Pharmaceuticals
10 pharmaceutical cold chain experts
Pharmaceutical cold chain managers and directors who run temperature-controlled logistics and distribution in-house at GSK, Johnson & Johnson, Bristol Myers Squibb, BioMarin, Boehringer Ingelheim, Alexion and Zoetis. Their rows cover cold chain operations, temperature excursion management, GDP, export shipping and passive packaging procurement. A reader can learn how drug companies keep products in spec in transit.
Professionals to explore
01—10Brahim Taleb
LinkedInExperience: Cold Chain Manager · Boehringer Ingelheim
Cold Chain Manager at Boehringer Ingelheim since April 2023, after earlier roles there as 3PL SAP key user and finished-goods stock manager (2022–2023), 3PL business process expert for SAP (2020–2022) and export coordinator for pharmaceutical products in order-to-cash (2016–2020). Before joining Boehringer Ingelheim he worked as an air and sea freight transit agent at Panalpina (2012–2016).
Brendan O'Connor
LinkedInExperience: Senior Manager Cold Chain Logistics and GDP · BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
Senior Manager Cold Chain Logistics and GDP at BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. since March 2024, after serving as Manager Cold Chain Logistics and Good Distribution Practice (2022–2024). Earlier at BioMarin he worked in QA Validation (2021–2022) and as a Senior Packaging Engineer (2019–2021), following a senior packaging engineering role at DePuy Synthes Ireland.
James Decker
LinkedInExperience: Sr Manager, US Transportation & Cold Chain · Zoetis (formerly Pfizer Animal Health)
Sr Manager, US Transportation & Cold Chain at Zoetis (formerly Pfizer Animal Health), a role that began at Pfizer Animal Health in December 2012. Earlier he was Manager, Export Compliance (2010–2012) and International Logistics Manager (2007–2010) at Pfizer. The profile cites cold chain and temperature-controlled transportation and running global RFQs and competitive procurement events for air, ocean, parcel, truckload, LTL and passive packaging solutions.
Jorge Nicolás Buser
LinkedInExperience: Temperature Controlled Logistics Manager · Bristol Myers Squibb
Temperature Controlled Logistics Manager at Bristol Myers Squibb since March 2021. Before that Jorge Nicolás Buser was Global Head of Quality, RP at SkyCell AG (2017–2020) and Head of Quality and Information Security at Phoenix Systems (2020–2021). The profile cites warehousing, transportation and distribution know-how and experience supporting drug supply to global markets across EMEAI, APAC, North America and LATAM.
Kaio Kikuchi
LinkedInExperience: Head of Global Transportation (Shipping) & Cold Chain · Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Head of Global Transportation (Shipping) & Cold Chain at Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since March 2025, after serving as Associate Director, Global Cold Chain at Alexion (2023–2025). Earlier roles were Sr. Manager Cold Chain at Zoetis (2020–2023) and EMEAI APAC - Temperature Control Manager at Bristol Myers Squibb (2017–2020), following logistics and transportation coordination at BMS.
Robin Hes
LinkedInExperience: Senior Manager, Cold Chain Operations · Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Senior Manager, Cold Chain Operations at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine since May 2023, after serving as Senior Manager, Partnerships & External Supply Logistics (2022–2023) and Vaccine Logistics Lead for Partnerships & External Supply (2021–2022). The profile describes progressive responsibility across planning, procurement, logistics and cold chain operations within Johnson & Johnson, spanning biotherapeutics, synthetics, vaccines and medical devices.
Saddam Huq
LinkedInExperience: Director, Cold Chain and Logistics · GSK
Director, Cold Chain and Logistics at GSK since February 2021, after a decade as Global QA Senior Manager, Distribution & Cold Chain at GSK (2011–2021). Before GSK he was a Cold Chain Technology Specialist and then Lead at Pfizer (2008–2011). His profile lists specialties in cold chain shipment by road, air and sea freight, thermostability, controlled temperature storage and temperature excursion management under GDP and GMP.
Werner Stilmant
LinkedInExperience: Senior Manager Cold Chain and Distribution · GSK
Senior Manager Cold Chain and Distribution at GSK since September 2023. Before that he was a Senior Project Engineer Logistics at Johnson & Johnson (2013–2023) and also provided consultancy and training through Omnichain over the same period. His listed specialties include pharmaceutical cold chain, supply chain management, clinical research, outsourcing and GxP, GMP, GDP and GCP.
Yasmina Aouini
LinkedInExperience: Cold Chain project Manager · Boehringer Ingelheim
Cold Chain project Manager at Boehringer Ingelheim since June 2020, responsible for temperature management during distribution from France and England to all export markets, about 120 countries, so products reach those markets in the required temperature conditions. Earlier roles include Logistics Supply Chain Coordinator at Boehringer Ingelheim (2017–2020) and international logistics and export roles at Merial, Sanofi and Merck Group.
Zac Stoltzner
LinkedInExperience: Supply Chain Manager · Chroma Medicine
Supply Chain Manager at Chroma Medicine and nChroma Bio (2023–2026) and at Eli Lilly and Company since June 2026. The profile describes 8+ years managing global GMP distribution, temperature-controlled logistics, CDMO oversight, 3PL management and inventory operations across clinical-stage biotechnology programs, including maintaining compliant drug substance and drug product distribution.
Choose the right perspective
For commercial distribution to many markets, start with people who run global transportation or export cold chain, such as the Alexion, Boehringer Ingelheim and GSK rows; for GDP, quality and validation questions, favor those who came up through QA or packaging engineering. For clinical-stage biotech supply, look at the person whose experience covers clinical programs, CDMOs and 3PLs.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you qualify shipping lanes and packaging, passive versus active, for a temperature-sensitive product, and what data do you require before approving a lane?
- 02When a temperature excursion happens in transit, what is your process from detection to disposition, and who makes the release decision?
- 03How do you select and manage cold chain logistics providers and 3PLs, and which performance measures do you hold them to?
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