Christophe Weber is a businessperson who has been at the head of 5 different companies and holds the position of President, CEO & Representative Director at Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and President & Chief Executive Officer at Takeda Italia SpA (a subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.).

Dr. Weber previously held the position of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Groupe GlaxoSmithKline SAS, President & Chief Executive Officer of Takeda Pharmaceuticals (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd., Chief Executive Officer for GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA and President & General Manager-Vaccines Division at GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals SA (Belgium).

He received an undergraduate degree from Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, a doctorate and a graduate degree from the University of Lyon and a graduate degree from Universite Lumiere Lyon 2.