Olivier Jean Bohuon (3 January 1959 - 5 May 2024) was a French businessman. He was the chief executive (CEO) of Smith & Nephew plc, a British multinational medical equipment manufacturing company.
Olivier Bohuon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Olivier Jean Bohuon 3 January 1959 Paris, France |
| Died | 5 May 2024 [1] |
| Education | HEC Paris University of Paris-Sud |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Title | CEO, Smith & Nephew plc |
| Term | 2011–2018 |
| Predecessor | David Illingworth |
| Successor | Namal Nawana |
| Spouse | Alexandra Polliot |
| Children | 3 |
Early life
editOlivier Bohuon was born on 3 January 1959 in Paris. He is the son of Claude Bohuon and Odile Guinnebault.[2]
Bohuon earned a doctorate in pharmacy from University of Paris-Sud in 1982 and a master in business administration from HEC Paris in 1985.[2][3]
Career
editBohuon was the chief executive of Smith & Nephew plc and Smith & Nephew Inc from April 2011 until May 2018.[4] He was the chief executive of Laboratoires Pierre Fabre from September 2010. Before that, he worked for Abbott Laboratories from 2003 to July 2010, rising to executive vice president, pharmaceutical products.[citation needed]
Bohuon was senior vice president, director of European commercial operations at GlaxoSmithKline from 2001 to 2003. He was CEO and then president of SmithKline Beecham France from 1995 to 2001. He was the marketing director and then the operations director of Glaxo France from 1991 to 1995. He worked for Abbott Laboratories from 1988 to 1991.[citation needed]
Bohuon was a director of HealthCare Promise Investments Partners SA (Luxembourg). He was a member of the supervisory board at Virbac SA. He was a member of the National Pharmacy Academy and the Academy of Technologies.[5] Since August 2018, Bohuon was vice chairman of healthcare and pharma company LEO Pharma.[6]
Bohuon became a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 2007.[2]
Personal life
editBohuon married Alexandra Polliot in 1981. They have two sons and a daughter.[2]
In February 2016, Smith & Nephew said Bohuon had a "highly treatable form of cancer."[7][8] He died in May 2024.[9]
References
edit- ^ "With great sadness we wish to inform you that Olivier Bohuon passed away on Sunday". Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ a b c d "BOHUON, Olivier Jean". Who's Who 2017. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "The business on...Olivier Bohuon, Chief executive, Smith & Nephew". The Independent. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "Namal Nawana appointed Chief Executive Officer of Smith & Nephew | Smith & Nephew". www.smith-nephew.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
- ^ "Olivier Bohuon: Executive Profile". BusinessWeek. Retrieved 21 November 2012.[dead link]
- ^ "Olivier Bohuon Elected to LEO Pharma's Board of Directors". Retrieved 2018-10-03.
- ^ Brown, John Murray (February 1, 2016). "Smith & Nephew chief Olivier Bohuon has 'highly treatable' cancer". Financial Times. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ Bradshaw, Julia (1 February 2016). "Smith & Nephew boss reveals cancer diagnosis". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "FN20240508-Mourning the passing of Olivier Bohuon". www.smith-nephew.com.
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