Michel Lagarde

Michel Lagarde is President & Chief Executive Officer at West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. since 2026.
Mr. Lagarde is an Independent Director at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since 2023.
Mr. Lagarde is a Director at Populus Financial Group, Inc., American Dental Partners, Inc., and Synarc-Biocore Topco Holdings, Inc. Former roles include CEO & CFO-Domestic Appliances & Personal Care at Philips Electronics North America Corp.
from 1996 to 2008, Managing Director at JLL Partners, Inc. from 2008 to 2016, President & Chief Operating Officer at Patheon NV from 2016 to 2017, and Executive Vice President at Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. from 2017 to 2026.
Other former positions include Director at inVentiv Health Clinical, Inc. and F C Holdings, Inc. (Texas), Chief Financial Officer & Vice President at Philips Domestic Appliances & Personal Care North America, Finance Controller at Philips Electronics Hong Kong Ltd., and Chief Financial Officer at PT Philips Electronics Indonesia.
Education includes graduate degrees from Maastricht University and the University of Amsterdam, and an undergraduate degree from the University of Antwerp.