Miguel Fernández Alcalde

President of EMD Serono

Profile

Miguel Fernández Alcalde is the President of EMD Serono, leading the North American healthcare business across the U.S. and Canada.

As the former Chief Operating Officer, Miguel was responsible for driving operational excellence and executing strategies to position EMD Serono for continued success in a dynamic and rapidly changing industry.

Miguel has been with Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany – EMD Serono’s global parent company – since 2014, previously serving as Vice President, Business Excellence & Innovation and Head of CEO Office Healthcare. In this role, he was responsible for ensuring business excellence across all franchises and regions of the healthcare business. Miguel’s responsibilities also included overall governance of the Healthcare CEO Office and contributing to our Healthcare Global Specialty Innovator strategy and Focused Leadership approach.

Miguel has more than 17 years of experience in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sector, serving as a senior leader in a variety of global and in-market roles, with a special focus on the application of innovative solutions for the improvement of people's health.

Miguel holds a degree in Pharmacy by University Complutense of Madrid, and postgraduate degree in Management from the IESE.