The members of the Board of Management jointly share responsibility for the company’s management. The management tasks of the Board of Management include strategic planning, allocation of resources, accounting and financial reporting, risk management and control for the group.
Peter Janssen
Chairman of the Board of Management
Peter Janssen is CEO and Chairman of the Management Board since January, 2024 – he has been member of the Management Board since 2022. He was previously leading Commercial and Industrial Operations as COO. Before joining Biotest, he was Executive VP of Prothya Netherlands and CEO of Prothya Belgium. Mr. Janssen also worked 14 years for Pfizer and 5 years for its animal health spin-off Zoetis where he performed various transformational, strategic and global operational roles with increasing responsibilities.
Peter started his career as an assistant Professor at the University of Leuven in Belgium, was a reserve officer at the Belgian Air Force and worked in the semiconductor division of Air Products in Pennsylvania, US. He holds a Master of Science degree in Electro-Mechanical Engineering, a Master degree in Applied Economics and Business Degree from INSEAD, France. Peter Janssen was born in 1966.