COMPANY

Founded 1996 by the merger of Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz. Acquired Chiron Corporation in 2006.

Official Website:
http://www.novartis.com/

Industry:
Pharmaceutical

Corporate headquarters:
Basel, Switzerland

Sales:
$25B

Employees:
90,000

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Alfred A. Piergallini	Business	c. 1946		CEO of Gerber, 1990-99
David E. I. Pyott	Business	c. 1953		CEO of Allergan
Daniel Vasella	Business	c. 1954		CEO of Novartis
Douglas G. Watson	Business	c. 1945		CEO of Novartis USA, 1996-99
Rolf M. Zinkernagel	Scientist	6-Jan-1944		T-cells and antigens

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
William W. George	Business	14-Sep-1942		CEO of Medtronic, 1991-2001
Ulrich Lehner	Business	1-May-1946		CEO of Henkel
Daniel Vasella	Business	c. 1954		CEO of Novartis

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