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Chairman, chief executive officer, and president, Wyeth

Nationality: American.

Born: October 26, 1947, in New York, New York.

Education: Miami University, bachelor's degree; University of Chicago, master's degree.

Family: Son of Arthur Essner and Charlotte E. Levy; married Rosalind (maiden name unknown; divorced); married Anne (maiden name unknown); children: five (first marriage, two; second marriage, three).

Career: Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Corporation, 1978–1986,...