Matthew Shields Bio
Mr. Shields is a manufacturing and supply chain leader with more than 25 years of experience in the biopharmaceuticals and animal health industries. He’s held leadership roles at Merck Animal Health, Sanofi, and Amgen.
He joins Teva from Merck Animal Health where he served as Senior Vice President for Manufacturing with responsibility for supporting $5.6 billion in annual sales. During his time at Merck, Mr. Shields also oversaw the Supply Chain, Procurement, and Process Development organizations. His leadership was instrumental in navigating challenging global issues and business integration efforts, while driving improvements in the company’s operations network and delivering significant savings.
Prior to Merck, Mr. Shields was a senior leader at Sanofi, first serving as Head of Engineering and Operational Excellence for the company’s Biologics organization. In that role, he led a lean transformation program resulting in substantial cost savings and operational efficiencies. Later he became Global Head of Sanofi’s Specialty Care Manufacturing organization with a focus on enabling the successful launches of Dupixent® and Praluent®, while also overseeing the commissioning and startup of Sanofi’s first digitally enabled continuous manufacturing facility.
Mr. Shields spent a significant portion of his career with Amgen, holding series of increasingly responsible leadership roles including Head of Global Raw Material Supplier Relationships, Executive Director & Plant Manager in Singapore, and Executive Director of Manufacturing. Notable achievements include overseeing the transition of Amgen’s manufacturing of the future program from R&D to Operations, the start-up of its manufacturing site of the future in Singapore, and leading capacity and throughput improvements of their large-scale biologics manufacturing facility in Rhode Island.
Mr. Shields received his undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering & Materials Science Engineering from the University of Connecticut and an MBA from Bryant University in Rhode Island. He currently serves on the board of the National Association of Manufacturers.
About Teva
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) is a global pharmaceutical leader with a category-defying portfolio, harnessing our generics expertise and stepping up innovation to continue the momentum behind the discovery, delivery, and expanded development of modern medicine. For over 120 years, Teva’s commitment to bettering health has never wavered. Today, the company’s global network of capabilities enables its ~37,000 employees across 58 markets to push the boundaries of scientific innovation and deliver quality medicines to help improve health outcomes of millions of patients every day. To learn more about how Teva is all in for better health, visit www.tevapharm.com.
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