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Eric Espinasse

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Chief sustainability officer at Ferring Pharmaceuticals
📍 Saint-Prex, Vaud, Switzerland

Eric Espinasse is the Chief Sustainability Officer at Ferring Pharmaceuticals, leveraging over 25 years of procurement leadership from roles at Danske Bank and Philip Morris. He holds a Masters in Business Management and is recognized for transforming procurement into a strategic asset. Colleagues describe him as inspiring, forward-thinking, and an excellent people motivator.

He is passionate about giving work more purpose and believes in the importance of coaching and orientation for young adults and students at pivotal moments in their careers. Eric actively promotes embedding ESG considerations into daily decisions to solve problems for people and the planet profitably, without negative global impact.

After a distinguished 25-year career as a Chief Procurement Officer, he pivoted to become a Chief Sustainability Officer.

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Current Role
Chief sustainability officer
Location
Saint-Prex, Vaud, Switzerland
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Corporate Sustainability
As CSO, he leads Ferring's ESG strategy, emphasizing Science-Based Targets (SBTi) and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to reduce the company's environmental footprint.
Procurement Transformation
Has extensive experience leading procurement transformations at several global companies, focusing on making the function a strategic contributor beyond just cost savings.
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Career

Work history

2-2023
Chief sustainability officer
Ferring Pharmaceuticals
7-2018 - 2-2023
Chief procurement officer
Ferring Pharmaceuticals
2016 - 2017
Advisory Board Member
Procurement Leaders
1-2015 - 2-2023
Chief Procurement Officer
Danske Bank
11-2011 - 12-2014
Global IS, Professional Services and Swiss procurement Manager
Philip Morris International
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Eric Espinasse interview: "The more we depend on a supplier, the ...". Featured in Procurement Leaders
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Education
2006 - 2006
Master in Business Management
Institut Francais de gestion
1990 - 1990
DESS d'Informatique de Gestion
Université Jean Moulin (Lyon III)
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