Most Powerful Women Asia

Huzur Devletsah

Courtesy of Lilly China
  • Title
    President and General Manager
  • Company/Affiliation
    Lilly China
  • Country/Territory
    China

Appointed in January 2024, Turkey's Huzur Devletsah is the first woman to head Eli Lilly's China affiliate since the U.S. pharma maker began operations on the mainland in 1993. Devletsah joined Lilly in 1998 and over a 26-year career has managed operations across the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East. Now her aim is to accelerate the launch of blockbuster weight-loss and diabetes treatments Zepbound and Mounjaro in Lilly's $1.5 billion Chinese market.