Laurence Tiennot-herment

Biography

An accountant by profession, Laurence Tiennot-Herment found herself launched into the world of disease prevention and the various associations working in this field in 1989 as a result of her son’s illness. Having previously worked for the Telethon and AFM in Seine-Maritime, her native region, she joined AFM Board of Directors in 1997. She was elected first Secretary and then Vice-President, before taking the position of President of AFM in 2003. Since 2005, she has also been President of the Institut de Myologie, and of Genethon since 2009. In addition to her responsibilities within AFM and its “operational branches”, Laurence Tiennot-Herment is Director of the public interest group Genopole, and of the Imagine Foundation, as well as sitting on the management committee of the scientific interest group Institut des Maladies Rares.

Research Interest

Business Management