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Novartis CEO and executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, Vasant Narasimhan is the Novartis's CEO. Novartis has 110,000 employees, of which 73 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The Novartis executive team is 44% female and 56% male.
  • 58% of the management team is White.
  • 13% of Novartis management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 10% of the management team is Black or African American.
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Name & TitleBio
Vasant Narasimhan

Chief Executive Officer

Vasant Narasimhan's LinkedIn

Vasant "Vas" Narasimhan is an American physician and the chief executive officer of Novartis (since 2018).

Alexander Clavel

Founder

Johann Rudolf

Founder

Andreas von Planta

Board Member

Bridgette P. Heller

Board Member

Charles L. Sawyers

Board Member

Mary Elizabeth Doherty

Board Member

Nancy C. Andrews

Board Member

Patrice Bula

Board Member

Simon E. Moroney

Board Member

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Novartis founders

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Alexander Clavel

Founder

Johann Rudolf

Founder

Novartis board members

Name & TitleBio
Andreas von Planta

Board Member

Bridgette P. Heller

Board Member

Charles L. Sawyers

Board Member

Mary Elizabeth Doherty

Board Member

Nancy C. Andrews

Board Member

Patrice Bula

Board Member

Simon E. Moroney

Board Member

William Thomas Winters

Board Member

Ana de Pro Gonzalo

Board Member

Daniel Hochstrasser

Board Member

Novartis leadership demographics

Novartis gender distribution in management team

  • The Novartis executive team is 44% female and 56% male.
  • Novartis is 46% female and 54% male company-wide.
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Male
56%
Company-wide: 54%
Female
Female
44%
Company-wide: 46%

Novartis executives by race

Management Team:
  • The most common ethnicity among Novartis executive officers is White.
  • 58% of the management team is White.
  • 14% of Novartis's management is Asian.
  • 13% of the management team is Hispanic or Latino.
Company-wide:
  • White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
  • 55% of employees are White.
  • 15% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 15% of employees are Asian.
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What employees say about the executives at Novartis

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3.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2024
What do you like best about Novartis's CEO and the leadership team?

The vision that was articulated

How would you improve Novartis's culture?

Train management team to be open minded and more collaborative

How did you prepare for the Novartis interview?

Studies products and culture of organizations

How does your compensation at Novartis compare to the industry average?

Above average

What's the diversity at Novartis like?

Felt that the organization was diverse. Did not feel that were inclusive

What brings you the most joy at Novartis?

Advocating on behalf of the patient

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A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2021
Pros of working at Novartis

Scope for learning and managing Quality team

Cons of working at Novartis

hospitability and company policy

Novartis benefits

Company infrastructure

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2020
Pros of working at Novartis

The ability to work with a diverse team, across all areas of the company

Cons of working at Novartis

CEO

Novartis benefits

Management of my schedule, due to my productivity and years in the industry.

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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Dec 2019
Pros of working at Novartis

flexible hours

Cons of working at Novartis

favoritism, management, lack of reprimands

Novartis benefits

free gyms inside facility

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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2019
Pros of working at Novartis

Flexible hours, great team, career building

Cons of working at Novartis

Sometimes I felt there was lack of proper management

Novartis benefits

the flexible hours, lunch with the team

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