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People
Under the leadership of Joe Jimenez, the Novartis Executive Committee (ECN) is responsible for overseeing the business operations of Group companies. The ECN, whose members are chosen by the Board of Directors, consists of these senior executives:
Executive Committee
Joe Jimenez
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Novartis AG
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Juergen Brokatzky-Geiger, Ph.D.
Head of Human Resources
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David Epstein
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Novartis Pharmaceuticals Division
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Mark C. Fishman, M.D.
President of the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR)
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Jeff George
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Sandoz Division
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George Gunn, MRCVS
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Novartis Consumer Health Division
Head of the Novartis Animal Health Business Unit
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Andrin Oswald, M.D.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Division
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Jon Symonds
Chief Financial Officer of Novartis AG
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Thomas Werlen, Ph.D.
General Counsel
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Other members of Senior Management
Juan Andres
Quality Assurance
Sheldon Jones
Head of Corporate Communications
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Monika Matti
Corporate Secretary
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Our businesses

We offer a wide range of healthcare products in pharmaceuticals, vaccines and diagnostics, generics and consumer health.
Corporate governance

We are fully committed to good corporate governance.