Giacomo Di Nepi
Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Europe

Giacomo Di Nepi has served as InterMune’s Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Europe since October 2009. Previously, he served as a consultant to InterMune on European commercial strategy. From 2006 to 2008, Mr. Di Nepi was CEO of Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Europe, based in London, with responsibility for Takeda’s European business, its geographic expansion and the setup of its newly formed European Headquarters. Between 1996 and 2006, he was with Novartis in Europe and the United States, most recently in Switzerland as Global Head of the Transplantation, Immunology and Infectious Diseases Business Unit, with direct responsibility from Development to Sales. He previously served as CEO of Novartis Italy and in Marketing and Sales roles in the U.S. subsidiary. From 1980 to 1996, Mr. Di Nepi was a Partner with McKinsey & Co. and was responsible for the Italian and a Core Member of the Global Pharmaceutical Practice. He served as Vice President of Farmindustria, the Italian Industry Association, and a member of the EFPIA Heads of Europe Committee. Mr. Di Nepi holds a degree in Economics from Bocconi University, Milan, Italy and an MBA from INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France.