Executive Committee: Novartis AG

Manager
Positions heldSince
Vasant Narasimhan

Vasant Narasimhan

48 year

Chief Executive Officer 2018-01-31
Karen Hale

Karen Hale

56 year

General Counsel 2021-05-14
Kees Roks

Kees Roks

61 year

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor 2022-04-30
Shreeram Aradhye

Shreeram Aradhye

62 year

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer 2022-05-15
Robert Kowalski

Robert Kowalski

56 year

Human Resources Officer 2021-08-31
Charlotte Pamer-Wieser

Charlotte Pamer-Wieser

Corporate Secretary 2011-08-31
Klaus Moosmayer

Klaus Moosmayer

56 year

Compliance Officer 2018-11-30
Steffen Lang

Steffen Lang

57 year

Chief Operating Officer 2022-04-03
Harry Werner Kirsch

Harry Werner Kirsch

59 year

Director of Finance/CFO 2013-04-23

Composition of the Board of Directors: Novartis AG

Director
CommitteesSince
Hans Jörg Reinhardt

Hans Jörg Reinhardt

68 year

Compensation Committee 2018-04-19
Governance Committee 2017-04-20
Nominating Committee 2017-04-20
Bridgette Heller

Bridgette Heller

62 year

Compensation Committee Chair 2019-09-12
Audit Committee 2021-06-28
Compensation Committee 2020-02-27
Governance Committee 2021-02-01
Nominating Committee 2021-02-01
Finance Committee
Patrice Bula

Patrice Bula

68 year

Compensation Committee 2019-02-27
Governance Committee Chair 2019-02-27
Nominating Committee Chair 2019-02-27
Simon Moroney

Simon Moroney

65 year

Compensation Committee Chair 2020-02-27
Compensation Committee 2021-03-31
Nominating Committee 2021-03-31
Ana de Pro Gonzalo

Ana de Pro Gonzalo

57 year

Audit Committee 2022-03-03
Compensation Committee 2021-12-03
Audit Committee Chair 2020-05-31
Daniel Hochstrasser

Daniel Hochstrasser

64 year

Audit Committee 2022-03-03
Governance Committee 2022-03-03
Nominating Committee 2022-03-03
John Young

John Young

60 year

Audit Committee
Governance Committee
Compensation Committee 2022-08-17
Frans van Houten

Frans van Houten

64 year

Audit Committee 2023-06-01
Governance Committee Chair 2023-06-01
Nominating Committee Chair 2023-06-01
Bill Winters

Bill Winters

63 year

Compensation Committee 2012-12-31
Governance Committee 2019-02-27
Nominating Committee 2019-02-27
Charles Sawyers

