Wayne Paterson

Biography

 Wayne has held numerous, senior positions in multi-national companies. Throughout his career, he has been responsible for building businesses throughout the world, as well as mergers and major restructures. From 2007 to 2013, he held senior positions at Merck Serono. In his most recent position as President of Europe, Canada and Australia, he managed over $3 billion in sales with an operational budget of $500 million. Wayne also held the position of Global Head of Cardio Metabolic Care and General Medicine, with revenue responsibility of $1.5 billion, and was responsible for all aspects of company strategy, including manufacturing strategies, commercial operations and budgets. Between 2010 and 2012, he was Head of Emerging Markets including Russia, China, India and Brazil, and was a member of the Executive Board. As President during 2007 until 2010 in Japan, Wayne created Merck Serono Japan and successfully managed all company divisions, launching several major products. Between 1994 and 2005, he was employed by Roche Pharmaceuticals. As Marketing Director in Shanghai, China, he launched eight products during this time, including cardiovascular products. Wayne is an Australian national and has resided overseas since 1999, having lived in China, Singapore, Korea, Japan, Switzerland and the US. He now lives in Switzerland, where he is CEO and co-founder of a software company that provides solutions to the global pharmaceutical industry. Wayne is also a Non-Executive Director of Cepheid (NASDAQ CHPD) a molecular diagnostics company based in California. Wayne holds an MBA from the University of Southern Queensland, and a degree in business studies from the Queensland University of Technology. He has also studied business courses at North Western University (Kellog School of Management) in Chicago, IMD Business School in Switzerland, INSEAD in France and Hong Kong University of Technology.

Research Interest

 Pharmaceuticals, Molecular diagnostics