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Chief executive officer, AstraZeneca

Nationality: British.

Born: March 19, 1943, in Ayrshire, Scotland.

Education: University of Glasgow, BS, 1965; PhD, 1968.

Family: Son of Hugh McKillop and Annie Wilson; married Elizabeth Kettle; children: three.

Career: ICI Corporation, 1969–1975, research scientist; 1975–1978, head of Natural Products Research in ICI Phamaceuticals (ICIP); 1978–1980, director of research in France for ICIP; 1980–1984, chemical manager for ICIP; 1984–1985, general manager of research for ICIP;...