Andrew Witty CV
Born: Holderness, 1964.
Education: Malbank School, Nantwich,
University of Nottingham.
Children: 2.
Career: Joined GSK in 1985, became
CEO in 2008.
Trivia: Witty recently ran the London
Marathon.
Notable Quote: “We have the capacity
to do more, and we can do more. The
question is can we, big pharma, rise
to the challenge and be a genuine
catalyst for change?”
GSK in Numbers
£24,352m – GSK’s revenue in 2008.
2000 – The year in which GSK
was founded through a merger of
GlaxoWellcome and SmithKline Beecham.
103,000 – The amount of employees
GSK employed in 2008.
70 – The number of countries GSK
operates in.
Andrew Witty appears to have
developed solid experience
in the geographical areas
of South and East Africa, in
which GSK is now seeking to
offer cheaper medicines
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