Ann Fudge
Board of Directors
Novartis
NOVARITIS
Australia
Biography
Ann is a nonâ€executive director at Novartis AG. From 1993 - 2003 she served on the board of Honeywell International Inc and from 2001 to 2003 was a nonâ€executive director of Marriott International Inc, of Infosys from 2011 - 2014 and of General Electric Co. from 1999 - 2015. From 2003 to 2006, Ann served as the chairman and chief executive officer of Young & Rubicam Brands. Prior to joining Young & Rubicam, she was a non-executive director at Buzzient Inc. and also worked at General Mills and at Kraft Foods, where she served in a number of senior management positions including president of Beverages, Desserts and Post Cereal Division. Ann is an honorary director of Catalyst, Trustee of Rockefeller Foundation and Brookings and chairman of the US Programs Advisory Panel of the Gates Foundation. She is also a board member on the Council of Foreign Relations.
Research Interest
Molecular Biology and Molecular Genetics