Jean-Pierre Garnier

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

Jean-Pierre Garnier
Born (1947-10-31) 31 October 1947
Le Mans, France
NationalityFrench
EducationLycée Kléber
Alma materUniversity of Strasbourg
OccupationBusinessman
Known forCEO of GlaxoSmithKline (2000-2008)

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.

SmithKline Beecham

He joined SmithKline Beecham in 1990, becoming Chief Operating Officer in 1995, then Chief Executive in May 2000.

GSK

In January 2001 he was appointed Chief Executive of GSK, during his tenure there were a number of controversies, after his retirement in 2008 GSK pleaded guilty to criminal charges[2]

See also

References
  1. Management Today 2004
  2. "GlaxoSmithKline to Plead Guilty and Pay $3 Billion to Resolve Fraud Allegations and Failure to Report Safety Data".
Business positions
Preceded by
New company		 Chief Executive of GSK
January 2001 - May 2008		 Succeeded by
Sir Andrew Witty
Preceded by
Jan Leschly		 Chief Executive of SmithKline Beecham
May 2000 - December 2000		 Succeeded by
Company defunct
Preceded by
 Chief Operating Officer of SmithKline Beecham
1995 - April 2000		 Succeeded by
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