Rodolfo Savitzky to succeed Toralf Haag as Lonza Group CFO

Rodolfo Savitzky appointed as new CFO for Lonza Group to succeed Toralf Haag who was appointed as CFO of the Voith Group in Germany

Rodolfo Savitzky (54) joined Lonza in March 2015 as Head of Finance & Controlling for the Pharma&Biotech segment. Previously he was CFO for the Animal Health Division of Novartis. Prior to this position, Rodolfo Savitzky held various financial management positions with increasing responsibilities at Novartis and Procter & Gamble. He holds an MBA in Finance/Economics from the University of Chicago. With his broad financial and industry background, his thorough understanding of Lonza’s strategic direction and his contributions to the Pharma&Biotech segment, Rodolfo Savitzky brings the necessary skillset to his new position.

Toralf Haag joined Lonza in 2005 as CFO and since then successfully led the financial organization of Lonza. He was significantly involved in the strategic development of Lonza and managed M&A projects successfully, as well as refinancing projects and the deleveraging of the company.

“I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to Toralf for the services he has provided to this company. He led the finance department vigilantly and managed to steer the financial activities of Lonza successfully also through difficult times. Today he can hand over a financially solid company with a healthy balance sheet,” said Lonza CEO Richard Ridinger. “With Rodolfo Savitzky we found an excellent internal solution; and with the handover in early October, we can benefit from a well-planned and thought-through handover process, in which Toralf will continue to support a number of important projects.”