Charles Sawyers

65 year

Governance Committee 2012-12-31
Nominating Committee 2012-12-31
Nancy Andrews

Nancy Andrews

65 year

Governance Committee 2020-02-27
Nominating Committee 2020-02-27
Liz Doherty

Liz Doherty

67 year

Audit Committee Chair 2019-05-09
Ton Büchner

Ton Büchner

59 year

Audit Committee 2018-03-01

Former Officers and Directors: Novartis AG

Insider
Positions held
SinceUntil
Srikant T. Madhav Datar
Srikant T. Madhav Datar
Director/Board Member 2002-12-31 2020-12-31
Independent Dir/Board Member 2002-12-31 2020-12-31
Pierre Landolt
Pierre Landolt
Director/Board Member 2010-01-07 2018-03-01
Independent Dir/Board Member 2010-01-07 2018-03-01
Corporate Officer/Principal 1995-12-31 2010-01-07
Joseph Jimenez
Joseph Jimenez
Director/Board Member 2009-11-01 2010-01-07
Chief Executive Officer 2010-01-31 2017-12-31
Corporate Officer/Principal 2010-01-07 2010-01-25
Jürgen Brokatzky-Geiger
Jürgen Brokatzky-Geiger
Human Resources Officer 2004-12-31 2014-03-05
Corporate Officer/Principal 2014-03-05 2017-09-30
Wendelin Wiedeking
Wendelin Wiedeking
Director/Board Member 2002-12-31 2014-02-24
Independent Dir/Board Member 2002-12-31 2014-02-24
Corporate Officer/Principal 2002-12-31 2010-01-07
Rolf M. Zinkernagel
Rolf M. Zinkernagel
Director/Board Member 2010-01-07 2014-02-24
Independent Dir/Board Member 1998-12-31 2014-02-24
Corporate Officer/Principal 1998-12-31 2010-01-07
Alexandre F. Jetzer-Chung
Alexandre F. Jetzer-Chung
Director/Board Member 2010-01-07 2011-02-21
Corporate Officer/Principal 1995-12-31 2010-01-07
Raymund Breu
Raymund Breu
Director of Finance/CFO 1996-11-30 2008-12-31
William Brody
William Brody
Director/Board Member 2009-02-23 -
Independent Dir/Board Member 2011-08-24 -
Urs Bärlocher
Urs Bärlocher
General Counsel 1998-12-31 2007-08-30
Thomas Ebeling
Thomas Ebeling
Corporate Officer/Principal 1999-12-31 2006-12-31
Pierre F. Dodion
Pierre F. Dodion
Sales & Marketing 2001-12-31 2005-12-31
Karen Hübscher
Karen Hübscher
Public Communications Contact 1999-12-31 2005-12-31
Andreas von Planta
Andreas von Planta
Director/Board Member 2005-12-31 -
Independent Dir/Board Member 2005-12-31 -
François Martelet
François Martelet
Corporate Officer/Principal 2003-06-30 2005-06-30
Ian Garland
Ian Garland
Corporate Officer/Principal 2005-05-31 -
Joachim P. H. Schupp
Joachim P. H. Schupp
Corporate Officer/Principal 1984-12-31 2004-09-30
Ronen Tamir
Ronen Tamir
Investor Relations Contact 2011-10-27 -
Public Communications Contact 2011-10-27 -
Corporate Officer/Principal 2003-12-31 2011-10-27
Marshall E. Reese
Marshall E. Reese
Corporate Officer/Principal 1998-12-31 2003-12-31
Gilbert Wenzel
Gilbert Wenzel
Corporate Officer/Principal 2000-10-31 2002-12-31
Mihael Polymeropoulos
Mihael Polymeropoulos
Corporate Officer/Principal 1997-12-31 2002-12-31
Paul Herrling
Paul Herrling
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer 2002-10-31 -
Bruce F. Fleming
Bruce F. Fleming
Corporate Officer/Principal 2001-05-31 2002-05-31
Silke Zentner
Silke Zentner
Public Communications Contact 2002-04-04 -
Fredrik Ollila
Fredrik Ollila
Corporate Officer/Principal 2001-12-31 -
Paolo Baroldi
Paolo Baroldi
Corporate Officer/Principal 1997-12-31 2001-12-31
James New
James New
Corporate Officer/Principal 1998-12-31 -
Birgit Breuel
Birgit Breuel
Corporate Officer/Principal 1995-12-31 -
Peter Burckhardt
Peter Burckhardt
Director/Board Member 2009-12-30 -
Corporate Officer/Principal 1995-12-31 2009-12-30
Norman Hardman
Norman Hardman
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer 1995-12-31 -
Helmut Sihler
Helmut Sihler
Director/Board Member 1995-12-31 -
John McKenna
John McKenna
Corporate Officer/Principal 1989-12-31 -
Ann Bailey
Ann Bailey
Public Communications Contact 1981-12-31 -
Malcolm B. Cheetham
Malcolm B. Cheetham
Comptroller/Controller/Auditor - -
Bobby Singh
Bobby Singh
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Rob Goshert
Rob Goshert
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
David Metzger
David Metzger
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Christoph Hüls
Christoph Hüls
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Jeffrey Hrkach
Jeffrey Hrkach
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Peter Herold
Peter Herold
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Ruth Metzler-Arnold
Ruth Metzler-Arnold
Public Communications Contact 2009-07-27 -
Hans-Georg Capraro
Hans-Georg Capraro
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
William P. Keane
William P. Keane
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Cees Winnips
Cees Winnips
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Adrian Hunter
Adrian Hunter
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Maike July-Grolman
Maike July-Grolman
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Dominique Cheneval
Dominique Cheneval
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Eric Wayne Evans
Eric Wayne Evans
Director of Finance/CFO - -
Siv Lindbratt Börjes
Siv Lindbratt Börjes
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
MaryAnn DeMarco
MaryAnn DeMarco
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Gabor Veres
Gabor Veres
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Michael Horne
Michael Horne
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
John McAdoo
John McAdoo
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
James Phillips
James Phillips
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Virginia Jamieson
Virginia Jamieson
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
John H. van Duzer
John H. van Duzer
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Stuart J. Davie
Stuart J. Davie
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer - -
Ian Stuart Charles Talmage
Ian Stuart Charles Talmage
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Roland M. Jeannet
Roland M. Jeannet
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
William J. Rutter
William J. Rutter
Director/Board Member - -
Armin M. Kessler
Armin M. Kessler
Sales & Marketing - -
Günter Frankenne
Günter Frankenne
Director/Board Member - -
Jeret Bode
Jeret Bode
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Peter E. Carlin
Peter E. Carlin
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Nagesh Mahanthappa
Nagesh Mahanthappa
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Phil Johnson
Phil Johnson
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Ingrid Duplain
Ingrid Duplain
Corporate Secretary - -
Bruno Heynen
Bruno Heynen
Corporate Secretary - -
Corinne Hoff
Corinne Hoff
Public Communications Contact - -
Randall S. Moore
Randall S. Moore
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Geert C. Mudde
Geert C. Mudde
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Geoff MacKay
Geoff MacKay
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Max Burger
Max Burger
Chairman 2010-04-20 -
President 2009-07-16 2010-04-20
Peter Thomas Sany
Peter Thomas Sany
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer - -
Ian Matthews
Ian Matthews
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
John Slevin
John Slevin
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Gordon Wright
Gordon Wright
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Jutta Monika Heim
Jutta Monika Heim
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Karel Petrak
Karel Petrak
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Ann Moravick
Ann Moravick
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Thomas Littke
Thomas Littke
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Terry Hart
Terry Hart
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Humphrey Harte
Humphrey Harte
Corporate Officer/Principal - -

