Franziska Janorschke

Global Head Data Privacy, Digital & AI Compliance; Ethics, Risk & Compliance at Novartis International AG

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Ms. Janorschke is working for Novartis in Basel headquarters since 2006. She started her career in Human Resources as a Global HR Business Partner for most corporate functions (Finance, HR, TechOps & Quality, Corporate Affairs, Compliance, etc) including the CEO and Chairman Offices.

In 2010, Ms. Janorschke moved to the Corporate Security department, which reported to the Novartis Chairman, as Region Head Europe of the Novartis Business Practices Office (BPO), where she was responsible for whistleblowing and internal investigations into alleged misconduct.

In 2013, she became Global Head BPO and was responsible for the strategy and design of the Novartis whistleblowing and internal investigations program. She moved with this team, which has since been renamed the Novartis "SpeakUp Office", to the Legal department, reporting to the Chief Legal Officer, and later to the Ethics, Risk & Compliance function, reporting to the Chief Ethics, Risk & Compliance Officer. In her role Ms. Janorschke gave regular updates to the Novartis Executive Committee as well as to the Novartis Audit & Compliance Committee of the Board.

In 2022 Ms. Janorschke was appointed as Global Head Data Privacy, Digital & AI Compliance in the Ethics, Risk & Compliance function, under the leadership of Dr. Klaus Moosmayer, Chief Ethics, Risk & Compliance Officer of Novartis and member of the Novartis Executive Committee.

Ms. Janorschke is of German nationality and holds a law degree from Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany, in 2001. In 2005 she became a qualified lawyer from Ministry of Justice Bavaria, Munich, Germany.