Dr. Hans-Christian Wirtz becomes the new Head of Government Affairs & Policy at Johnson & Johnson Germany

30.06.2020 12:00

From July 1, 2020, Dr. Hans-Christian Wirtz heads the Government Affairs & Policy department at Johnson & Johnson Germany. In his new role, Wirtz is responsible for all three business areas of Johnson & Johnson Germany. In addition to Consumer Healthcare (Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health), this includes the Pharmaceuticals (Janssen-Cilag) and Medical Devices & Diagnostics (Johnson & Johnson Medical) sectors. In this way, Johnson & Johnson in Germany is bundling its government affairs activities across sectors at the national level. Wirtz was previously Senior Director Government & Patient Affairs at Janssen Germany.

In his new role, Wirtz reports to Zeger Vercouteren, Vice President Government Affairs & Policy for EMEA & Global Supply Chain. The doctor of medicine remains part of the management of Janssen Germany and continues to report to Andreas Gerber, CEO of Janssen Germany.

Wirtz: “The goal of Johnson & Johnson Germany is to sustainably develop the healthcare system in the interests of consumers and patients. Networking our government affairs activities is an important step in bringing the many good approaches and impulses from all sectors of our corporate family into the political debate. I look forward to working with my team to set the course to ensure that as many people as possible in Germany continue to have access to innovative therapies and necessary health products.”

Dr. Hans-Christian Wirtz has held various positions at Janssen for more than 20 years. The doctor of medicine held various leadership positions in medicine, marketing and sales nationally and internationally before becoming global marketing manager for the Alzheimer's division for Janssen in San Francisco in 2010. In 2014 he returned to Germany as a member of the management team and head of sales & stakeholder management. He has headed the Specialty Care division since 2016. Before his career at Janssen, Wirtz worked as a physician and research assistant in the pathology departments at the universities in Düsseldorf and Bonn.