J. jimenez

Biography

    Mr. Joseph S. Jimenez was Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Executive Committee of Novartis Inc. from February 1, 2010 to February 2018. Prior to that, he served as CEO - Pharmaceuticals Division as of October 2007. In the Company he was responsible for heading the Company's diversified healthcare portfolio of innovative pharmaceuticals, generics, vaccines and diagnostics and consumer health products. Previously, Mr. Jimenez served as Division Head, Novartis Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Jimenez joined Novartis in April 2007 as Division Head, Novartis Consumer Health. Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the North America business for the H.J. Heinz Company and as President and CEO of Heinz in Europe from 2002 to 2006. Prior to joining Novartis, he was a Non-Executive Director of Astra-Zeneca plc, United Kingdom, from 2002 to 2007. He was also an advisor for the private equity organization Blackstone Group in the United States. Mr. Jimenez is Member of the Board of Directors of Colgate-Palmolive. He graduated with a bachelors degree from Stanford University in 1982 and with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1984.     Mr. Joseph S. Jimenez was Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Executive Committee of Novartis Inc. from February 1, 2010 to February 2018. Prior to that, he served as CEO - Pharmaceuticals Division as of October 2007. In the Company he was responsible for heading the Company's diversified healthcare portfolio of innovative pharmaceuticals, generics, vaccines and diagnostics and consumer health products. Previously, Mr. Jimenez served as Division Head, Novartis Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Jimenez joined Novartis in April 2007 as Division Head, Novartis Consumer Health. Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the North America business for the H.J. Heinz Company and as President and CEO of Heinz in Europe from 2002 to 2006. Prior to joining Novartis, he was a Non-Executive Director of Astra-Zeneca plc, United Kingdom, from 2002 to 2007. He was also an advisor for the private equity organization Blackstone Group in the United States. Mr. Jimenez is Member of the Board of Directors of Colgate-Palmolive. He graduated with a bachelors degree from Stanford University in 1982 and with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1984.

Research Interest

pharmaceutical sciences