Meet Vasant Narasimhan, The CEO Of Novartis Who Earns Rs 20 Lakh Per Day

Vasant Narasimhan, who was born and brought up in the United States, is currently the CEO of Novartis and earns Rs 20 lakh per day.

Vasant Narasimhan is an Indian-American physician and the chief executive officer of Novartis. Also known as ‘Vas’, Vasant Narasimhan took over control at the Swiss MNC Novartis in 2018. Since then, he has led the $185 billion (Rs 15,29,000 crore) market cap company.

For the unversed, Novartis is one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical corporations. 

Vasant Narasimhan’s career early life 

Born and brought up in the United States, Vasant Narasimhan’s parents were originally from Tamil Nadu. His father was a business executive and his mother was a nuclear engineer. Vasant Narasimhan is into yoga, meditation and pranayama. He learned it from his grandparents. IN 2003, Vasant Narasimhan got married to Srishti Gupta. The two met at Harvard while organising an Asian cultural fest. The couple has two children. 

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