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About PIEX Group Nicolas 14 February 2023

History

PIEX MEETS A REAL NEED: IMPROVING ACCESS TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS PRODUCTS IN AFRICA

Founded in 1979 by Robert Jamain, the Pharmaceutical Import Export Company – PIEX – was acquired in July 2017 as part of a project led by Bertrand Talbotier and supported by a group of investors led by LBO France. PIEX has since developed very quickly through organic growth and a first external growth with the acquiring of PharmaCDI, also a distribution player in West Africa.

Turnover

Key Dates

THE EVOLUTION OF PIEX SHOWS AN UNINTERRUPTED GROWTH OF ITS MARKET SHARE ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT
1979
Creation of PIEX

Robert Jamain fonde PIEX, acronyme de Pharma Import EXport avec un réel désir d'améliorer l'accès à la santé en Afrique

1981
French-speaking Africa

PIEX is making its first deliveries in French-speaking West and Central Africa:

  • Cameroon
  • Ivory Coast
  • Senegal
1999
10 M Euros of Turnover

PIEX sees its turnover exceed 10 million euros.

2005
Establishment at Les Ulis

PIEX moves to its new premises in Les Ulis, 3-7 avenue du Cap Horn.

2013 à 2015
English-speaking Africa
PIEX makes its first deliveries in English-speaking East and West Africa:
  • Ghana
  • Kenya
  • Uganda
  • Tanzania
2017
PIEX changes its Management

PIEX changes its shareholders and managers with the objective of growing and developing its activities in Africa.

2019
100 M Euros of Turnover

PIEX sees its turnover approaching 110 million euros.

2019
First Acquisition

PIEX acquires Pharma CDI, thus increasing its product offering, its portfolio of laboratories and its presence on the African market.

2020
Opening of a New Site

Opening of a new site, implementation and launch of the new Computerized Warehouse Management System (WMS).

Opening of the new Villejust site, with a dedicated qualified team.

2021
140 M Euros of Turnover

PIEX voit son chiffre d'affaires atteindre les 140 millions d'euros.

2022
Phillips Pharma Group

PIEX signe un partenariat stratégique et commercial avec Phillips Pharma Group.

2022
160 M Euros of Turnover

PIEX sees its turnover reach 160 million euros.
Logistics in Figures

PIEX IS EXTREMELY VIGILANT ABOUT THE EFFICIENCY OF ITS INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS LOGISTICS

+
COUNTRIES DESSERVED
+
M BOXES OF MEDICINES DELIVERED PER YEAR

(DELIVERED PER YEAR)

+
% SERVICE RATE
+
m2 STORAGE AREA
+
STORAGE CAPACITIES (IN PALLETS)

(SINCE 2015)

2 to
°C COLD ROOM
15 to
°C CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE
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REGULATORY FILES MANAGED
+
PRODUCTS PROMOTED IN-HOUSE
COUNTRIES WITH A COMMERCIAL PRESENCE
+
FIELD DELEGATES
+
VISITS BY PHARMACISTS AND DOCTORS PER YEAR

(SINCE 2015)

Marketing and Regulatory in Figures

PIEX SUPPORTS ITS PARTNERS AND CLIENTS WORLDWIDE AND IN AFRICA

A new management team has been in charge since July 2017.

Dynamism, service and expertise are at the heart of the new strategy: to bring PIEX to the forefront in the distribution of pharmaceutical and healthcare products, mainly in Africa.

The Team

A NEW MANAGEMENT TEAM ARRIVED IN 2017: EXPERTISE AND COMMITMENT TO HEALTH IN AFRICA.

