Fred Herren
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Management
SGS SA
Switzerland
Biography
Fred Herren was appointed head of Digital and Innovation on 1 April 2017. Prior to this role, Fred was Chief Operating Officer for the Africa Region since September 2010. Following seven years working in a variety of roles for the World Economic Forum, Fred joined SGS in 1987 as Vice President of SGS’s Economic Affairs Divisions. In 1995 Fred joined Unilabs SA as General Manager for their international division based initially in London and then in Geneva. In 1998 he rejoined SGS as Head of Operations and Business Development, Trade Assurance Division before being promoted to Executive Vice President, Automotive Services in 2003. In 2007, he also assumed the position of Executive Vice President, Government and Institutions Services. He left Automotive Services in 2010 to take on the position of Chief Operating Officer for Africa, a role he has focused on exclusively from 2014 to 2017. Nationality: Swiss Born: 1955
Research Interest
Organic and Inorganic chemistry Physical & Synthetic chemistry Coordination Chemistry Computational Catalysis
