Novartis CEO's 2023 pay rises 21% as Roche's helmsman nets $11M in his first year

After leading Novartis and Roche through pivotal years in 2023, the CEOs of the Swiss drug giants each netted multimillion-dollar compensation packages.

Novartis handed its CEO Vas Narasimhan 13.3 million Swiss francs ($15.3 million) in total compensation for 2023, according to the company’s annual report (PDF). At grant value, the pay is 21% more than what he earned the year before.