Bertrand
TALBOTIER

Chairman of PIEX

Reda
SERSSAR

Director of Operations

Hervé
BROU

Chief Financial Officer

Françoise
LABEDAN

Director of
Regulatory & Pharmaceutical Affairs
Lead Pharmacist

Marc
LETELLIER

Director of Business Developement
& New Projects

Caroline
THEIMER

Manager of
PharmaCDI Business Unit

Anne
CONSIGNY

Pharmaceutical Affairs Manager

Diane
DEBROUSSE

Manager of Quality Assurance

Émilie
PORTIER

Accounts Receivable

Lounas
BELKHATMI

Warehouse Manager

Juliette
DEROCHE

Warehouse Management System Engineer

Lucas
TALBOTIER

Coordinator of the Para-Pharmaceutical Unit

Mara
BRAS-BAÏA

Export Sales Manager

Sylvie
REY

Office Manager

Séverine
GENEST

Accounts Payable

In the context of the evolution of the company founded by Robert Jamain, Bertrand Talbotier and his partners aim to make PIEX one of the leading players in the distribution of health products on the African continent. Reliable financial partners were needed to support the Group in its determined growth strategy.

Solid financial partners were needed, able to grasp the challenges of the continent, to accompany it in its ambitious development projects, and to support the Group in a determined growth strategy.

Financial Partners & Shareholders

PIEX WAS ABLE TO CONVINCE SOLID AND SERIOUS PARTNERS, ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE STAKES
Shareholders

LBO FRANCE

Pioneer and major player in private equity for over 30 years in France.

PIEX Group - Partenaire - Afric Invest

AFRIC INVEST

Africinvest is an investment and financial services company specialized in the African continent.

PIEX Group - Partenaire - BPI France

BPI FRANCE

The French State Bank that supports the growth and internationalization of French companies.

PIEX Group - Partenaire - BNP Paribas

BNP PARIBAS DÉVELOPPEMENT

Equity investments to support the development of SMEs and SMIs.

PIEX Group - Partenaire - Trocadero Capital Partners

TROCADERO CAPITAL PARTNERS

Trocadero CP supports investment funds and managers.

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PIEX Group has been facilitating access to quality health and wellness products in Africa for over 40 years.

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Contact

Marc Letellier

Director of Business Development and New Projects

SOCIÉTÉ PHARMACEUTIQUE D’IMPORT-EXPORT

• 3-7 Avenue du Cap Horn

CS 60114

91978 Les Ulis

• Tel. +33 1 64 46 23 43

• [email protected]

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Bertrand TALBOTIER

Président de PIEX Group

DESS de l’Institut de Pharmacie Industrielle
MS Intelligence Marketing d’HEC

Bertrand Talbotier cumule plus de 20 ans d’expérience à différents postes de direction générale dans l’industrie pharmaceutique (en Asie et en Europe), le conseil stratégique et la direction d’organisations non gouvernementales dans la santé (aux Etats-Unis et en Afrique).

Ses expertises couvrent la direction des grandes opérations commerciales, le conseil stratégique dans les Sciences de la vie et du bien-être, les alliances stratégiques, les fusions et acquisitions, l’accès au marché, la performance commerciale, la transformation digitale et les affaires réglementaires.

Bertrand Talbotier possède une grande expertise du continent Africain en particulier.

Reda SERSSAR

Directeur des Opérations

Diplômé de l’Ecole Supérieure Nationale d’Arts et Métiers

Reda Serssar, professionnel de la Supply Chain nous vient de l’industrie pharmaceutique où il a occupé plusieurs postes au sein du département Supply Chain de chez Cooper Maroc jusqu’à en diriger les destinées pendant 3 ans.

Hervé BROU

Directeur Administratif & Financier

Diplômé de l’Ecole Nationale de Statistique et d’Economie Appliquée
Diplômé de Toulouse Business School

Hervé Brou a 11 ans d’expérience dans la finance au sein des plus grandes banques et cabinets de conseil. Il a œuvré pendant presque 4 ans à la direction financière du Groupe Eurapharma en qualité de Responsable du Département Audit Financier

FRANÇOISE LABEDAN

Directrice des Affaires Réglementaires & Pharmaceutiques
Pharmacien Responsable

Docteur en Pharmacie
DESP de Galénique
MS en Marketing IAE

Membre de l’Académie de Pharmacie, Présidente de l’AFAR, Françoise a exercé des fonctions de Direction dans les Affaires réglementaires, la Qualité, et rempli la mission de Pharmacien Responsable au sein des groupes internationaux Sanofi et Johnson & Johnson.