Age distribution of managers

Parity Men Women

Male 25
Female 6

Of which Executive Committee

Male 8
Female 1

Of which Directors

Male 10
Female 3
ESG Refinitiv
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Novartis AG is one of the world's leaders in the design, manufacturing, and marketing of pharmaceutical products. Net sales (excluding discontinued operations) break down by therapeutic area as follows: - oncology (29.9%); - immunology (17.2%); - cardiovascular, renal and metabolic diseases (14.1%); - neuroscience (8.9%). The remaining net sales (29.9%) are from contract manufacturing of pharmaceutical products. At the end of 2023, Novartis AG had 33 production sites worldwide. Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Europe (33%), the United States (39.5%), Asia/Africa/Australasia (20.5%), Canada and Latin America (7%).
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Departures of Key Persons

Max Burger
-
Max Burger

Chairman

2010-04-20 -

Jeffrey George
-
Jeffrey George

Chief Executive Officer

Dirk van de Put
-
Dirk van de Put

Chief Executive Officer

2009-08-31 2010-04-30

Daniel Vasella
-
Daniel Vasella

Chief Executive Officer

1996-02-28 2009-12-31

Ulrich Lehner
-
Ulrich Lehner

Chairman

2013-02-21 2013-07-30

Joseph Jimenez
-
Joseph Jimenez

Chief Executive Officer

2010-01-31 2017-12-31