Joerg Reinhardt, former CEO of Novartis AG, accepted the award for Top Company for Global Cultural Competence at DiversityInc’s November event, “How Leadership Expresses Diversity Commitment.” Listen as Reinhardt shares his thoughts on the role of cultural competence in diversity and inclusion. (Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. is No. 16 in The 2010 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity®.)

Also, to learn more about Reinhardt’s career, read the bio below the video.

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Joerg Reinhardt, Ph.D, was named Chief Operating Officer of Novartis on December 1, 2008, and has been a member of the Executive Committee of Novartis since January 1, 2007.

Reinhardt joined Sandoz Pharma Ltd. in 1982 and held positions of increasing responsibility in Research and Development for the company. In 1994, he was named Head of Development for Sandoz Pharma Ltd. After the merger that created Novartis in 1996, Reinhardt became Head of Preclinical Development and Project Management for Novartis and assumed the position of Head of Pharmaceutical Development in 1999. From 2006 to 2008, he served as

Head of the Vaccines and Diagnostics Division. He also chairs the Board of Directors of the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Foundation in La Jolla, California.

Reinhardt graduated with a Ph.D. in pharmaceutical sciences from the University of Saarbruecken, Germany, in 1981.