Emma Walmsley

Chief Executive Officer, GlaxoSmithKline

Before heading up GlaxoSmithKline, Emma worked at L’Oreal for 17 years where she held a variety of general management and marketing roles. Emma holds an MA in Classics and Modern Languages from Oxford University. She also co-chairs the Consumer, Retail and Life Sciences Council, a business advisory group for the UK Government.

Part of the Power List 2019

Breakthroughs at the bench, novel technologies and groundbreaking policies and regulation have helped the pharma industry grow from strength to strength. After months of collating reader nominations and judging overseen by a panel of industry experts, we proudly present The Medicine Maker 2019 Power List, featuring 100 of the industry’s pioneers across four categories: Industry Influencers, Business Captains, Masters of the Bench, and Champions of Change.

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