Frédéric Cren

Frédéric Cren has served as the Chief Executive Officer since co-founding Inventiva in 2011, and as the chairman of the board of directors since May 2016. Previously, he served as the General Manager of Research of Abbott Laboratories, a pharmaceutical company, from 2010 until 2012. Prior to Abbott, Mr. Cren held a number of roles at Solvay Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical company, and at Laboratoires Fournier SA, a pharmaceutical company, prior to its acquisition by Solvay in 2005. Positions at Laboratories Fournier included: Vice-President Strategic Marketing and Vice-President U.S. Operations, as well as serving as a member of the Executive Committee. Positions at Solvay included: Head of Business Strategy and Portfolio and Senior Vice-President of the Research Division, as well as serving as a member of the Executive Committee. Mr. Cren began his career with Boston Consulting Group, where he worked from 1993 to 2002. He received a master’s degree in Business Administration from INSEAD, a master’s degree in International Relations from Johns Hopkins University and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Paris IX Dauphiné University.