Kathleen Tregoning appointed Sanofi’s External Affairs Executive VP

Sanofi announced the appointment of Kathleen Tregoning as member of Executive committee, effective February 27, 2017. Ms. Tregoning will lead Sanofi’s External Affairs organization which is comprised of Market Access, Public Affairs, Government Affairs, Corporate Communications, Global Policy, and Corporate Social Responsibility.

Ms. Tregoning is a U.S. citizen and has a bachelor of arts in international relations from Stanford and a master of arts from Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government. She has more than 20 years of professional experience in policy, advocacy, stakeholder outreach and external engagement.  She began her career in 1993 with Andersen Consulting in San Francisco and then later served as Assistant Deputy Mayor, Office of the Mayor for the City of Los Angeles.  In 2001,she moved to Washington, D.C. and  served in various healthcare policy positions in the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives, including a tenure with the House Ways & Means Committee.  She joined Biogen in 2006 as Vice President, Public Policy & Government Affairs and in 2015 was appointed Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs.

Sanofi’s CEo, Olivier Brandicourt said that Kathleen brings a unique set of talents and experience to Sanofi that combines a deep political and policy expertise with highly relevant corporate experience in the biopharmaceutical industry. Working closely with the entire executive leadership team, Kathleen will lead their efforts to drive a better understanding of the value of our innovations among external stakeholders and ensure appropriate market access for our various healthcare offerings.