Thomas Cueni takes over as IFPMA director general

Thomas Cueni has taken up office as director general of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA) on February 1, representing the interests of the research-based biopharmaceutical industry at a global level.

He succeeds Eduardo Pisani, who served as the organization’s DG for seven years and announced his decision to leave in November 2016, saying it was “time to move on to a new challenge.”

Thomas Cueni is highly respected across the biopharmaceutical sector, having served for many years as secretary general of Interpharma, the association of pharmaceutical research companies in Switzerland. He has been closely associated with the IFPMA throughout his tenure at Interpharma as a member of the Council of the IFPMA. He has also been instrumental in shaping policy and advocating with European Institutions on behalf of the EFPIA.