Mr. Manea has served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer since May 2020. He has extensive cross-cultural, functional, and geographical experience. Prior to joining Insulet, he was at Novartis for 14 years where he served in various senior Human Resources positions at the global and regional level including Global Head of HR for Novartis Oncology. Most recently, he was the Country People & Organization Head for Novartis, U.S. Prior to joining Novartis, Mr. Manea held positions in HR at Eli Lilly across Europe, the U.S., and Middle East. He has broad expertise in talent acquisition, talent development, total rewards, and organizational design and strategic planning. Throughout his career, he has focused on building empowered, high-performing teams. Mr. Manea is a lifetime learner and appreciates the diversity of people’s strengths and talents to create strong global organizations. He is committed to helping people grow to reach their true potential. Mr. Manea is a medical doctor and practiced medicine for several years in his native Romania. He earned a Master of Business Administration from Washington State University and the Romanian Academy of Economic Studies.