- Andrew Witty
Andrew Philip Witty (born
1964 ,Holderness ) is theChief Executive Officer of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) [GSK (London, 8 Oct, 2007) [http://www.gsk.com/ControllerServlet?appId=4&pageId=402&newsid=1128 "GlaxoSmithKline appoints Andrew Witty CEO designate"] retrieved 8 Oct, 2007] . Witty succeeded previous CEO Dr.Jean-Pierre Garnier following his retirement in May 2008.Early life
Witty gained a BA in [http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/economics Economics] from the
University of Nottingham in the UK.He was Chair of the Council of the University's Students Union and President of Wortley Hall Junior Common Room.
Career
He served as a Senior Vice President of the
Asia-Pacific region of Pharmaceuticals International since January 2001 and was responsible for its operations in Asia Pacific, based inSingapore .GlaxoSmithKline
He joined Glaxo UK in 1985. He held various positions in the UK, including Director of Pharmacy & Distribution in Glaxo Pharmaceuticals UK, Director of Business Development of Biocompatibles Limited and International Product Manager of Glaxo Holdings PLC.
He served as Managing Director of Glaxo
South Africa and Area Director of South andEast Africa . Witty served as a Vice President and General Manager of Marketing of Glaxo Wellcome Inc., a subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline with responsibility for strategy development, marketing execution and new product positioning.Witty served as an Economic Adviser to the Governor of
Guangzhou , China from 2000 to 2002. He has been an Executive Director of GlaxoSmithKline plc since January 31, 2008.Witty has been the Chief Executive Officer of GlaxoSmithKline plc since May 21, 2008 and also serves as a Member of its Corporate Executive Team. Witty served as the President of Pharmaceuticals Europe of GlaxoSmithKline PLC since January 2003 and also served as its Chief Executive Officer Designate since October 2007.
Public bodies
He serves as a Director of Singapore Economic Development Board. He serves on the Imperial College Commercialisation Advisory Board.
He is a Member of the
INSEAD UK Council, Health Innovation Council in the UK and a Director of the Office for Strategic Coordination of Health Research. He is a Member of the Economic Development Board Audit Committee as well as a Board Member of theSingapore Land Authority Board under the Ministry of Law from 2002 to 2003.Personal life
Witty is a noted marathon runner, having recently run in the
London Marathon . He continues to reside in the UK. He is married with two children, including a son born in February 1993. He married Caroline Hall in October 1988 in Cheshire. From 1999-2003, he lived in Singapore.References
External links
* [http://www.gsk.com/about/bio-witty-cet.htm GSK Corporate Executive Team]
* [http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/movers_and_shakers/article3174802.ece "Times" article January 2008]
* [http://justgiving.co.uk/andrewwitty Fundraising page for London Marathon]
* [http://andrewwitty.wordpress.com/ Blog about his company's less popular activities]Video clips
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7586090.stm Interview with Robert Peston in August 2008]
* [http://www.gsk.com/careers/andrewwitty.htm At GSK's careers site]
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