Jonas Berg is the Vice President of the European division of UCB, a global pharmaceutical company specializing in immunology and neurology. The group is headquartered in Belgium and employs a total of 8,700 people across approximately 40 countries worldwide.

Jonas Berg has participated in the Executive Board Programme, a board education offered by Scandinavian Executive Institute in collaboration with INSEAD in France.

“There were two reasons why I chose to participate in the board programme. Firstly, due to my role and responsibilities at UCB, I benefit from having knowledge about board work. For example, this could be relevant when I join the board of companies that UCB has acquired or partnered with. In addition, I have had a personal interest in gaining insight into areas beyond the pharmaceutical industry, which I have always been a part of. By delving deeper into board work, I have the opportunity to broaden my horizons and become familiar with other industries,” says Jonas Berg.

He emphasizes that the program fully met his expectations.

“Firstly, I found the professors to be exceptionally engaged and dedicated, and they were especially focused on involving the entire group and fostering good discussions. Additionally, there was a really good diversity among the participants,” he says, and concludes:

“For me, the learning about corporate governance and the knowledge of how financial instruments are linked to value creation was particularly interesting. How to implement these initiatives so that they provide the right incentives for the company’s management. Finally, I would like to highlight how well the logistics and practical aspects of the program worked—both before, during, and after the program began—including a truly fantastic learning platform.