12 Facts About Sidney Taurel

Sidney Taurel was born on February 9,1949, in Casablanca and is an American businessman.

Sidney Taurel is the chairman of Pearson plc and chairman emeritus of Eli Lilly and Company, where he had a 37-year career and served as chairman and chief executive officer from 1998 to 2008.

Sidney Taurel is currently a director of IBM Corporation and advises Almirall S A on issues of corporate strategy.

Sidney Taurel later received a doctorate in human letters honoris causa from Indiana University.

Sidney Taurel joined the Lilly subsidiary Eli Lilly International Corporation in 1971 as a marketing associate.

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Sidney Taurel was named executive vice president of Eli Lilly and Company and president of its pharmaceutical division in 1993.

US citizen since 1995, Sidney Taurel received the 2000 Ellis Island Medal of Honor from the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations.

Sidney Taurel is an officer of the French Legion of Honor.

Sidney Taurel is a past president of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.

Sidney Taurel is a member of The Business Council, and a past member of the Business Roundtable, as well as of the boards of ITT Industries, McGraw-Hill Companies, and the RCA Tennis Championships.

Sidney Taurel is a member of the board of overseers of Columbia Business School and a trustee at Indianapolis Museum of Art.

In October 2015, Sidney Taurel was appointed as chairman of Pearson plc, the British multinational publishing and education company headquartered in London.