Arnaud Cosnefroy

Leading Procurement at Pharmathen - Leader of Pharma in Greece Pharmathen is a leading CDMO in Europe with innovative products in cancer treatments It belongs to Partners Group - Private Equity funds based in Zürich Group wide responsibility for procurement across direct, indirect, capex and CMO categories in a fast growing European pharmaceutical CDMO Scope and impact: Procurement leadership in a US FDA and EU GMP regulated manufacturing environment (including remediation plan) • API and CMO sourcing across Europe, India and China • Capex procurement linked to industrial expansion and remediation programs • Close alignment with quality, regulatory, r&d and industrial operations Key contributions: • structuring supplier governance in complex, multi country value chains • strengthening control on external manufacturing and critical suppliers • embedding procurement into executive decision making, not downstream execution • balancing growth ambitions with compliance, risk and supply continuity This role sits at the intersection of growth, regulation and operational reality

Vice President of Strategy & Business Development at Venipharm, leading strategic roadmap & business dévelopment across France, the UK, and Germany. Responsible for shaping a 3-to-5-year vision in collaboration with cross-functional teams, aligned with long-term growth objectives. Oversees Business Development teams and manages key partnerships, while identifying new licensing and distribution opportunities. Supports organizational transformation across subsidiaries, enhancing structure, processes, and team performance. Leads risk management initiatives and develops dashboards for improved operational oversight. Contributes to a dynamic growth strategy, anchored in strong corporate values and collaborative culture. Committed to expanding the group’s presence in strategic markets through agile and forward-thinking leadership. Open to exploring new synergies and partnerships that align with the group’s long-term vision. Nous sommes à la recherche de nouveaux partenariats pour enrichir notre portefeuille et renforcer notre présence sur les marchés européens.

Transition to Senior Advisor & Consultant for Ceva Animal Health + Senior Advisor to Private equity Fund for deals under LBO + Freelance Consultant

Ceva Animal Health – VP, Global Procurement, Bordeaux 5th largest Vet. Pharma player (t/o €1.8bn; 7000 FTEs) €1bn procurement budget; 45 FTEs; 5 Countries Directly reporting to VP From 09/2024 transition to Senior Advisor & Consultant for Ceva + Senior Advisor to Private equity Fund for deals under LBO 1. Transformation of Ceva’s size and globalisation (x2,5 in 10y), therefore focused on building a new operating model every 3 to 5 years and progressively centralised procurement: harmonisation of processes + development of a global team & upskilling Procurement everywhere. - transformed Procurement from a local to a fully centralised function, with a global footprint in France / Hungary / USA / Brazil and Italy + International Procurement offices in China & India. - Developed an engaged community of buyers worldwide. Yearly seminar, Ceva Procurement university & put in place a process excellence department - Rolled-out procurement processes to 30+ countries 2. Reposition Procurement as a strategic performance lever, therefore elevating discussions to CEO level, and formalizing long term strategies with key suppliers and CEO to CEO + Comex level - Results: segmented supplier’s panel and redesigned ways of working with 10 key partners generating value for Ceva and suppliers by 2025. - Key achievements • Improved gross margin level by leveraging suppliers’ value by + 5% over a scope of €1bn from 2020 to 2025. 3. High growth, therefore focused on business continuity on API’s: securing business first, by focusing on the right suppliers and categories of spend + integration of acquired companies (8 over 10 years) Special Projects for Ceva  2024: Acted as leader of a Group buying initiative in France South West region to secure prices of Energy for 10 companies  2024-25: Seconded a Private equity fund as a Senior advisor to an acquisition deal to be concluded in Q2 2025

o 300 Million Euros of industrial spending, o 5 Industrial sites in Europe, o 8 professional Buyers in France, Germany and China + 20 local buyers o 40.000 T of steel (coils)– 50.000 T of plastics resins (PE)– Recycled mat. –Components China o Executive committee member – reporting to the President of Division • Roll-out of Plastic Omnium Automotive methodologies and processes to the Division • Transfer of Automotive project buyers from the Automotive Division to our Purchasing team and implementation of Automotive program management • Global Sourcing of Plastics raw material as of 2009: – Increase of Imports from 0 up to 40% of volumes within 2 years – Purchasing strategy with high impact on industrial choices and investments • Set up of Financial Hedging strategies with both banks and suppliers in order to avoid price increases and to do better than the Index based classic strategy: Performance savings of 150 € per ton over a period of two years on a global Purchasing volume of 50.000 Tons of plastics raw material (2008 Vs 2010) • Reinvented the recycling loop of our end-of-life products – savings of > 1 Million Euro / year • Management of Purchasing teams (both central and remote) in 3 countries in Europe (France/Germany/Spain) + Hiring a Chinese buyer in 2011 to complete the team • Development of partnerships with key suppliers signing Long Term Agreements (LTA) in order to capture and secure innovation for PO • Complete renewal of our steel purchasing strategy (45.000 Tons of Coils per year) achieved through a European request for quotes / Suppliers’ panel reduction / Signature of important deals with major steel industry players in Europe • Set-up cost-cutting programs and Material margin programs with the necessity of cross-functional teamwork • Leading for the Group Finance director (with all 3 Divisions ) a Teamwork on Working Capital improvement in Bill of Material Purchasing : Training set-up for “Cash-focused Buyers”

o 150 Million Euros of Industrial spending,  o 8 industrial sites in Europe,  o 5 professional buyers + 8 local buyers o Aluminium - Steel –retro-reflective sheeting (3M) – Chemical components for road marking paintings – Components from China  - Set-up of Purchasing organisation at Corporate level (Plant level before) – at Exec. Committee level   - Reshaping entirely the team : Coaching + hiring new buyers for 2 years  - Set-up action plans per category: steel  / aluminium / components  - Initiated and delivered savings through European wide request for quotes to deliver synergies : Delivered savings of 15 to 30% on 5 main categories of spend http://www.groupe-signature.com/ Following the sale of this entity to Eurovia (Vinci Group) in 2007, I have been offered a new position within Plastic Omnium, as of dec. 2007

Managing a 120 m€ Spend for a Business Unit of Bertelsmann in France. Building the Purchasing function fom a green field operation for 2 years. Implementing a new eSourcing process end Tool. Delivering both financial and qualitative results to the organization

- Implemented corporate purchasing within Danzas (merged during the same year with DHL) - Set-up of Steering Committees at European level & Coordination of workgroups with different buyers in Europe / In charge of 10 m€ savings over 12 categories on a global scope of 350 Million € - Created a Standard process for Purchasing that served as a reference process for DHL in Europe

- Delivered savings for Global Sourcing Projects for clients like Aventis CropScience / managed the implementation of an e-Procurement solution in Germany / France for Laboratories - Renegotiated Frame contracts for clients like Alcatel Space & defined a purchasing strategy by category / Implemented with each buyer - Developed an e-Procurement strategy for clients like Merck-Lipha and selected e-tools

- Production Site procurement within Quality & Procurement department - Project buyer at the “Forschungs-Und Ingenieur Zentrum” (R&D Center) of Munich - Finally recruited for 6 months as a Junir Buyer in Charge of suppliers for the Ramp-Up of a new car (Z3 Roadster) in the first US-Plant of BMW