Management

ËÄÉ«AV is an independent family owned international group of companies.

The Company was founded in 1959 by Ivan and Diane Villax, and remains an independent family business. The Board is formed of Villax family members and independent Non-Executive Directors and is led by an independent Non-Executive Chairman.

The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for the management of the business and is assisted by the Global Leadership Team.

The Global Leadership Team manages ËÄÉ«AV’s activities and each member is responsible for a specific area of the business.

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Board of Directors

Stefan Doboczky chairman of the board | ËÄÉ«AV

Stefan Doboczky

Chairman of the Board

Stefan Doboczky holds a Ph.D. in Natural Sciences and a Dipl.-Ing. in Technical Chemistry from the Technical University of Vienna, as well as an Executive M.B.A. from IMD Lausanne.

Stefan has over 30 years of experience in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, with leadership roles in companies such as DSM and Lenzing AG. He is currently the CEO of Borealis AG.

Stefan is Chairman of the Board of Directors of ËÄÉ«AV.

diane villax picture ËÄÉ«AV Founder-chairman

Diane Villax

Non-Executive Board Member

Diane Villax founded ËÄÉ«AV with her husband Ivan in 1959, and was the executive responsible for Finance for the first 30 years of the company. Diane has a keen interest and a personal involvement in the building and communicating of the company’s values and culture.

Diane is a Non-Executive Board Member of ËÄÉ«AV.

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Guy Villax

Non-Executive Board Member

Degree in Accounting and Financial Management

Guy Villax has a degree in Management from the University College at Buckingham, UK.

Guy Villax was ËÄÉ«AV's Chief Executive from 1997 to 2022, having previously worked at Price Waterhouse in London and ËÄÉ«AV in Asia.

Guy holds leadership positions at industry associations and in Portuguese state organizations: Rx-360, Health Cluster Portugal, Portugal’s Business Roundtable; and the ANI (Portugal’s National Innovation Agency) and the CNCTI (National Council for Science, Technology and Innovation).

sofia villax picture ËÄÉ«AV non-executive board member

Sofia Villax

Non-Executive Board Member

Degree in Pharmacology

Sofia Villax has a B.Sc. in Pharmacology from Bristol University.

Sofia worked at ËÄÉ«AV in various positions: in Macau in Quality Assurance, and then in Portugal in Product Development, Marketing, Communications and Innovation. She is a member of the General Council of the Universidade de Aveiro.

Sofia and a Non-Executive Board Member of ËÄÉ«AV.

Miguel Villax non-executive board member | ËÄÉ«AV

Miguel Villax

Non-Executive Board Member

Miguel Villax has a B.Sc in Software Engineering from the University College of London (UCL).

Miguel worked as Digital senior director at ËÄÉ«AV between 2019 and 2022, encompassing both IT and OT. ÌýMiguel has over 35 years of experience architecting Information systems for regulated industries, including API manufacturing and banking, as well as for travel and leisure.

Miguel is a Non-Executive Board Member of ËÄÉ«AV.

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Michel Pettigrew

Non-Executive Board Member

B.COM from McGill University, Montreal and M.B.A. from York University, Toronto

Michel Pettigrew has a B.COM from McGill University, Montreal, and M.B.A. from York University, Toronto.

Past President of the Ferring Group of Companies, Michel Pettigrew has more than 43 years of pharmaceutical industry experience. Before Ferring, Michel Pettigrew held several executive-level positions at Bristol-Myers Squibb. During this time, he spent eight years in Asia in different positions including GM of Indonesia and GM of Malaysia and Singapore.

Michel is Non-Executive Board Member of ËÄÉ«AV.

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David LaPré

Non-Executive Board Member

BSc Engineering and Life Sciences from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. M.B.A. from New York University

David LaPré has a BSc in Engineering and Life Sciences from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. M.B.A. from New York University.Ìý

Over 20 years, David LaPré held senior executive roles at Roche/ Genentech, in the United States and Switzerland.Ìý

David is a Non-Executive Board Member of ËÄÉ«AV.

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Charles L. Cooney

Non-Executive Board Member

B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and S.M. and Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering from MIT

Prof. Charles L. Cooney has a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and an S.M. and Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering from MIT.Ìý

Charles Cooney started as a Professor at MIT in 1982 and was the Founding Faculty Director of the Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation. His research and teaching interests span a range of topics in Biochemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, and Technological Innovation.

Charles Cooney sits on the Boards of multiple Biotech and Pharma companies and is Non-Executive Board Member of ËÄÉ«AV.

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Committees of the Board of Directors

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AFRC
Audit, Financial
and Risk Committee

GRC
Governance and Remuneration Committee

TOSC
Technical Operations & Sustainability Committee

RDIC
R&D and Innovation Committee

Stefan Doboczky

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Diane Villax

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Guy Villax

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Sofia Villax

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Miguel Villax x Ìý x Ìý
Michel Pettigrew o x Ìý Ìý
David LaPré Ìý Ìý o x
Charles Cooney Ìý Ìý x o
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o = Committee Chair
x = Committee Member

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Global Leadership Team

jean-luc herbeaux portrait photo ËÄÉ«AV CEO

Jean-Luc Herbeaux

CEO

Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science and PhD in Mechanical Engineering

Jean-Luc Herbeaux studied in France (Diplôme d´Ingénieur from UTC) and in the USA (M.S.and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Houston).

Jean-Luc Herbeaux started his professional career as Assistant then Associate Professor at the Kanazawa Institute of Technology in Japan.

