{"id":428,"date":"2024-09-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.helsinn.com\/news\/helsinn-group-appoints-riccardo-carbucicchio-to-the-board-of-directors\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T09:15:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T09:15:57","slug":"helsinn-group-appoints-riccardo-carbucicchio-to-the-board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helsinn.com\/en_us\/news\/helsinn-group-appoints-riccardo-carbucicchio-to-the-board-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Helsinn Group appoints Riccardo Carbucicchio to the Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"428\" class=\"elementor elementor-428\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ea1a6a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"72ea1a6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cb22c71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cb22c71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lugano, Switzerland \u2013 September 19, 2024<\/strong> \u2013 Helsinn Group (\u201cHelsinn\u201d), a global pharmaceutical company with a track record of over forty-five years of commercial execution and a strong focus in supportive care, oncology and dermato-oncology, is pleased to announce the appointment of Riccardo Carbucicchio as a new member of its Board of Directors, effective immediately.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Riccardo Carbucicchio has extensive experience in pharmaceutical management. He is currently Chief Executive Officer of NTC Pharma, whose development has been greatly supported by Riccardo\u2019s proven experience in the field.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Previous positions include Head of Partnering of General Medicines and Mature Products at Novartis headquarters in Switzerland and Managing Director of the Italian organization of Bausch + Lomb Italy, where he also led the Pharma business unit in Portugal and Spain.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Riccardo Carbucicchio holds a degree in Economics and Business Administration from Bocconi University of Milan.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Riccardo Braglia, Helsinn Group Executive Chairman, commented:<\/strong><em> \u201c<\/em><em>I am delighted to welcome Riccardo Carbucicchio to Helsinn&#8217;s Board of Directors and looking forward to his contribution. Based on his many years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry,\u00a0I\u2019m sure he will provide an invaluable perspective on the opportunities and challenges at Helsinn.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commenting on his appointment,<strong> Riccardo Carbucicchio said: <\/strong><em>&#8220;Helsinn is highly respected in the industry for the way it collaborates with partners around the world. 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