## [Executive Committee](/about/executive-committee "Executive Committee") Under the leadership of Vasant Narasimhan, the Executive Committee of Novartis (ECN) is responsible for overseeing the company's business operations. ECN members are chosen by the [Board of Directors](/about/board-directors "Board of Directors"). [Download the Novartis organizational structure (PDF 0.3 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-org-chart.pdf "novartis-org-chart.pdf") ![Vasant (Vas) Narasimhan - Chief Executive Officer](/sites/novartis_com/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2026-07/vas-narasimhan-bio-370-new.jpg?h=3eb4b52f&itok=oL0hd7V5 "Vasant (Vas) Narasimhan - Chief Executive Officer") Vasant (Vas) Narasimhan, M.D. Chief Executive Officer [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vasnarasimhan/ "LinkedIn") [ ](https://twitter.com/VasNarasimhan "X") [ ](https://www.instagram.com/vasnarasimhan/?hl=en "Instagram") [Read biography](/about/executive-committee/vasant-narasimhan "Read biography") ![Shreeram Aradhye - President, Development and Chief Medical Officer](/sites/novartis_com/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2026-06/shreeram-aradhye-bio-370.jpg?h=3eb4b52f&itok=QE3gOhYe "Shreeram Aradhye - President, Development and Chief Medical Officer") Shreeram Aradhye, M.D. President, Development, and Chief Medical Officer [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shreeram-aradhye-80a3b95/ "LinkedIn") [Read biography](/about/executive-committee/shreeram-aradhye "Read biography") ![Victor Bulto - President, US](/sites/novartis_com/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2026-06/victor-bulto-bio-370.jpg?h=3eb4b52f&itok=xhw9WzGP "Victor Bulto - President, US") Victor Bulto President, US [Read biography](/about/executive-committee/victor-bulto "Read biography") ![Aharon (Ronny) Gal - Chief Strategy & Growth Officer](/sites/novartis_com/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2026-06/ronny-gal-bio-370.jpg?h=3eb4b52f&itok=EMBDbHsC "Aharon (Ronny) Gal - Chief Strategy & Growth Officer") Aharon (Ronny) Gal, Ph.D. Chief Strategy & Growth Officer [Read biography](/about/executive-committee/aharon-ronny-gal-phd "Read biography") ![Karen L. Hale - Chief Legal Officer](/sites/novartis_com/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2026-06/karen-hale-bio-370.jpg?h=3eb4b52f&itok=SUgLUsW3 "Karen L. Hale - Chief Legal Officer") Karen L. Hale Chief Legal and Compliance Officer [Read biography](/about/executive-committee/karen-hale "Read biography") ![Patrick Horber - President, International](/sites/novartis_com/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2026-06/patrick-horber-bio-370.jpg?h=3eb4b52f&itok=qr3ZWFGa "Patrick Horber - President, International") Patrick Horber, M.D. President, International [Read biography](/about/executive-committee/patrick-horber-md "Read biography") ![Rob Kowalski - Chief People & Organization Officer](/sites/novartis_com/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2026-06/rob-kowalski-bio-370.jpg?h=3eb4b52f&itok=-4DU4mC8 "Rob Kowalski - Chief People & Organization Officer") Rob Kowalski Chief People & Organization Officer [Read biography](/about/executive-committee/rob-kowalski "Read biography") ![Steffen Lang - President, Operations](/sites/novartis_com/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2026-06/steffen-lang-bio-370.jpg?h=3eb4b52f&itok=h2oQ4B_g "Steffen Lang - President, Operations") Steffen Lang, Ph.D. President, Operations [Read biography](/about/executive-committee/steffen-lang "Read biography") ![Fiona H. Marshall - President, Biomedical Research](/sites/novartis_com/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2026-06/fiona-marshall-bio-370.jpg?h=3eb4b52f&itok=4pPhJRfW "Fiona H. Marshall - President, Biomedical Research") Fiona H. Marshall, Ph.D. President, Biomedical Research [Read biography](/about/executive-committee/fiona-marshall "Read biography") ![Mukul Mehta - Chief Financial Officer](/sites/novartis_com/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2026-06/mukul-mehta-bio-370.jpg?h=3eb4b52f&itok=JCDyvYXk "Mukul Mehta - Chief Financial Officer") Mukul Mehta Chief Financial Officer [Read biography](/about/executive-committee/mukul-mehta "Read biography") --- ## Other Members of Senior Management ![Lutz Hegemann - President, Global Health and Swiss Country Affairs](/sites/novartis_com/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2026-06/lutz-hegemann-bio-370.jpg?h=3eb4b52f&itok=sdU_jY-x "Lutz Hegemann - President, Global Health and Swiss Country Affairs") Lutz Hegemann, M.D., Ph.D. President, Global Health and Swiss Country Affairs [Read biography](/about/executive-committee/lutz-hegemann "Read biography") ![Teresa Jose, Novartis Chief Audit Officer](/sites/novartis_com/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2026-06/teresa-jose-bio-370.jpg?h=3eb4b52f&itok=S8KwfMtD "Teresa Jose, Novartis Chief Audit Officer") Teresa Jose Chief Audit Officer [Read biography](/about/executive-committee/teresa-jose "Read biography") ![Michelle Weese - Chief Corporate Affairs Officer](/sites/novartis_com/files/styles/biography_image_v2/public/2026-06/michelle-weese-bio-370.jpg?h=3eb4b52f&itok=jE8o9KCz "Michelle Weese - Chief Corporate Affairs Officer") Michelle Weese Chief Corporate Affairs Officer [Read biography](/about/executive-committee/michelle-weese "Read biography")