At Cerba Research, we help you shape your complex, global clinical trial from the start. We supply you with the precise tools and knowledge that you need and empower you to bring new, life-changing therapies and diagnostics to life. Find out more about the team that makes this happen.
Executive Committee

Mario Papillon
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Bram van Dijck
CEO Cerba Research Netherlands

Charlotte Michel
Chief HR Officer

Daniel Tanner
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)

David Peters
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Jérôme Sallette
Chief Science Officer (CSO)

Piet Jamaels
Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Doug Cookson
Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
Senior Leadership Team

Jean Louis Picard
Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Jelle van Gils
Chief Quality Officer (CQO)

Marc Van Pruijssen
Global Head of Logistics

Rene Wheat
Head of Project Management

Olaf De Jager
Legal Counsel

Jenny De Pessemier
General Manager Belgium & UK

Nele Langenaken
General Manager USA

Christiane Buisson
General Manager France

Carole Wallis, PhD
Medical Director & CEO BARC South Africa

Maarten Brusse
General Manager APAC
Cerba Healthcare Group
A leader in the European clinical pathology market for over 50 years, Cerba HealthCare’s network includes 1,160 laboratories and 130 technical platforms and employs over 9,000 people including 1,000 medical pathologists. The company serves more than 50 countries in Europe, Africa and the Middle East with our central lab services, including testing for clinical trials – an essential service for the development of new molecules in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
Together, we’ll shape the future of your clinical development.
As your partner, Cerba Research empowers you to bring new, life-changing therapies to patients worldwide.


Get in touch with us today to find out how we can support your clinical research ambitions.
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