Sanofi CEO: The enterprise AI shift will reshape pharma in 2026

Paul Hudson has been CEO of Sanofi since September 2019. Previously, he was CEO of Novartis Pharmaceuticals from 2016 to 2019. Prior to Novartis, he worked for AstraZeneca, where he held several increasingly senior positions and served as president, AstraZeneca US and executive vice president, North America. He began his career in sales and marketing roles at GlaxoSmithKline UK and Sanofi-Synth?labo UK.