Emilie Grand-Perret Head of Business Unit Pharmaceuticals Emilie joined Novartis in 2001. She started her career in her home country France and she has held different posts in sales and marketing across diverse therapeutic areas, including cardiology, pneumology, neurology. She has also experience from global strategic marketing at the headquarters of the company in Basel. Before joining the Czech bureau, Emilie was the Head of Marketing in Neuroscience in the USA. Emilie holds master degree in pharmaceutics from the Universite de Pharmacie de Besancon and in management from ESSEC Business School. LinkedIn
Carolyn Sousa Head of Business Unit Oncology Carolyn began her career at Novartis Group in 2009 as Global Director of Corporate Strategy. She has experience in leading business positions in various therapeutic areas. Prior to coming to the Czech Republic, she led the Immunology & Dermatology franchise in Australia. LinkedIn
Darren Glynn Head NGSC Prague & NBS CONEXTS Region Europe Darren Glynn accepted the role of Head of NGSC Prague at the end of 2019, in addition to his position as NBS CONEXTS Region Europe. Darren aspires for NGSC Prague to be a place where innovative ideas come to life. He sees the site's great potential to become the best-in-class enterprise service organization providing integrated solutions that increase value for our patients and customers. Darren draws his inspiration from leading diverse teams represented in Prague by more than 80 nationalities speaking with 30+ languages – talented people, top experts working together in a creative and supportive environment to deliver world-class services and innovative solutions. LinkedIn
Jiří Hanzlík Country Head Sandoz s.r.o. Jiří joined Sandoz in 2011 and has been in the lead since 2017. He also represents Sandoz in the Czech Association of Pharmaceutical Companies. LinkedIn
Ivo Hlaváč Country Public Affairs Head Since 2018, he has represented Novartis in negotiations with state administration bodies. He is the chairman of the Health and Social Services Section of the Czech Chamber of Commerce. In the past, he held various positions at ČEZ. He also held the role of Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Czech Republic and Deputy Minister of the Environment of the Czech Republic LinkedIn
Kateřina Nosek Head of Communications Kateřina joined Novartis in 2020. She is in charge of external and internal communication of the company, including the role of a spokesperson. She brought into her role rich experience in marketing and communication from leading Czech publishing houses, as well as from transnational retail companies. LinkedIn
