Emma Walmsley
Emma Walmsley | |
|---|---|
| Born | Emma Natasha Walmsley June 1969 (age 55) Lancashire |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Oxford University |
| Title | CEO-designate, GlaxoSmithKline |
| Term | 2017- |
| Predecessor | Sir Andrew Witty |
| Board member of | Diageo GlaxoSmithKline |
| Spouse | David |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Vice-Admiral Sir Robert Walmsley Christina V Melvill |
Emma Natasha Walmsley (born June 1969)[1] is a British businesswoman, the CEO-designate of GlaxoSmithKline, who will assume the role when Sir Andrew Witty retires in March 2017.[2]
Early life
Walmsley was born in June 1969 in Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, the daughter of Vice-Admiral Sir Robert Walmsley[3] and his wife, born Christina V Melvill.[4] She boarded at St Swithun's School, Winchester[3] and has a bachelor's degree in Classics and Modern Languages from Oxford University.[5]
Career
Walmsley spent 17 years at L’Oréal, and joined GlaxoSmithKline in 2010, rising to head the consumer health-care division.[6][7]
She has been a non-executive director of Diageo since January 2016. [8]
Personal life
Walmsley married David Owen in September 1995 in Greenwich. The couple have four children.[9]
References
- ^ "DIAGEO PLC - Officers (free information from Companies House)".
- ^ Kollewe, Julia; Farrell, Sean (20 September 2016). "GSK makes Emma Walmsley most powerful woman in FTSE 100" – via The Guardian.
- ^ a b Coles, Mark (25 September 2016). Profile:Emma Walmsley (radio). BBC Radio 4.
- ^ "Birth registration entry for Emma Natasha Walmsley (mother's maiden name Melvill: registration district Barrow in Furness". Transcription of births registration index for England and Wales. ONS. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "Emma Walmsley". GSK.
- ^ "GlaxoSmithKline names Emma Walmsley as chief executive". 20 September 2016 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Roland, Denise (20 September 2016). "GlaxoSmithKline Names Emma Walmsley as Next Chief Executive" – via Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "Emma Walmsley". Bloomberg.
- ^ "Emma Walmsley". Lean In.