Novartis' consumerhealth unit includes over-the-counter medications such as Benefiber, Excedrin and Theraflu, along with CIBA Vision's contact lenses and eye care products and Animal Health's companion and agricultural animal care products.
Jimenez, a graduate of Stanford University, joined Novartis in April 2007 and ran the company's consumerhealth division before moving the pharmaceuticals side.