Jörg Reinhardt (born 1956, Homburg, Saarland, Germany) has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Swiss pharmaceutical group Novartis AG since 2013.[1][2] Since 2017, he has also been a member of the Board of Directors of the Swiss reinsurance group Swiss Re.[3]
Jörg Reinhardt | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1956 |
| Education | University of Saarland (Ph.D., 1982) |
| Occupation | Chairman of the Board of Directors of Novartis |
| Spouse | Married |
| Children | 2 |
Life and career edit
Reinhardt studied pharmacy at the University of Saarland and graduated in 1982 with a doctorate. He started his career in 1982 with Sandoz, who merged with Ciba-Geigy in 1996 to form Novartis.
At Sandoz, he worked in research and development and became head of development in 1994. Following the merger into Novartis, Reinhardt was responsible for preclinical development throughout the group and later for the entire drug development. In 2008, he became Chief Operating Officer of Novartis.[4]
From 2000 to 2010 Reinhardt was President of the Board of Trustees of the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation in the United States. From 2010 to 2012, he was Chairman of the Board of Management of Bayer HealthCare AG and Chairman of the Bayer HealthCare Executive Committee.[5]
Other activities edit
Corporate boards edit
- Swiss Re, Non-Executive Independent Member of the Board of Directors (since 2017)
- Lonza Group, Member of the Board of Directors (2012-2013)[6]
- MorphoSys, Member of the Supervisory Board (2001-2004)[7]
- Temasek Holdings, Member of the European Advisory Panel [8]
Non-profit organizations edit
- Robert Koch Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees[9]
Personal life edit
Reinhardt is married and father of two children. He lives, since the completion of his studies, in Germany near Freiburg im Breisgau
References edit
- ^ Kristina Gnirke (19 February 2013). "Machtnetz von Jörg Reinhardt: Der Soldat". Bilanz Ringier Axel Springer Schweiz. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "Jörg Reinhardt ist bescheiden und tough". Blick. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "Novartis-Präsident soll in Swiss-Re-Verwaltungsrat". Handelszeitung Ringier Axel Springer Schweiz. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "Novartis appoints Reinhardt as chief operating officer". Pharmafile. 24 October 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "Früherer Novartis-Mann Jörg Reinhardt wird neuer Leiter von Bayer HealthCare". SWI swissinfo. 21 April 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "Lonza verliert Verwaltungsrat Reinhardt". Handelszeitung Ringier Axel Springer Schweiz. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "Neuer Leiter bei Bayer HealthCare". Konradin-Verlag. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "Joerg Reinhardt, Ph.D." Novartis. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ Board of Trustees Robert Koch Foundation.