Leadership
Lou Schmukler
President, Global Manufacturing and Supply
As president of Global Manufacturing and Supply, Lou Schmukler oversees a global manufacturing organization with a presence in North America, Latin America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region that supplies Bristol-Myers Squibb’s innovative medicines.
“Our mission at Global Manufacturing and Supply is an organization that delivers impeccable results in quality and regulatory compliance, has a laser focus on customer service and satisfaction, and is fast, flexible and agile,” says Lou. “A strong Global Manufacturing and Supply organization is a supply chain that is well integrated internally and externally and from end to end and, most importantly, has a high-performance organization in which safety and operational excellence are embedded into the culture, and where everyone is engaged in running and improving the business.”
Lou joined the company in September 2011, bringing a passion for world class manufacturing, and environmental health and safety performance gained over a 30-year career in biopharmaceutical supply chain management. Before joining Bristol-Myers Squibb, Lou led Pfizer’s worldwide biotech manufacturing operations as senior vice president, Specialty/Biotechnology Operating Unit. Prior to that, he oversaw global small molecule pharmaceutical manufacturing and Asia Pacific manufacturing for Wyeth, and held earlier leadership positions at Marion Merrell Dow, Hoffman-LaRoche and Novartis/Sandoz.
“The most important ingredients to our success are our people and collaboration with our partners,” he says. “We have one of the most experienced, dedicated and committed teams in the industry – delivering through strong, proactive partnerships with our commercial and R&D colleagues.”
Lou holds a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from Temple University, Pennsylvania, and a master’s in management from Webster University, Missouri. He is an active member, holding past and present leadership positions, in several industry organizations including Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), BioPhorum, Pharmaceutical International Leadership Forum and the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering.