Thursday, September 25, 2014

GlaxoSmithKline appoints RBS's Hampton as next chairman

Chairman of RBS Philip Hampton speaks at the annual CBI conference in central London By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline said on Thursday it had chosen Philip Hampton, who currently chairs Royal Bank of Scotland , as its next chairman. Hampton will be taking the helm at Britain's biggest drugmaker at a testing time. GSK was hit last week by a record $489 million fine in China for bribing doctors and has warned on profits in 2014 due to weak sales of its core respiratory drugs. He will join the board in January, become deputy chairman on April 1 and chairman with effect from Sept. 1, 2015 - or earlier if released from other commitments. ...








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