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Richard A. Gonzalez is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of AbbVie, a global biopharmaceutical company that employs approximately 47,000 people worldwide and markets medicines in more than 175 countries. Prior to AbbVie’s separation from Abbott in January 2013, Mr. Gonzalez was a 30-year Abbott veteran. He served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Abbott before briefly retiring in 2007. He also held various senior leadership positions in Abbott’s medical products businesses, including President and Chief Operating Officer of the Medical Products Group; Senior Vice President and President of the former Hospital Products Division; Vice President and President of the Health Systems Division; and Divisional Vice President and General Manager for Diagnostics Operations in the United States and Canada.

Robert A. Bradway is an American businessman. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of Amgen.

Dr. Caforio has been our Chief Executive Officer since May 2015. He was our Chief Executive Officer Designate from January to May 2015, our Chief Operating Officer from June 2014 to May 2015, and he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer from November 2013 to June 2014. From October 2011 to November 2013, he served as President, U.S. He held the position of Senior Vice President, Global Commercialization and Immunology from May 2010 to October 2011. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President, Oncology, U.S. and Global Commercialization from March 2009 to May 2010. From January 2007 to March 2009 he served as Senior Vice President, U.S. Oncology and from May 2004 to January 2007, he served as Senior Vice President, European Marketing and Brand Commercialization. Dr. Caforio is a member of the Board of Trustees of Hun School of Princeton and a member of the Business Roundtable, CEO Roundtable on Cancer and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) and The Prium.

I'm the chairman and CEO of Eli Lilly and Company, after holding management roles in the U.S., Canada and China, as well as running Lilly’s largest business unit. Before I joined Lilly in 1996, I worked as an account rep at IBM. I'm on the board of Adobe, and I'm chairman of the board of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). I also serve on the board of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership. I'm a member of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA) CEO Steering Committee, The Business Council, Business Roundtable and the National Council for Expanding American Innovation (NCEAI). I serve on the Riley Children’s Foundation’s board of governors. I am a digital media spokesperson for Lilly and discuss topics related to our company, our business and the health care environment. We operate in a highly regulated environment, and only designated employees can discuss our products or pipeline. If you need information about our products or have questions or concerns, please visit these resources: https://e.lilly/guidelines

Albert Bourla (Greek: Άλμπερτ Μπουρλά, born) is a Greek veterinarian and the chairman and chief executive officer of Pfizer, an American pharmaceutical company. He joined the company in 1993 and has held several executive roles across Pfizer's divisions. Prior to becoming chief executive officer, Bourla served as chief operating officer.

Juan Ramón Alaix was appointed chief executive officer of Zoetis in July 2012. In this role, he leads the world’s largest company with a singular focus on animal health medicines and vaccines. He is a member of the Zoetis Board of Directors. Mr. Alaix served as President of Pfizer Animal Health since 2006, where he was responsible for the overall strategic direction and financial performance of the company. Under his leadership, the company generated annual revenue of $4.8 billion in 2015 with approximately 9,000 employees worldwide. Zoetis serves veterinarians, livestock producers and people who raise and care for farm and companion animals with sales of its products in more than 100 countries. He joined Pfizer from Pharmacia in 2003 as Regional President. He has 35 years’ experience of increasing responsibility in finance, commercial and management, including 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry. In the 1990s, Mr. Alaix served in general management with Rhône-Poulenc Rorer in Spain and Belgium before becoming country President of Spain for Pharmacia in 1998. In 2013, Mr. Alaix completed a two-year term as President of the International Federation for Animal Health (IFAH), now known as HealthforAnimals, in addition to serving as a member of the board and executive committee. HealthforAnimals represents manufacturers of veterinary medicines, vaccines and other animal health products in both developed and emerging markets. Mr. Alaix continues to serve as a member of the HealthforAnimals board and executive committee. A native of Spain, Mr. Alaix received a graduate degree in economics from the Universidad de Madrid.

Philip 'Phil' Blake is an Head:US Region at Bayer Schering Pharma, President/CEO at Bayer, and Board Member at Nexia Biotechnologies. He has worked as Exec VP at Bayer, Senior VP at Bayer, and Head at Bayer HealthCare.