Georg Singewald, PhD

Roche / Genentech
Global Head of Quality & Compliance
Dr. Georg Singewald, MBA is Global Head and SVP, Quality & Compliance accountable across all of Roche Pharma/Genentech Technical Operations Quality Organisation. Georg’s career has spanned the globe providing him with operations, quality, engineering and supply chain experience in Europe, Asia-Pacific and the US and exposing him to many different cultures. Georg is a strong advocate for sustainable performance best achieved through a modern Quality Management system leveraging in-depth data & digital technologies and integrated operational excellence practices to enable proactive, prompt and effective responses.

Georg is an active ISPE Board member, serving as the liaison for several Affiliates and actively advocating for their needs in the Board`s Strategic plan. He has grown the ISPE Hackathon program across the international conferences and is regularly organising talent exchange sessions, i.e. `Technical Tuesdays`. Georg is a Pharmacist, holds a PhD in Pharmacology & Toxicology from the University of Innsbruck, and an Executive MBA in Supply Chain Management from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - ETH. He is also an approved EU Qualified Person.

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