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Interview Excerpts Ex-CEO Novartis – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1077 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1077 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to pharmaveterans2017@gmail.com  for publishing your contributions here. Dr. Daniel Vasella Credit: Edmond Dantès Credit: Tiger Lily Preamble Dr. Daniel Vasella M.D. held several medical positions in Switzerland before he was hired in 1988 by Sandoz Pharmaceutical Corporation, the former US subsidiary of the Swiss company, Sandoz Pharma Limited. In 1992, he was promoted as the CEO of the parent Sandoz company. Vasella was instrumental in the merger between Sandoz and Ciba-Geigy, another Swiss company, to form Novartis in 1996, which is now the fifth largest pharmaceutical company in the world. He was appointed CEO of the new entity in 1996 and was named Chairman of the Board of Directors in 1999. In 2010, Vasella stepped do...

Aging – Medical, Psychological and Human Perspective – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1076 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1076 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to pharmaveterans2017@gmail.com  for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Alina Kurson Credit: Anna Shvets Credit: Hasan Abwini Credit: Ibrahim Yazgan Credit: Los Muertos Crew Preamble Aging is a universal experience, yet it remains one of the most complex and multifaceted processes in human life. It is a journey that brings wisdom and experience but also presents medical, psychological, and emotional challenges. Understanding aging from different perspectives allows us to navigate it with grace, resilience, and purpose. I am a senior citizen and so are most of my friends. We have all experienced aging in different ways. Some went down quickly, but most stood upright with resilience and grace. Here ...

Four Reasons for Considering a New Job – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1075 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1075 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to pharmaveterans2017@gmail.com  for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Nataliya Vaitkevich Credit: Katrin Bolovtsova Credit: Mikhail Nilov This post is based on a research by Gallup, and compiled by Corey Tatel, Ben Wigert, and Sangeeta Agrawal. Link at the end. Preamble As I often point out, gone are the days when people stuck to the same job for a lifetime, except government employees who wish that the same job should be transferred in their children’s name and continue. Private sector employees are more used to switching jobs, though you still find cases where people even in private sector spend long time/ lifetime in the same organization. The trend is changing, in certain functions more than the others....