Comments on: Novartis US Pharma CEO Alex Gorsky Resigns

By: Pharma News 2_23 « Impactiviti blog

Pharma News 2_23 « Impactiviti blog — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:43:40 +0000

[...] February 23, 2008 by impactiviti Novartis Pharma US CEO Alex Gorsky resigns. [...]

By: You are right

You are right — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:46:45 +0000

Some one, I agree with you, Epstein needs to go back to drug store and be a staff pharmacist. So must Alex Riva go back to his coner shop in Paris. He has no feel nor touch of human relationship. He hires bad people like the biting tiger from BMS at stat dept. That guy should be sent to jail for hating the Chinness and people of color so badly. Ironically his skin is dark than mud. Investors should clean the house by dumping NVS and by MRK!

By: thank you

thank you — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:25:50 +0000

Alex was a great leader. He was well respected, liked, hard working and honest. Maybe too honest and hard working for some. It’s a loss for the company.

By: Hypocrisy rules

Hypocrisy rules — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:30:49 +0000

Interesting analysis. Alex ran with Resperadol and took the co from 200 mil. to 2 billion, all by himself. Novartis is in decline, not Alex’s fault, of course. Typical. Take the credit and pass on the debit that is how they operate. Success is their doing failure is someone elses’. So Alex was the hero of Resperdol. What the analyst does not say that at the time of its intro Resp. could be sold by trained monkeys for there was such a need and pant up demand for a drug like that used for non-responders to standard therapy. Besides, Clozaril by Sandoz also prepared the market for Resp. by selling the idea of such alternative therapy and had lot of problems that Resp did not. So it was like taking candy from the kids. Where is the heroism of Alex G? It just ain’t there. He just happened to be there at the right time and with his exec skills that are no better or worse than anyone’s at that level, it just happened with hundreds of reps spreading the word.
Again, with all those surgeries how can Alex fail?

By: Lance Obahu

Lance Obahu — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 01:43:57 +0000

Alex likes to win. He ran with Risperdol and made a fortune for Jannsen taking it from $200 million compnay to 2 billion. He rode out Novartis rise but like all big pharma they have their ups and downs. Now Novartis is on a decline and with the reorganization he decided to jump. Why wouldn’t he. Big pharma thinks the way to improve is to hire a consultant like Boston Consulting or McKenzie and then hire them away to do their work. Only time keeps showing this does not work. Joe Jimenez is wet behind the ears and Alex is too smart to be brought down by him. In four years you cannot accomplish much nor screw up either. Novartis decline (which will be short lived) is due to inexperienced leaders in development who screwed up Galvus, and poor legal advisors who told them that you can combine two generic drugs and turn it back into a proprietary drug merely because you were studpid enough to do an NDA all over again and act like it was a new drug. Going to Ethican is even a smarter move as Jannsen has no new drugs and Risperdol is going generic and their new drug is nothing more than the active moiety so its really Risperdal in new clothing. So Jannsen is in big trouble, but you always will have surgery and need sutures so he cannot go wrong at Ethicon. Good Luck Alex and shame on you Dan Vasella, you idiot. Go work for the UN and leave Novartis already.

By: South Carolina

South Carolina — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:28:00 +0000

I think it is a huge loss for Novartis. I don’t care what other people say about Mr Gorsky. He was a good leader, compassionate person and was real…..unlike many execs who don’t have heart.

By: Hypocrisy rules

Hypocrisy rules — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:25:43 +0000

Sorry it is “cafepharma”

By: Hypocrisy rules

Hypocrisy rules — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:24:17 +0000

It’s the notorious/infamous (acording to some but I like it)
caphepharma blog. I think even Ed goes there on occasion. Look for “boards” and then for “company boards”. Hope Ed will not mind.

By: Jack

Jack — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:00:04 +0000

In the first posting, Hypocrisy Rules mentions CP. What is that and how do you access it? Thanks.

By: Hypocrisy rules

Hypocrisy rules — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:22:05 +0000

Our update: How nice. He is going back to mama. Must be his good looks that did it. We can not see any other reason. So go to mama Alex and stay there. Whoever takes you they richly deserve you.
ps: he does have what is needed for another “celebrity” exec/CEO.