Cosmo Pharmaceuticals N.V. announced the appointment of Giovanni Di Napoli as its new Chief Executive Officer, along with changes to its Board of Directors, at the upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 24 May 2024. At the same time, it will be proposed at the AGM to appoint longstanding Cosmo CEO Alessandro Della Cha as the new Chairman of Cosmo. Alessandro joined Cosmo in 2006 as member of the Board of Directors and was appointed as CEO of the Company in 2014.

Giovanni is an accomplished leader with an excellent track record and joins Cosmo from Medtronic where he held various leadership positions since 2008. Until recently, Giovanni was President of Medtronic's Endoscopy Operating Unit located in Santa Clara, California. In this position, he and his team were responsible for one of the most innovative and fast-growing portfolios in the endoscopy market, which included technologies such as Endoflip, Pillcam, and GI Genius.

From July 2017 to November 2020, he was Vice President and General Manager GIH - Gastrointestinal and Hepatology and was Vice President Sales U.S. - GI Solutions from February 2015 to July 2017. From April 2012 to February 2015, he was Director of Sales Marketing for Western Europe. Previously, Giovanni held various leadership positions at Johnson Johnson Medical (2001- 2010).

Giovanni has an MBA from the Universita Bocconi, Milan, Italy.