Dame Emma Natasha Walmsley was born on June 1969 and is the chief executive officer of GlaxoSmithKline.
14 Facts About Emma Walmsley
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Emma Walmsley succeeded Sir Andrew Witty, who retired in March 2017.
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Emma Walmsley boarded at St Swithun's School, Winchester, and has an MA in Classics and Modern Languages from Oxford University, where she studied at Christ Church.
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Emma Walmsley worked at L'Oreal for 17 years where she held a variety of general management and marketing roles in Paris, London and New York.
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Emma Walmsley joined GlaxoSmithKline in May 2010 as President of Consumer Healthcare Europe, rising in October 2011 to head its global consumer healthcare division as President of Consumer Healthcare Worldwide and a member of the executive team.
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Emma Walmsley was particularly involved in leading the company's sales drive in emerging markets.
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Emma Walmsley took over as CEO of the company in April 2017, making her the first woman to run a major pharmaceutical company.
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In January 2018, it was reported that Emma Walmsley had replaced 50 of GlaxoSmithKline's top managers across the company's businesses, and created a number of new roles, including hiring Karenann Terrell from Walmart as chief digital and technology officer.
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Emma Walmsley was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to the pharmaceutical industry and business.
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Emma Walmsley pays close attention to talent development but "can be ruthless with underperformers".
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Emma Walmsley was a non-executive director of Diageo from January to September 2016.
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In September 2019, Emma Walmsley joined the Microsoft board as an independent director.
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Emma Walmsley married David Owen in September 1995 in Greenwich, London, and they have four children.
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In 2019 Emma Walmsley ranked 2nd in Fortune Magazine's list of the 'Most Powerful International Women' in business, having topped the list in 2018.