Previously, Dr. Brunn was head of Bayer’s pharmaceuticals commercial operations inJapan, a role he held since 2013. He served as the chairman of European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) Japan, an organization representing 24 R&D-based innovative pharmaceutical companies in Japan. Dr. Brunn joined Bayer in 2011 as Global Head of Primary Care based in Beijing, China. Prior to joining Bayer, Dr. Brunn held a number of senior leadership roles at companies including Eli Lilly, Novartis, and Bausch & Lomb in Europe, Asia, and the United States.
“It has been an incredibly rewarding experience to lead Bayer’s pharmaceuticals organization in Japan, and I am honored to have the opportunity to join such an established team here in the United States,” said Carsten Brunn. “The U.S. is one of the most important and innovative pharmaceutical markets in the world, where we are in a solid period of consistent growth with strong performance across all our therapeutic areas. I’m thrilled to bring my experiences from other markets to this organization as we continue to build on our strengths and meet the needs of patients.”
Dr. Brunn graduated from the University of Freiburg in Germany with a Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Science. In addition, he studied at the University of Washington under a research scholarship and later received his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Hamburg in Germany. He completed his executive education at theLondon Business School.
