PETER HALKEN

As a physician, clinician, scientist, medical manager, marketing manager, international operations manager, managing director, and CEO, Peter probably has the most comprehensive, operational life science experience in the executive search trade. He has a vast local and international network in the life science industry, and he has built a strong assignment portfolio in regulated, R&D based industries, specifically within the Life Science industry, where he undertakes assignments for pharma, biotech, medtech and related industries – public, private and venture funded. During a period of 15 years Peter held managing positions in the international life science industry. Following a medical and marketing career in Danish pharma, he worked in South Africa as marketing manager for AstraZeneca, before moving to Paris, where he held a position as operational manager for a number of subsidiaries. Before establishing Halken Partners early in 2008, Peter headed up the life science business at another executive search company for more than two years. Prior to that, he was the CEO of a venture funded biotech company for four years, preceded by a position as managing director of the Danish-Swedish network organisation Medicon Valley Alliance. Peter is an MD from the University of Copenhagen, he holds a B.Comm. from CBC and he is certified in test tools.