Novartis appoints new CEO from Feb 2018
Q. Which global pharma company named Vasant Narasimahan as its CEO?- Published on 07 Sep 17a. Novartis
b. Ranbaxy
c. GlaxoSmithKline
d. Sun
ANSWER: Novartis
Global pharma major Novartis named Vasant Narasimhan as its new chief executive officer (CEO) from 1 February 2018.
He succeeds Joseph Jimenez who will step down in 2018 after eight years in the position.
Narasimhan is currently global head (drug development) and chief medical officer of the company and is also member of the executive committee of the company.