Sorry folks but the candidates are all external. It would have been Tim, but Dave can't stand him. Riva drowned his chances with pleasure team buildings in Venice. Besides, he hasn't developed anything and all of the pipeline has run dry and pi3k is behind without a dose. Machiba not qualified. So much for Dave announcing in October.
Once the outsider is named, Vasella will expect him to clean up and get rid of Tim and Alessandro as they are dead weight. Then the influxe of cronies will ruin Novartis. David should have picked Tim and moved on. Saying that none of Trevors reports can handle the job is going to lead to the good ones leaving and the bad ones holding out for packages. Its going to get ugly for the next year.
Once the outsider is named, Vasella will expect him to clean up and get rid of Tim and Alessandro as they are dead weight. Then the influxe of cronies will ruin Novartis. David should have picked Tim and moved on. Saying that none of Trevors reports can handle the job is going to lead to the good ones leaving and the bad ones holding out for packages. Its going to get ugly for the next year.