COMPANY

Founded 1971 by the merger of Ciba and Geigy. Ciba-Geigy merged with Sandoz in 1996 to form Novartis.

Industry:
Pharmaceutical

Corporate headquarters:
Basel, Switzerland

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Richard J. Kogan	Business	6-Jun-1941		CEO of Schering-Plough, 1996-2003
Gerald M. Ostrov	Business	c. 1949		CEO of Bausch & Lomb
Douglas G. Watson	Business	c. 1945		CEO of Novartis USA, 1996-99

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Vladimir Prelog	Chemist	23-Jul-1906	7-Jan-1998	Stereochemistry of enzyme-catalysts

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Klaus Kleinfeld	Business	6-Nov-1957		President and COO of Alcoa

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