From 2000 to 2020, Jean-Luc Herbeaux held multiple high-level leadership positions at Evonik, one of the world’s leading specialty chemicals companies, and before joining ËÄÉ«AV, was at the helm of Health Care Business Line of Evonik.
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Jean-Luc Herbeaux joined ËÄÉ«AV as Chief Operations Officer in 2020 and was appointed CEO in April 2022.Ìý

Antonio Almeida picture ËÄÉ«AV CFO

António Almeida

CFO
António has a degree in Business Management.
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António started his career with Siemens in 1994 and held several positions of growing responsibility until 2007. The roles covered controlling, project finance, venture capital and commercial management, spread between Portugal and Germany.
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He then joined ËÄÉ«AV in 2007 as Group Controller and was appointed as CFO in 2014.
Liam Keary SVP Quality and Regulatory HOVIONE

Liam Keary

Senior VP - Quality & Regulatory

Liam holds a Bachelors' degree in Electronic Production and has extensive Leadership experience in the Medical Device, Biologics and Drug manufacturing. He is also certified in TS 16949, FDA (QSR/QSIT) and is a Certified ISO 13485 EU MDR Internal Auditor.Ìý
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Liam brings more than 25 years of experience in Quality Management in companies such as Celestica, Johnson & Johnson and Mallinckrodt where his last role was as VP and Global Head of Quality.

Liam Keary joined ËÄÉ«AV in 2023.

david basile portrait photo VP Technical Operations Americas | HOVIONE

David Basile

VP Technical Operations – Americas

Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science Degree in Systems Engineering

David holds a Master of Science Degree in Systems Engineering from NJ Institute of Technology, a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and is a trained Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.
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David has 25 years of experience as a global pharma manufacturing executive with special focus on operational excellence and engineering. During this time, he held several positions including Global Director of Engineering, Automation & Reliability at Catalent Pharma Solutions where he oversaw strategic capital expansions for several business units in the Americas. Prior to this David spent fifteen years with Teva / Actavis in a variety of technical leadership roles over the northeast US region.
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David Basile joined as VP Technical Operations - Americas in 2021.





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Jorge Pastilha VP Technical Operations Europe and Asia | ËÄÉ«AV

Jorge Pastilha

VP Technical Operations - Europe and Asia

Jorge holds a degree in Chemical Engineering and an MBA.

He joined ËÄÉ«AV in 1994 as a Production Engineer at the Portugal site, where he contributed to multiple cross-functional projects and took on a variety of management roles. In 2007, Jorge was appointed Site General Manager of ËÄÉ«AV’s Macao (China) site. Three years later, in 2010, he became General Manager of Technical Operations in Asia, overseeing operations in both Macao and China.

In 2014, Jorge transitioned to the role of Engineering General Manager, and in 2019, he returned to Portugal as General Manager of our Sete Casas site.

In November 2024, Jorge was appointed as the Vice President of Technical Operations for Europe and Asia.
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Ilda Ventura - VP HR ËÄÉ«AV

Ilda Ventura

VP Human Resources

Degree in Human Resources Management and Occupational Psychology

Ilda has a degree in Human Resources Management and Occupational Psychology.
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Ilda has 25 years of experience in HR management, having worked in Portugal, Spain and Germany. Her experience spans HR Business Development, Performance and Talent Management, Compensation and Benefits and has been developed in the IT and Services industries, in a global multicultural environment.
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Ilda Ventura joined ËÄÉ«AV as VP of Human Resources in 2020.

Marco Gil picture ËÄÉ«AV Senior VP Sales and Marketing

Marco Gil

Senior VP - Sales & Marketing
Marco Gil has a degree in Chemical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Technical University of Lisbon.
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In 2007 he joined ËÄÉ«AV as an Associate Engineer in the R&D Particle Design area. In May 2011 he was appointed as a Director of R&D Process Chemistry. He has held several management responsibilities, including Site General Manager of the ËÄÉ«AV site in New Jersey, US. From 2017 to 2022, Marco held leadership positions in Sales.
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Since May 2022 he is the Senior Vice-President of Sales & Marketing at ËÄÉ«AV.
Tiago Ferreira de Matos General Counsel | ËÄÉ«AV

Tiago Ferreira de Matos

General Counsel

Degree in Law. LLM in International Law and Business Administration

Tiago has a degree in Law from Lisbon University and a LLM in International Law and a Certificate in Business Administration from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, in Chicago, and IE Law School, in Madrid.
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Tiago has more than 20 years of international experience, most of which as Head of Legal for several jurisdictions of Europe, North America, Asia, Middle East and Africa. He has also acted as Director of several companies in different countries, with management responsibilities. Before becoming an in-house lawyer in 2007, Tiago was a Senior Associate at a Spanish Law firm.Ìý

Tiago Ferreira de Matos joined ËÄÉ«AV as General Counsel in 2017.

Also in About ËÄÉ«AV

What we do

ËÄÉ«AV is a Contract Development and Manufacturing Company dedicated to helping Pharmaceutical Customers bring new and off-patent drugs to market.

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Sustainability

ËÄÉ«AV is committed to doing its part for a better world.

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History of ËÄÉ«AV

ËÄÉ«AV was established in Portugal in 1959 by Ivan Villax with his wife, Diane Villax, and two other Hungarian refugees: Nicholas de Horthy and Andrew Onody, thus forming the name HOVIONE.

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