Par ses activités professionnelles, elle a développé un très large réseau au sein de la profession et des instances nationales et européennes.

Marc Letellier

Directeur du Business Développement & des Nouveaux Projets

Diplômé d'AgroParis Tech en Biochimie

Plus de 15 ans d’expérience dans le développement commercial et le conseil, 100% dans le secteur de la santé, à la fois pharmaceutique et MedTech.

Marc Letellier possède une bonne compréhension du marché et de l’environnement pharmaceutique avec une expérience significative dans les marchés à forte croissance, notamment les régions du Moyen-Orient et de l’Afrique.

Caroline Theimer

Responsable Business Unit Pharma CDI

Diplômée en économie de l'Université d'Aix-Marseille

Caroline a créé et dirigé pendant 28 ans PharmaCDI en présidant aux destinées de cette société qui a été une des premières à se lancer dans la distribution de médicaments en Afrique. Elle possède donc une expertise reconnue sur cette zone, ainsi qu’un réseau local fourni et une excellente réputation qui sont maintenant mises au service de la croissance de PIEX.

Bertrand TALBOTIER

Chairman of PIEX Group

DESS from the Institute of Industrial Pharmacy
MS Marketing Intelligence from HEC

Bertrand Talbotier has more than 20 years of experience in various senior management positions in the pharmaceutical industry (in Asia and Europe), in strategic consulting and in the management of non-governmental health organisations (in the USA and Africa).

His expertise covers the management of large commercial operations, strategic consulting in Life Sciences and Wellness, strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions, market access, commercial performance, digital transformation and regulatory affairs.

Bertrand Talbotier has extensive expertise in the African continent in particular.

Reda SERSSAR

Director of Operations

Graduate of the Ecole Supérieure Nationale d'Arts et Métiers

Reda Serssar, a Supply Chain professional, comes to us from the pharmaceutical industry where he held several positions in the Supply Chain department of Cooper Morocco until he was appointed to head it up for 3 years.

Hervé BROU

Chief Financial Officer

Graduate of the National School of Statistics and Applied Economics
Graduate of Toulouse Business School

Hervé has 11 years of experience in finance within the largest banks and consulting firms. He worked for almost 4 years in the financial department of the Eurapharma Group as Head of the Financial Audit Department.

FRANÇOISE LABEDAN

Director of Regulatory & Pharmaceutical Affairs
Lead Pharmacist

Doctor of Pharmacy
DESP in Galenics
MS in Marketing IAE

Member of the Académie de Pharmacie, President of the AFAR, Françoise has held management positions in Regulatory Affairs, Quality, and was Head Pharmacist at the international groups Sanofi and Johnson & Johnson.

Through her professional activities, she has developed a very wide network within the profession and in national and European bodies.

Marc Letellier

Director of Business Development and New Projects

Graduate of AgroParis Tech in Biochemistry

Over 15 years of experience in business development and consulting, 100% in the healthcare sector, both pharmaceutical and MedTech.

Marc Letellier has a good understanding of the pharmaceutical market and environment with significant experience in high growth markets, notably the Middle East and Africa regions.

Caroline Theimer

PharmaCDI Business Unit Manager

Graduate in economics from the University of Aix-Marseille

Caroline founded and led for 28 years PharmaCDI’s teams, being one of the first companies to distribute medicines in Western Africa. She is a recognized expert on this zone, and she benefits from a dense network and an excellent reputation, that will now be put at the service of PIEX’ growth in the region.