Position
Chief Financial Officer
Company
Novartis
Description
Novartis announced the appointment of Mukul Mehta as Chief Financial Officer, effective March 16, 2026. He will succeed Harry Kirsch, who will retire after 22 years at the company.
Quick answer
Novartis Appoints Mukul Mehta as Chief Financial Officer (July 17, 2025). Novartis is based in Switzerland.
- Who is the new Chief Financial Officer at Novartis?
- Novartis named Mukul Mehta Chief Financial Officer, announced July 17, 2025.
- What did Novartis announce on July 17, 2025?
- Novartis announced the appointment of Mukul Mehta as Chief Financial Officer, effective March 16, 2026. He will succeed Harry Kirsch, who will retire after 22 years at the company.
- What does Novartis do?
- Novartis AG is a Swiss multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Basel.
- Where is Novartis based?
- Novartis is based in Switzerland.
- Which similar companies made leadership changes around the same time?
- West Pharmaceutical Services (July 21, 2025), Medison (June 18, 2025), Nucleus RadioPharma (August 20, 2025) and GNI Group (August 28, 2025) also announced leadership changes within 45 days of Novartis.
Source: Fundz verified event record.
Other recent leadership changes in pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
Executive moves at companies in the same sectors within 45 days, from Fundz verified event records.
- West Pharmaceutical Services Appoints Robert McMahon as Chief Financial Officer (July 21, 2025)
- Medison Appoints Shay Tamari as Chief Business Officer and Tali Mirsky as Chief Legal & Compliance Officer (June 18, 2025)
- Nucleus RadioPharma Appoints Dr. Stephen Hahn as Chief Executive Officer (August 20, 2025)
- GNI Group Appoints Takuya Kaneko as Chief Strategy Officer (August 28, 2025)
- Johnson & Johnson MedTech Appoints Dr. Gregory Michaud as Chief Medical and Scientific Officer (July 17, 2025)
- Propel Health Appoints Jeff Keller as President of Medical Affairs (July 17, 2025)
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