Chairman,
Co-Founder &
Managing Partner
– 35 years at global top positions in big pharmaceuticals at all levels. Managed staff over 7,000 employees with turnover over 7b€
– Head Pharma Region Europe Novartis
– Head Oncology Europe Novartis
– Brought various drugs from clinical development to market in oncology and general medicine among them Cosentyx, Entresto, Lucentis, Gilenya, Xolair, Ultibro, Seebri, Galvus, Exforge
– Originated and chaired the first edition of Bioupper, the Novartis accelerator for early stage projects in Italy
– Chairman of the Novartis European Executive Committee
– Member of the Innovation Management Board in charge of the R&D program of Pharma division
– Member of the Novartis Portfolio Management Board in charge of the research and development programs of the Oncology division
– Winner of the Talent Development Award (2008)
– Winner of the Business Result Excellence Award from CEO Daniel Vasella (2008)
– Member of the EFPIA Executive Committee
– Head Oncology South Europe Novartis
– Different medical positions in Novartis, Sandoz, Roussel-UCLAF, GSK