WOW Series with Laurent Attias, SVP Corporate Strategy, BD&L and M&A at Alcon

03/21/22 • 38 min

Genioo WOW Series: Backstage with visionary leaders in Life Sciences

Laurent Attias is living proof that you don’t need to change companies to succeed. While he’s spent his entire career so far at Alcon, he’s also enjoyed a wide and diverse range of roles, in a range of markets – and that breadth of experience has been a key factor in his rise to the top. He’s also proof that a successful career trajectory doesn’t always follow a straight line, and sometimes a sideways or even downwards move can be the best investment in your learning, and yourself.
In this podcast, Laurent talks about how making genuine connections with people has been critical to his success and why there is no substitute to getting in front of customers. He also explains why success is not a goal in itself, but a by-product of using your talents and skills to do work you love.

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WOW Series with Markus Sieger, CEO, Polpharma Group

Markus has been in the workforce from a young age. He entered the workforce at 16, in the punch card era of IT. Since then he’s worked in a wide range of countries across a wide range of industries, from investment banking to consumer goods, media and now in life sciences.
He’s spent much of his career in emerging markets, drawn by the positivity, ambition and willingness to learn in these regions that still excites him after almost thirty years.
This podcast illustrates how Markus built a hugely successful career through his total commitment to achieving a goal - and his ability to motivate other people to work towards a shared cause. Markus also shares his thoughts on the role his military training has played in his career, the importance of getting your hands dirty and continually learning, the secret to his success as an outsider in the pharmaceutical industry, and the relationship between success and happiness.