Location Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland Regions Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Gender Male
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Giovanni Caforio is based out of Basel, Basel-Stadt and is the Chair of the Board of Directors of Novartis. Giovanni previously worked at Bristol-Myers Squibb as a Executive Chairman. Giovanni Caforio attended the Sapienza University of Rome.
Giovanni Caforio leads a fully integrated global commercial organization with responsibility for our
company’s commercial strategy and for all the company’s commercial operations worldwide. He was previously president, U.S. Giovanni is passionate about bringing innovative new medicines to patients and is excited by the promise of the company’s pipeline. Having the opportunity to improve people’s health is why a lot of us have chosen to be in the pharmaceutical industry.
As a leader, Giovanni’s focus is on developing talented leaders with the diverse experiences and competencies needed for the continued success of the company. My priority is to help the organization successfully bring our innovative portfolio of medicines to patients, while at the same time ensuring we are prepared to best meet the challenges that are ahead of us, Giovanni said.
Giovanni joined Bristol-Myers Squibb in 2000 as vice president and general manager, Italy, in the Worldwide Medicines Group. In 2001, he assumed added responsibility for Greece and Israel, and then all of South East Europe in 2003. In 2004, he was appointed senior vice president, European Marketing and Brand Commercialization. In 2007, he was named senior vice president, U.S. Oncology. In 2010, he was named senior vice president, Global Commercialization, Oncology and Immunology, before becoming president, U.S., in 2011.
Prior to joining Bristol-Myers Squibb, Giovanni spent 12 years with Abbott Laboratories in a number of leadership positions.
