Sandoz US Leadership

When asked to describe myself, the first thoughts are mother and leader.  In both roles, and especially as a leader at Sandoz, my core values are to be trusting, transparent and vulnerable. I live with a strong sense of urgency because life is happening in real-time and I don’t delay taking on a challenge or seizing an opportunity to provide and ask for feedback. Stepping up, managing and leading an organization – especially in the middle of a pandemic – takes focus and mine is on growing an inclusive, diverse and entrepreneurial culture as we strive to increase our portfolio of generic and biosimilar medicines and support policies that improve patient access. I also apply these core values with our commitment to determination for enhancing supply chain reliability and further efficiencies. My goal is for Sandoz to emerge from the pandemic stronger and with an enhanced understanding of the needs of the diverse communities we serve.

The first thing people notice about me is my palpable passion. I can’t help it. I bubble over with enthusiasm because I am purpose-driven with a true passion for partnering with our business leaders in order to ensure that organizations, talent and culture perform at their best. I have a proven track record of delivering high performance in global environments and take pride in contributing to people and organizations’ development. I am curious about other people’s perspectives and cultural differences

I like puzzles, and not the 1,000 piece kind. I like to be challenged with a complex healthcare issue, and bring together disparate parts of an organization to solve it together. I suppose that is why I have been successful in leading teams who are otherwise viewed as separate functions, but when brought together, we find out-of-the-box solutions to complex medical and healthcare policy issues to improve market access and make medicines more accessible to patients. I am a leader who strives to build an inclusive environment where my colleagues feel safe to express their opinions and debate them together, and one who builds strong teams who are good at what they do, and who trust each other so when faced with the most difficult challenges, we find our way — and that’s what I call fun.

As you can expect with any CFO, I am results-oriented and have learned to balance the hands-on tasks of financial reporting and analysis with high level strategic thinking, business partnering, and effective interpersonal skills. More importantly, I achieve this through others: I am recognized for my strong team leadership, supporting each team member to achieve his or her highest potential, and helping them build working relationships between business and finance teams in highly matrixed environments. I am highly versatile, reliable, able to adapt to fast-paced, continuously changing environments, and build trust for the organization through strong partnerships with senior leaders and other key stakeholders, internally and externally.

My father had always described me as his “tough and tender daughter.” And it’s true that I dial-it-up when it comes to getting results, but also make sure that we have fun along the way. I approach my work by seeking out the most creative solution that will motivate people into action. I am driven by a purpose to get medicines to patients – people like my family and friends, as well as communities in crisis or who have unequitable access to medicines. I brought this passion to Sandoz and launched an on-going product donation program with various non-governmental organizations. I love what I do, and I am grateful I can do this at Sandoz, every day.

I am a people centric leader, known for nurturing high performing teams and delivering results.  A strategic thought leader who leverages strong interpersonal relationships to build outstanding internal and external partnerships and foster continuous improvement.  I am driven by improving patients’ lives and protecting their safety.

As the leader of the compliance function, I try to ensure that all of my actions and any decisions that I am taking are done at the highest level of integrity that I can offer. In this role I am able to assist the organization by providing guidance, removing obstacles and bureaucracy, and course correction where necessary. Most important is the ability to convey the why behind compliance governance. I try to do the same in my personal life as a father to three boys, encouraging them to do great things, with integrity, and be the best they can be – always reflecting on the impact they may have on others and to be aware of not only why they may have that impact, but how.