Caio Kugelmas was appointed Managing Director and General Manager, 18F PET Diagnostics Operating Unit for Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA) a Novartis company, in November 2021. Prior to joining AAA, Caio held positions with various Novartis businesses over the past 12 years. Most recently, he was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Navigate Biopharma in San Diego, California, a Novartis-owned business established in 2017, following the Genoptix divestment. Caio has held various senior finance roles at Novartis, including Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Genoptix; Country and Pharma Chief Financial Officer for Novartis Mexico; and Regional Chief Financial Officer for Novartis Animal Health. Before joining Novartis, Caio worked for Medtronic and GE Healthcare in financial positions of increasing responsibility. Caio holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Universidad Mackenzie in São Paulo, Brazil, and a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina in the U.S.