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Fernando Ballester

Captain · DISC type DS
Group CFO at Clinigen
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Fernando Ballester is the Group CFO at Clinigen, bringing over 25 years of global finance experience from the pharma, industrial, and retail sectors. His expertise spans M&A, business integration, and financial transformation. People who have worked with him describe him as a strong leader, a fantastic strategic partner, and having excellent business acumen.

An executive with extensive international experience, Fernando has led teams and managed finance operations in multiple countries across Europe and the Americas. He is fluent in four languages—Spanish, English, Portuguese, and Italian—and also speaks French at an intermediate level, reflecting his passion for working in multicultural environments.

Unique fact: He has a stated passion for leveraging digital transformation to drive business success.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Group CFO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Fernando shows up

Dynamic But Sincere
Consummate Professional
Planner & Achiever

They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.

Priorities

Topics Fernando cares about

AI in Healthcare
Actively promotes Clinigen's use of AI to enhance clinical supply chains, improve forecasting, and mitigate risks, believing it delivers better outcomes.
Patient Access
Expresses pride in partnerships that bring pioneering therapies to patients across Europe, aligning with his company's mission to accelerate access to innovative treatments.
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Career

Work history

8-2024
Group CFO
Clinigen
6-2019 - 7-2024
Group CFO and Member of the Board of Directors
ICE Pharma
9-2019 - 6-2024
Board Member
BBA Indústria Química Ltda
Finance & Performance Senior Consultant
Independent Consultant
CFO, Dover Digital Printing
Dover Corporation
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2019 - 2019
Executive Program
INSEAD
2005 - 2007
EMBA
BSP - Business School São Paulo
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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