Novartis's CEO divests some duties but keeps joint role
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Novartishas appointed Dr Joerg Reinhardt chief operating officer in a move that is intended to allow the company's chairman and CEO Dr Daniel Vasella to focus on the company's strategic aims. Dr Reinhardt was previously head of vaccines and diagnostics and will be replaced by Dr Andrin Oswald, who is currently CEO of the recently acquired Speedeland global head of pharmaceutical development franchises.