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Executive vice president, Pfizer; president, Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals

Nationality: American.

Born: 1948, in Kansas City, Missouri.

Education: University of Chicago, BA, 1970; MBA, 1974.

Career: Pfizer, 1974–1983, marketing associate in Roerig Division, then marketing and general-management positions; 1983–1986, vice president of marketing; 1986–1991, vice president and director of operations; 1991–1993, vice president and general manager; 1993–, executive...