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Sandoz (B): The art of staying true to your mission

By Jim Pulcrano, Charan Singh, Zita Falk, Franciska Darmer and Barbara Schmidt-Ley

10 pages

September 2025

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Reference: IMD-2670

This case series explores Sandoz’s spin off from Novartis, which was finalized on 4 October 2023. Case B looks at Sandoz once it has become independent. The hard work of figuring out the best way to spin off is done, a new strategy created, and some difficult choices made. But now how will CEO Richard Saynor and his leadership team ensure that Sandoz is fit for purpose?

Learning Objective

Understand the impact of the founding decisions.
Explore whether the spin-off choice was correct.
Be able to evaluate whether the chosen strategy decisions fit with the new organization.

Keywords

Strategy, Leadership, Global Business, Generic Drug, Spin-off, Healthcare, Life Science, Board Conflict, Chief Executive Officer, Good Health, Well-being, Reduced Inequalities

Settings

World/global, Switzerland
Sandoz, Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals
2022-2024

Type

Field Research

Available Languages

English

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