Roche CEO Schwan stresses digital future as he hands baton to Schinecker

As Severin Schwan prepares to hand off the Roche CEO role to diagnostics head Thomas Schinecker, the longtime chief executive pledged that the pharma will continue to outspend its pharma peers in R&D, with increasing use of digital tools to drive innovation.

After serving as CEO since 2008, Schwan is poised for nomination to become chairman of Roche (SIX:ROG; OTCQX:RHHBY) next year, with Schinecker rising to fill his CEO shoes effective March 15, 2023. Roche’s current chairman, Christoph Franz, does not intend to seek re-election...