Christopher Viehbacher is joining Biogen Inc as its President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors, know his net worth
Christopher Viehbacher’s appointment came into effect on 14th November after the company’s declaration. Christopher Viehbacher will be taking over from Michel Vounatsos who has led the company since 2017.
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Christopher Viehbacher was born on the 26th of March in 1960 and he is presently 62 years old.
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Stelios Papadopoulos who is the Chairman of the Board of Biogen stated, “Chris is the rare pharma executive who has a great understanding of the complexities which are involved in running a multibillion-dollar global pharma business also got a deep appreciation for getting value of innovation. It was a great combination of these ascribes that enabled him to turn around Sanofi and leave behind a better company that got compared to the one he inherited.
Viehbacher has expressed his over excitement about taking up the new role in Biogen. “It is both an accolade and honor, also an exciting opportunity for joining the Biogen team. I will greatly admire Biogen for its determination and resilience the pioneering important new medicines to address few of the most difficult and challenging conditions in healthcare.” He has worked as the global CEO of Sanofi for around 6 years. Under Viehbacher’s leadership, Sanofi strengthened and diversified its R and D pipeline and also delivered great value to shareholders.
Chris Viehbacher also earlier served as a member of PureTech’s board of directors since 2015, as well as the chairman of the company since 2019. Chris is the managing partner of Gurnet Point Capital which is a Boston-based investment fund associated with the Bertarelli family.
Christopher Viehbacher’s Net Worth And Family
Christopher Viehbacher is estimated to have a net worth of $50 million. He likes to keep his life private and Christopher Viehbacher is married and has 3 kids. Christopher Viehbacher holds German and Canadian citizenship. Viehbacher was born and raised up in Canada to an English mother and a Bavarian father but their names are not disclosed by Chris.