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GlaxoSmithKline

COMPANY

Formed 2000 with the merger of Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham; frequently referred to as merely GSK.

Pedigree dates back to 1873 with the founding of Joseph Nathan & Company, distributor of Glaxo Baby Foods. Expanded to include pharmaceuticals and vitamins in the 1930s, mergers and acquisitions over subsequent decades include Allen & Hanbury's Pharmaceuticals, Norden Laboratories, Beckman Inc., International Clinical Laboratories, SmithKline Pharmaceuticals, and Burroughs Wellcome.

Official Website:
http://www.gsk.com/

Industry:
Health

Ticker:
NYSE:GSK

Corporate headquarters:
London, England

Sales:
$45.5B (2006)

Employees:
100,000 (2006)

EXECUTIVES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Jean-Pierre Garnier
Business
31-Oct-1947   CEO of GlaxoSmithKline
George H. Hitchings
Scientist
18-Apr-1905 27-Feb-1998 Developed medicines for leukemia, herpes, arthritis
Robert A. Ingram
Business
6-Dec-1942   Glaxo SmithKline executive
John B. Ziegler
Business
c. 1945   Former executive, GlaxoSmithKline

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
H. Lawrence Culp, Jr.
Business
c. 1964   CEO of Danaher
Crispin Davis
Business
c. 1949   CEO of Reed Elsevier
Jean-Pierre Garnier
Business
31-Oct-1947   CEO of GlaxoSmithKline
Christopher Gent
Business
10-May-1948   CEO of Vodafone, 1997-2003
Deryck Maughan
Business
c. 1947   CEO of Citigroup International, 1998-2002
Ian Prosser
Business
c. 1945   CEO of Six Continents plc, 1987-2000
Ronaldo H. Schmitz
Business
30-Oct-1938   CFO of BASF, 1984-90

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Paul Allaire
Business
21-Jul-1938   Twice CEO of Xerox

EMPLOYMENT

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
James W. Black
Scientist
14-Jun-1924 22-Mar-2010 Propranolol and cimetidine
Gertrude B. Elion
Scientist
23-Jan-1918 21-Feb-1999 Developed medicines for leukemia, herpes, AIDS
Alfred G. Gilman
Scientist
1-Jul-1941   G-protein cell signal transmission

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Sally Field
Actor
6-Nov-1946   Steel Magnolias
Wayne Knight
Actor
7-Aug-1955   Newman on Seinfeld


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