Louie Anne Gauthier

Mrs. Gauthier has 18 years of operational experience across a diverse range of therapeutic areas and healthcare sectors. She joined Oculis in 2018 from Pharmascience, where she was Commercial Head for Pendopharm, branded products division of Canadian based Pharmascience. Prior to Pharmascience, Mrs. Gauthier spent more than 10 years with Novartis Canada where she held several commercial positions of increasing responsibility, culminating in National Sales Associate Director. Her consolidated experience and knowhow span over complimentary disciplines – sales, marketing, market access, analytics, business development, and communication, providing her with a 360 ° overview of commercialization. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance and Marketing from the University of Quebec in Montreal, an M.Sc. in Administration specialized in marketing from HEC Montreal, where she returned as lecturer. She was also certified in 2014 as Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute. Strong advocate for social involvement and believing in giving back to the community, Mrs Gauthier takes great pride in being one of the five founding members of Women Leaders in Pharma, association which aims at empowering women in the pharmaceutical industry; she also held different roles on committees and as a volunteer. She currently serves as a non-executive member of the EPFL Innovation Park Foundation Board.