A native of Brazil, Dr. Sartarelli comes to WVU from Johnson & Johnson, where he has served as pharmaceutical group chairman for Asia-Pacific, Japan and Latin America, overseeing a business of more than $3 billion in annual sales spread over more than 50 countries, supported by more than 9,000 employees.
Previously he served at Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. as president of two international groups and senior vice president of franchise management, business analysis and planning.
Dr. Sartarelli also held senior positions of increasing responsibilities in marketing and management at Eli Lilly and Co. in the U.S., Latin America, and Asia-Pacific. During his tenure with Lilly, he ran Asia-Pacific operations, directed international market planning activities and ran operations in Brazil and Chile.
“We are entering a time of great change, great excitement and great energy at the WVU College of Business and Economics,” said Dr. Sartarelli. “It is our goal to lift the College and its students to new levels of academic standards, growth and success.”
Dr. Sartarelli also held senior positions of increasing responsibilities in marketing and management at Eli Lilly and Co. in the U.S., Latin America, and Asia-Pacific. During his tenure with Lilly, he ran Asia-Pacific operations, directed international market planning activities and ran operations in Brazil and Chile.
“We are entering a time of great change, great excitement and great energy at the WVU College of Business and Economics,” said Dr. Sartarelli. “It is our goal to lift the College and its students to new levels of academic standards, growth and success.”
He added, “As with the positions I held prior to becoming dean of the College of Business and Economics, this job requires discipline. It will take a steadfast approach to lift all of us to a higher standard. Taking the College to the next level is a goal that has been set not only by the University administration and the entire College community, but it is also a personal goal.”
Dr. Sartarelli was a member of the Council for the Americas through March of this year. Additionally, he has held numerous leadership positions in the pharmaceutical industry in several countries. He has served as chairman of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America International Steering Committee and other significant committee chairmanships such as those for Japan, Canada, Latin America and Asia-Pacific.
Dr. Sartarelli received his bachelor of business administration in marketing from the São Paulo School of Business Administration (Fundação Getulio Vargas), São Paulo, Brazil. He earned his MBA in marketing under a Fulbright Scholarship, and his doctorate in business administration from Michigan State University.
The WVU College of Business and Economics has 75 full time faculty, 1,066 undergraduate students and 323 graduate students. WVU has eight colleges on its main campus in Morgantown with an enrollment of 28,898.
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