Sep 2, 2026 – 5.00amNovartis sued its former top Australian executive for holding secret talks to take a senior position at Dennis Bastas’ health and beauty empire, DBG Health, at the same time that he was negotiating deals with the company.Matt Zeller ran the Australian operations for the Zurich-listed pharmaceutical giant before becoming chief executive of Arrotex Pharmaceuticals in January.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles