Biography

Mr. Lagarde brings extensive global experience helping pharmaceutical and biotech companies succeed by delivering critical products and services. Most recently, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., with responsibility for the majority of the company's businesses. He joined Thermo Fisher in 2017 as Senior Vice President and President, Pharma Services, through its acquisition of Patheon N.V.

Before Thermo Fisher, Mr. Lagarde was President and Chief Operating Officer at Patheon N.V., a pharma services company, from 2016 to 2017, and Managing Director at JLL Partners, a private equity firm focused on health care services, from 2008 to 2016. Earlier in his career, he spent 12 years at Philips, a global leader in health technology, in a range of finance roles across several international markets.

In 2023, Mr. Lagarde joined the Board of Directors of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, where he serves as Chair of the Audit and Finance Committee. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from European University in Antwerp, Belgium, and an executive master's degree in finance and control from Maastricht University in the Netherlands.