Jean-Pierre Garnier

Jean-Pierre Garnier (born 31 October 1947) is a French businessman, and a former Chief Executive of GlaxoSmithKline.[1]

Early life

He was born in Le Mans in the Pays de la Loire region of western France. He attended Lycée Kléber in Strasbourg. He did a PhD at the Louis Pasteur University in Strasbourg.

Career

Schering-Plough

He joined the Belgian subsidiary of Schering-Plough in 1978. From 1989-90 he was the Manager of the USA pharmaceuticals products division.

GSK

In January 2001 he was appointed Chief Executive of GSK.

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References

Business positions
Preceded by
New company
Chief Executive of GSK
January 2001 - May 2008
Succeeded by
Sir Andrew Witty
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