Novartis India appoints Sanjay Murdeshwar as MD and VC

Novartis India has appointed Sanjay Murdeshwar as vice chairman and managing director of the company. Currently, he is Novartis’ country president in India and is responsible for the company’s pharmaceuticals business in the region. He is also managing director of Novartis Healthcare Private Ltd. Before joining Novartis, Murdeshwar was with AstraZeneca based in Maryland, USA, as vice-president in their global product and portfolio strategy group and before that country president and managing director of AstraZeneca India since 2013.