Josep Catllà

Josep Catllà joined Ipsen in August 2024, as Executive Vice President, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer.

Josep brings 30 years of experience in the world of communications and public affairs/government relations. He worked in the European Commission in Brussels in the early 1990s and later at the Cabinet of the President of the EU Committee of the Regions. In 1998 he went back to Spain as the Director of Communication at Forum de las Culturas Barcelona-2004, a partnership between the Spanish government and the UNESCO. In 2001 he joined Weber Shandwick where he served as CEO for Weber Shandwick Brussels – chairing its European Public Affairs Practice, and afterwards as CEO for Spain & Portugal until 2010 when he joined the pharmaceutical industry.

Prior to joining Ipsen, Josep served as SVP, Head of Corporate Affairs at Sanofi where he led the Communications, Public Affairs and Sustainability strategies after having held various leadership positions at country, region, and corporate levels during 14 years.

Josep holds a BBA by the European University and a Masters in International Relations from the Université Libre de Bruxelles.