Novartis appoints Mireia Castro Roman as Europe legal head

Mireia Castro Roman has been appointed legal head Europe at Novartis, after serving as country and innovative medicines legal head at Novartis Spain since 2022.

She has been with the pharmaceutical group since 2006. Announcing her new role, she expressed gratitude to the colleagues, teams, leaders and mentors who have supported her throughout her career. “The best part is, and always will be, the people,” she said.

Mireia Castro is also vice-president of the ICAB (Barcelona Bar Association) In-house Lawyers Commission. She holds a law degree from Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, where she studied from 1998 to 2001. She also completed postgraduate studies in legal practice at the Barcelona Bar Association (ICAB) in 2001–2002 and a master’s degree in corporate management and business administration at Esade in 2011–2012. She also studied law at the University of Bologna in 2000–2001.