George Miller

Executive Vice President and General Counsel Americas Novartis Corporation

George Miller is the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Novartis Corporation and General Counsel Americas for the Novartis Group Companies. In this position, which he assumed in January 2006, he oversees and supports the legal affairs involving the Americas-based businesses of Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Sandoz, Over the Counter, Novartis Animal Health, Novartis Medical Nutrition, Gerber and CIBA Vision.

From January 2000 to December 2005 Mr. Miller was Head of Group Legal based in Basel, Switzerland. From 2000 to 2002 he also was Head of the Group's Tax and Insurance functions. Prior to relocating to Basel, Mr. Miller was General Counsel for the Novartis Group Companies in Japan, where he also was head of the Consumer Health business.

Prior to joining Novartis, Mr. Miller worked for FedEx, where he was Managing Director and Regional Counsel in Tokyo.

Mr. Miller attended Georgetown University Law Center and is licensed to practice law in the State of Hawaii. He holds an MBA from Thunderbird, the Garvin School of Management and a B.A. from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.