Ferring promotes Lars Peter Brunse to chief production officer

Saint-Prex, Switzerland-based Ferring Pharmaceuticals has appointed Lars Peter Brunse as its vice president and chief production officer, roles that will also see him join the Ferring executive board.

Brunse first joined Ferring as associate director, technical operations in 2000 and was promoted to senior vice president, technical operations and logistics where he led the expansion of the firm’s manufacturing capability with the development of an additional nine state-of-the-art production sites, and extended the company’s product supply network.

Michel Pettigrew, president of the executive board and chief operating office of Ferring Pharmaceuticals, said: “Lars Peter has been instrumental in expanding Ferring’s production capacity, most recently through the successful completion of new sites in the US and India.

“His team-focussed leadership style has been extremely effective in building a strong product supply organisation, and his experience makes him uniquely qualified for this new role.”

Prior to joining Ferring, Brunse served Novo Nordisk in manufacturing, operational excellence and quality assurance management.