Home Business Exclusive: Sanofi poised to appoint Novartis' Hudson as CEO Business Exclusive: Sanofi poised to appoint Novartis' Hudson as CEO By Genpie - June 6, 2019 208 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Sanofi is poised to appoint Paul Hudson, a top executive with Switzerland’s Novartis, to become the French drugmaker’s next CEO from Sept. 1, a source familiar with the decision told Reuters on Thursday.