Daniel Vasella

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Who is Daniel Vasella?

Daniel Lucius Vasella, M.D. is a medical doctor, author, and executive who served as CEO and chairman of the Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis AG, the world's fifth largest drug company. During his tenure the Novartis shares declined 10%, below the industry.

Vasella is an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2004, Time magazine named him one of the world’s 100 most influential people, and he was chosen as the Most Influential European Business Leader of the Last 25 Years by the readers of the Financial Times. He is a former member of the Steering Committee of the Bilderberg Group.

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Born
Aug 15, 1953
Fribourg
Spouses
Ethnicity
  • White people
Nationality
  • Switzerland
Profession
Education
  • Doctor of Medicine, University of Berne
    ( - 1979)
Employment
  • Chief Executive Officer, Novartis AG
    (1999 - )
  • President, Novartis AG
    (1996 - 1999)
  • Chief Executive Officer, Sandoz Pharma Ltd., Sandoz
    ( - 1996)
  • Chief Operating Officer, Sandoz Pharma Ltd., Sandoz
    ( - 1995)
  • Senior Vice President, Sandoz
    ( - 1993)
  • Head, Worldwide Development, Sandoz
  • Head, Corporate Marketing, Sandoz
    (1992 - )
  • Sandoz
    (1988 - 1992)

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on July 23, 2013

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