Executive changes at Novartis

6 September 2023

Marie-France Tschudin, president, innovative medicines international and chief commercial officer of Novartis (NOVN: VX), has decided to leave the Swiss pharma giant and will step down from the executive committee of Novartis (ECN), effective September 15, after nearly seven years of commercial leadership at Novartis.

As a result, Novartis announced that Dr Patrick Horber, currently senior vice president and president, immunology at AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) has been appointed as president, international, effective later this year, reporting to chief executive Dr Vas Narasimhan. Dr Horber will become a member of the ECN. Mukul Mehta, chief financial officer, international, will lead the unit ad-interim until Dr. Horber assumes the role.

In his latest role at AbbVie, Dr Horber was responsible for the group’s Immunology Business Unit, leading the global strategy and US execution including global commercial development. Prior to this role he has served in a variety of leadership and general management positions in the US and Europe.

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