Board of Directors

Jeremie Trochu

Jeremie joined Ardena as Chief Executive Officer in 2024.

He brings an extensive knowledge of the life sciences and CDMO industry, and a proven track record of success in the biopharma sector, with 20 years of experience building and growing businesses globally, expending into new markets, and leading large-scale transformations in both publicly traded and privately held companies.

Jeremie was previously part of the team that helped transform Catalent from a private equity spinoff into a publicly traded global CDMO, and during his tenure there, led the successful acquisition and integration of multiple companies.

Alan MacKay

Alan has over 30 years private equity experience, witrh a strong track record of dedicated healthcare investing.

Alan is currently a member of the board at Ardena, Sterling, Alcami, RoslinCT, and X-Chem and previously Quotient Sciences until its successful exit.

Previously, Alan was a board member at 3i plc, led the build-out of the 3i Europe office network, and founded 3i’s healthcare sector team as Global Head of Healthcare. Subsequently, Alan was founder, CEO and Chairman of the Investment Committee at Hermes GPE, an active co-investor in private equity-backed healthcare.

Sabina Ouimet-Storrs

Sabina is an investment professional with a background in both accounting and corporate finance.

Having joined GHO in 2015, Sabina currently works closely with Ardena and DDC, as well as previously with Caprion Biosciences prior to GHO Capital’s successful exit.

Prior to GHO, Sabina was with 123Venture in Paris where she was responsible for evaluating and executing mezzanine financing opportunities across Europe.

Ariette van Strien

Ariette brings over 30 years of experience in clinical research and global healthcare logistics to Ardena’s Board of Directors. She currently serves as President of UPS Healthcare Precision Logistics, where she leads a global team of 4,000 employees across 220+ countries and territories.

Throughout her career, Ariette has held senior executive roles spanning global marketing and business development, pricing, project management, and operations.