MedTech CEO & former Pharmaceutical Exec' on Leadership and learning from successes & setbacks

Thomas Willemsen is the CEO of GaleMed https://www.galemed.com and a Pharmaceutical & Biotech Executive with more than 25 years experience with Merck Serono, GSK, Takeda and Tessa Therapeutics.

Thomas is a genuine, inspiring & empathetic People Leader, Innovator, Thought-Leader & successful Business Leader. In this episode Thomas & Guillaume discuss the key to successful Leadership, how to build a culture of trust by displaying a certain level of vulnerability. Thomas also opens-up about set-backs & challenges he faced in his career, what he learned from them and how he "bounced back": he talks about taking over the leadership of GSK in China after GSK was fined a record $489 Millions for bribery & how did he recovered & turned things around for the British Pharma Company in China. Thomas also opens-up candidly on how he took over the Executive leadership of a promising BioTech organization in Singapore Tessa Therapeutics but eventually cease operations after failing to secure more funding.
Thomas shares about his personal journey and what drives him to embrace new challenges, the traits he looks for into a Leader and also talks about innovations in MedTech and especially in the single-use Products segments that are offering huge sustainability & waste management challenges for Hospitals and Societies at large, he shares an exciting news about GaleMed first plant-base Product R&D and how it is meant to revolutionise the market of single-use medical devices.
Thomas and Guillaume also talk about how to successfully drive innovation & change management in large Organizations, reflections on his Leadership journey and his life-motto to embrace change, be a positive and impactful business & People Leader and much more!

A fantastic episode where Thomas Willemsen provides great insights & personal stories showcasing his humility but also his resolute drive to create a positive impact in his people's lives and careers.

Whether you are a Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, MedTech, BioTech or a Healthcare professional, Leader or Senior Executive looking for an inspiring Thought-Leader, you will find this video with Thomas Willemsen very insightful!


🟩 MedTech CEO & former Pharmaceutical Executive candidly opens-up on successes/setbacks & Leadership 

🕓Timestamps:
0:00 Intro - Get to know Thomas Willemsen
2:29 Do we learn more from successes or from failures?
5:23 How do you build a culture of trust?
8:10 Personal growth & taking risks
11:49 "Single-use" Medical devices & sustainability
17:36 Success Recipe to drive change in large Organizations
23:05 Reflection on what led you to where you are today
26:18 Closing