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Joseph Jimenez

b. 1959

American/Swiss business executive

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About Joseph Jimenez

Born 1959. Joseph Jimenez is an American chief executive officer, entrepreneur, businessperson and CEO.

Joseph Jimenez is the former CEO of the Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis.

Education Jimenez earned a bachelor's degree from Stanford University in 1982, and an MBA from Berkeley's Haas School of Business in 1984.

Career

Early career Jimenez began his career at Clorox before joining ConAgra Foods. Prior to joining Novartis, he was head of H. J. Heinz Company's North American business from 2002 to 2006. He was also a non-executive director of AstraZeneca from 2002 to 2007, as well as an advisor for the Blackstone Group. by his predecessor and Chairman Daniel Vasella.

During his time at Novartis, Jimenez increasingly applied standard business metrics to pharma cash flow, purchasing and competitive bidding, confident that his experience in consumer goods would help to realize improvements in Novartis' operations. His cost-cutting moves, focused mostly on marketing and administration, came steadily, with more than a billion cut in 2010, and even more than that in 2011.

Jimenez joined the board of directors at General Motors on June 9, 2015

Jimenez resigned from Novartis, leaving in February 2018, and was succeeded by Vasant Narasimhan.

He joined the Board of Directors of San Francisco biotech startup uBiome in September 2018 and stepped down in April 2019 to start the biotech venture fund Aditum Bio.

Jimenez also has served on the Board of Directors of Procter & Gamble since 2018, where he is lead independent director. https://investors.centurytx.com/node/9226/html

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Important facts

Born
1959, Switzerland
Birth century
Education
Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley
Positions held
Chief executive officer, Board of directors member
Employers
Novartis

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Joseph Jimenez?

American/Swiss business executive

When was Joseph Jimenez born?

Joseph Jimenez was born in 1959 in Switzerland.

What is Joseph Jimenez's occupation?

Joseph Jimenez is a chief executive officer, entrepreneur, businessperson and CEO.

What nationality is Joseph Jimenez?

Joseph Jimenez is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Joseph Jimenez

· Wikidata: Q6284393

· DBpedia: Joseph Jimenez

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