Mahesh Karande is currently the President and
Head of Africa Cluster for Novartis Pharma. He
has deep leadership experience in commercial,
strategy and corporate development in big pharma
and start-up. Broad geographical experience
includes US, Europe, Asia, India, Middle East
and now Africa. Previous roles included President
and Head of Pharmaceuticals of Egypt for
Novartis; Head Strategy and Business
Development, Asia-Pacific, ME and Africa,
Novartis; Director of Marketing roles in big
pharma and for a start-up in the US. Strong track
record of delivering strong growth, fostering a
culture of people development, empowerment and
high compliance. Experience built working at
Novartis, Pfizer, biotech and McKinsey.
Education includes MBA, Wharton School, US;
Master of Science, Georgia Tech.