COMPANY

Founded by Gideon Daniel Searle in 1888. He died in 1917 and his son, Claude Searle, took over. Originators of Aspartame sugar substitute. Acquired by Monsanto in 1985.

Industry:
Pharmaceutical

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jeffrey E. Curtiss	Business	c. 1948		CFO of Service Corporation Int'l., 2000-06
Michael A. Friedman	Doctor	c. 1944		Oncologist, City of Hope
Edward V. Fritzky	Business	c. 1951		CEO of Immunex, 1994-2002
Sheldon G. Gilgore	Business	13-Feb-1932	12-Feb-2010	CEO of Searle, 1986-95
Donald Rumsfeld	Government	9-Jul-1932		US Secretary of Defense, 1975-77 and 2001-06
Richard U. De Schutter	Business	?		CEO of DuPont Pharmaceuticals, 2000-01
Gideon Daniel Searle	Business	13-Feb-1846	25-Jan-1917	Founder of Searle Pharmaceuticals
Robert B. Shapiro	Business	4-Aug-1938		CEO of Monsanto, 1995-2000

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Donald Rumsfeld	Government	9-Jul-1932		US Secretary of Defense, 1975-77 and 2001-06

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Edward M. Liddy	Business	28-Jan-1946		Partner, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
Jack Steinberger	Physicist	25-May-1921		Researcher of neutrinos

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