Thomas Riedel

- Technology Transfer Projects - CMO Projects - Fill & Finish Projects - Equipment qualification projects

Executive Search and Interim Management Recruitment in Germany and global. More than 25 years of personal experience in the Pharmaceutical / Biotech Industry on senior level.

 Ensuring smooth integration  Setting up and managing a work team (matrix management)  Reporting to: Managing Director and authorized signatory for the site (Prokurist) Main Responsibilities, Projects and Achievements:  Spin-off of Novartis Influenza Vaccines Marburg GmbH (NIVM)  Getting the site ready for the acquisition  Strategy development for integration processes  Planning and implementation of site-wide change processes  Introduction of a new site management structure  Finished on time

 Personel responsibility: 15-20 indirect reports  Turnover responsibility: USD 286 million (worldwide)  Reporting to: Novartis Vaccines Executive Board Members Main Responsibilities:  Key account management in the intermediate product business area  Ensuring on-time delivery as well as contract negotiations Successes:  Achievement of all sales targets for products, targets exceeded in some areas (5-10%) despite difficult situations  Optimization of the delivery situation  No delivery interruptions

 Full P&L responsibility  Personnel responsibility: 5 direct reports, 20+ indirect reports  Turnover responsibility: up to $237 mio  Reporting to: Vice President of International Sales Key Achievements:  Increase in turnover from $70 mio (2007) to $237 mio (2012)  Opening of new markets, e.g. o Iraq o Iran  South Africa: Relaunch of rabies vaccine  Saudi Arabia  Supplier contracts for influenza vaccines with the governmental health departments in several countries during the pandemic in 2009

 Commercial expansion/full P&L responsibility  Personnel responsibility: 3 direct reports, 15+ indirect reports  Turnover responsibility: up to $ 60 mio  Reporting to: Vice President of International Sales Additional Responsibilities, Projects and Achievements not mentioned above:  Numerous product launches (set up a company in Australia)  Successful international tenders, such as: o Menjugate vaccine (1 min ds, $30 mio) New South Wales, Australia o UNICEF polio vaccines (5 years, >$100 milo)

International Executive MBA with studies in London (Westminster/UK), Toronto (Rotman/Canada) and Shanghai (Fudan/China)