Person: Daniel Vasella

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business

Switzerland rejects rule to cap senior executives’ pay

Swiss voters appear to have rejected a proposal to limit executives’ pay to 12 times that of junior employees, a measure that would have gone further than any other developed nation.

business

Swiss vote in favour of strict controls on executive pay and compensation

world

Swiss vote to curb 'fat cat' pay

business

Swiss vote on 'rip-off initiative'

business

Drugs firm celebrates 10th birthday

world

Novartis profits exceed forecasts

Demand for drugs drives up profits at Novartis

Novartis has revealed strong first-half results, fuelled by demand for its hypertension, osteoporosis and asthma drugs.

Thu, 16 Aug, 2001

Novartis takes £1.9bn stake in Roche

Novartis, the Swiss pharmaceutical giant, has bought 20% of the voting shares in Roche for about 4.8bn Swiss francs (£1.94bn).

Mon, 07 May, 2001