian and holds a doctorate in applied sciences in personalized diagnostics from Ghent University and a professional degree in business administration from Vlerick Business School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI am extremely proud to now be part of a great team of about a hundred employees at MSD Belgium & Luxembourg. They are committed every day to addressing important public health challenges by developing innovative medicines and vaccines. I am also excited to be working in Belgium again: while working abroad, I realized how much Belgium is known worldwide for its academic research centers, university hospitals and pharmaceutical industry, which together provide invaluable scientific expertise. I look forward to working with the entire Belgian health ecosystem to make innovation accessible to as many patients as possible,”<\/em> said Katrien De Vos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Katrien De Vos nomm\u00e9e directrice g\u00e9n\u00e9rale de MSD Belgium & Luxembourg<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Depuis le 1er<\/sup>\u00a0mai Katrien De Vos a repris la direction de MSD Belgium & Luxembourg. Elle succ\u00e8de \u00e0 An Cloet, External Affairs Director pour MSD Belgium, qui exer\u00e7a le poste de directrice g\u00e9n\u00e9rale de MSD Belgium & Luxembourg\u00a0ad interim\u00a0<\/em>durant les 6 derniers mois.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avant de rejoindre MSD, Katrien De Vos a occup\u00e9 diverses fonctions nationales et internationales pour AstraZeneca pendant plus de dix ans, jusqu\u2019\u00e0 prendre la direction g\u00e9n\u00e9rale d\u2019AstraZeneca Suisse en 2020. Sous sa direction, AstraZeneca a \u00e9t\u00e9 reconnue comme l’un des meilleurs employeurs de Suisse pour la troisi\u00e8me ann\u00e9e cons\u00e9cutive, avec une \u00e9quipe diversifi\u00e9e o\u00f9 plus de 50% des postes de direction sont occup\u00e9s par des femmes. Tout au long de sa carri\u00e8re dans l\u2019industrie pharmaceutique, Katrien De Vos s\u2019est concentr\u00e9e sur la croissance strat\u00e9gique de l\u2019entreprise, la constitution d\u2019\u00e9quipes solides, le d\u00e9veloppement des talents et la promotion d\u2019un lieu de travail agr\u00e9able pour tous les employ\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N\u00e9e en Belgique, Katrien De Vos est titulaire d\u2019un doctorat en sciences appliqu\u00e9es dans le domaine des diagnostics personnalis\u00e9s, d\u00e9livr\u00e9 par l\u2019universit\u00e9 de Gand, ainsi que d\u2019un certificat professionnel en administration des affaires de la Vlerick Business School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00ab Je suis particuli\u00e8rement fi\u00e8re de rejoindre la centaine d\u2019employ\u00e9s de MSD Belgium & Luxembourg qui s\u2019efforce chaque jour de r\u00e9pondre aux grands enjeux de sant\u00e9 publique, gr\u00e2ce au d\u00e9veloppement de m\u00e9dicaments et de vaccins innovants. Je suis \u00e9galement tr\u00e8s heureuse de revenir en Belgique. A l\u2019\u00e9tranger, j\u2019ai pu me rendre compte \u00e0 quel point la Belgique \u00e9tait reconnue mondialement pour ses centres de recherche acad\u00e9miques, ses h\u00f4pitaux universitaires et son industrie pharmaceutique qui offrent une expertise scientifique inestimable. Je suis impatiente de collaborer avec l\u2019ensemble de l\u2019\u00e9cosyst\u00e8me de sant\u00e9 en Belgique afin de rendre l\u2019innovation accessible au plus grand nombre de patients \u00bb, commente Katrien De Vos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Katrien De Vos benoemd tot algemeen directeur van MSD Belgium & Luxembourg<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Katrien De Vos heeft op maandag 1 mei de leiding van MSD Belgium & Luxembourg overgenomen. Ze neemt hierbij het roer over van An Cloet, External Affairs Director bij MSD Belgium, die de functie de afgelopen 6 maanden <\/strong>ad interim <\/strong><\/em>uitoefende.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Voordat Katrien De Vos bij MSD aan de slag ging, bekleedde ze meer dan tien jaar diverse nationale en internationale functies bij AstraZeneca. In 2020 werd ze benoemd tot Country President van AstraZeneca Zwitserland. Onder haar leiding is AstraZeneca voor het derde jaar op rij erkend als een van de beste werkgevers in Zwitserland. Ze stuurde er een divers team aan waarin meer dan 50% van de managementfuncties door vrouwen worden uitgeoefend. Gedurende haar volledige carri\u00e8re in de farmaceutische sector heeft Katrien De Vos zich toegespitst op de strategische groei van het bedrijf, het opbouwen van sterke teams, het ontwikkelen van talent en het bevorderen van een geweldige werkplek voor alle medewerkers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Katrien De Vos is Belgische en behaalde een doctoraat in de toegepaste wetenschappen op het gebied van gepersonaliseerde diagnostiek aan de Universiteit Gent en een professioneel diploma bedrijfskunde aan de Vlerick Business School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIk ben bijzonder trots om nu deel uit te maken van een geweldig team van ongeveer honderd medewerkers bij MSD Belgium & Luxembourg. Ze zetten zich elke dag in om belangrijke uitdagingen op het gebied van volksgezondheid aan te gaan door innovatieve geneesmiddelen en vaccins te ontwikkelen. Ik ben ook verheugd om opnieuw in Belgi\u00eb aan de slag te gaan: terwijl ik aan de slag was in het buitenland besefte ik hoezeer Belgi\u00eb wereldwijd bekend staat om zijn academische onderzoekscentra, universitaire ziekenhuizen en farmaceutische industrie, die samen een wetenschappelijke expertise van onschatbare waarde bieden. Ik kijk ernaar uit om met het hele Belgische gezondheidsecosysteem samen te werken om innovatie toegankelijk te maken voor zoveel mogelijk pati\u00ebnten,\u201d zegt Katrien De Vos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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