2010 CEO Innovation Lecture Dan Vasella, Novartis

Dan Vasella spoke at the Rothman Institute's 5th Annual CEO Innovation Lecture on Improving the Practice of Medicine: The Role of Drug Discovery and Health Care Systems. The Lecture took place on November 11, 2010. DANIEL VASELLA, MD, 60, was elected to our Board of Directors in 2002. Dr. Vasella served as Chairman of the Board of Novartis AG from 1999 until February 2013. Dr. Vasella served as Chief Executive Officer of Novartis AG from 1996 to January 2010. From 1992 to 1996, Dr. Vasella held the positions of Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President and Head of Worldwide Development and Head of Corporate Marketing at Sandoz Pharma Ltd. He also served at Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Corporation from 1988 to 1992. Dr. Vasella is also a director of American Express Company.