Jean-François Billet Ph.D

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Biography

Dr. Jean-François Billet serves as Managing Partner & Head Of Buyout at Mérieux Equity Partners. He holds a doctorate in pharmacy and MBA from ESSEC in Paris. He began his career at Pasteur-Mérieux (now Sanofi-Pasteur), the world leader in vaccine manufacturers, as marketing director for Southeast Asia. He then joined BioMérieux to develop the company's initial strategy for food safety and quality, which led to the investment in Silliker (now Mérieux NutriSciences). Later, he led the commercial and business development operations of bioMérieux Industrie, a bioMérieux business unit. He then held the position of Director at Mercer Management Consulting (now Oliver Wyman), a strategy and management consulting firm, which has done extensive work in the fields of efficiency of sales forces, operational optimization, and growth strategy. Before joining Mérieux Développement, he was Senior Vice President at Mérieux NutriSciences, responsible for strategy, M & A activities, and supervision of operations in various geographic areas.