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Sir Andrew Witty announces decision to step down as CEO of GSK

March 17, 2016
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Sir Andrew Witty has announced his decision to retire from his role as chief executive officer of pharmaceutical giant, GlaxoSmithKline …

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Generics continue to erode GSK sales

May 6, 2015
Sales and Marketing GSK, HIV, Novartis, Q1, ViiV, Witty, hampton, respiratory

GlaxoSmithKline’s pharma sales continued to slide in the first quarter of 2015, but ViiV healthcare and the portfolios acquired from …

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GSK picks Singapore for Asian hub

March 12, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Asia, GSK, Singapore, Takeda, Witty, emerging markets

Despite GlaxoSmithKline’s ongoing troubles in Asia it has decided to establish a new HQ in Singapore to bolster its presence …

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GSK blames respiratory woes as sales drop

February 5, 2015
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GlaxoSmithKline’s respiratory business has been flagged as the key factor in the firm’s fourth quarter financial misfortunes, as its total …

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EFPIA gives president role to Novartis chief executive

December 10, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing EFPIA, Novartis, Sanofi, Witty, garidel, joe jimenez, oschmann

The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) has named Novartis chief executive Joe Jimenez as its new president. …

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GSK fined, executives face jail sentence in Chinese bribery case

September 19, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, Witty, bribery, sex tape

China has fined Britain’s largest pharma firm GlaxoSmithKline $490 million (£297m) for corruption after a year-long investigation into claims it …

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Another major drop in sales for GSK

July 23, 2014
Sales and Marketing China, GSK, Q2, Witty, bribery, sales, scandal, sex

GlaxoSmithKline posted a 4% slide in revenue for the second quarter today as its recovery from a slew of patent …

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GSK investigator charged in China

July 14, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, Witty, bribery, humphrey, sex tape

The man who GlaxoSmithKline paid to investigate an illegally produced sex tape of one its senior employees has been charged …

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GSK China sex tape ‘sent to Witty’

June 30, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, Mark Reilly, Witty, corruption, sex tape

GlaxoSmithKline was scrambling to defend itself over the weekend as new details emerged concerning the extent of its suspected corruption …

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Authorities visit Roche China offices

May 23, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, Roche, Witty, hangzhou, saic

A unit of China’s antitrust regulator has visited Roche’s offices in Hangzhou, according to media reports. The pharma industry has …

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GSK sees profit fall

May 1, 2014
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GlaxoSmithKline has seen revenue and profit plummet in the first quarter of 2014. The UK-based company saw turnover fall 13% …

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GSK bribery controversy spreads to Poland

April 14, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, FDA, GSK, Witty, bribery, cctv, iraq

Poland has become the latest country in a string of bribery claims to hit GSK as it faces legal action …

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GSK ‘cracks down’ on China staff

April 7, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, Witty, bribery

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GSK China rep speaks out over ‘bribery culture’

April 2, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, Shanghai, Witty, bribery, sales

A former sales representative for GlaxoSmithKline has spoken of the firm’s alleged tactics in bribing poorly paid doctors in China …

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GSK’s Witty loses bonus over China scandal

February 28, 2014
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GlaxoSmithKline’s chief executive Sir Andrew Witty received bonuses “lower than they otherwise might have been” last year due to the …

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