
Joerg Reinhardt, Ph.D.
Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2013
Nationality: German | Year of birth: 1956
Professional experience
- Chairman of the board of management and the executive committee, Bayer HealthCare AG, Germany (2010–2013)
- Chief Operating Officer, Novartis AG, Switzerland (2008–2010)
- Head of the Vaccines and Diagnostics Division, Novartis AG, Switzerland (2006–2008)
- Various managerial positions at Sandoz Pharma Ltd. and Novartis AG, Switzerland (1982–2006)
Mandates
- Senate member, Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres, Germany
- Chairman of the board of trustees, Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB), Switzerland
- Chairman of the board of trustees, Novartis Foundation, Switzerland
- Board member, Swiss Re AG, Switzerland
- Member of the European Advisory Panel, Temasek Holdings Private Ltd., Singapore
- Board member, Lonza Group AG, Switzerland (2012–2013)
- Chairman, Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation, US (2000–2010)
Education
- Doctorate in pharmaceutical sciences, Saarland University, Germany
Key skills
- Medicine/healthcare/R&D
- Leadership management