Lamberto Andreotti (born 6 July 1950) is an Italian businessman. He is currently executive chairman of the board of

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Biography

Early life

Andreotti was born in

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, Italy, in 1950, the son of Italian Senator and President of the Council of Ministers

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. He graduated from

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with a degree in engineering; he then earned a Master of Science degree from

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Professional roles

He worked for many pharmaceutical companies, including

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then with

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after Pharmacia acquired

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. In 1998, he joined Bristol-Myers Squibb as vice president and general manager of European Oncology and Italy. He was elected to the Board of Directors in March 2009 and became CEO on 4 May 2010. Prior to taking the role of CEO, he held the role of president and COO. He retired from Bristol-Myers Squibb in 2015 and took on the role of executive chairman of the company's board, succeeding James M. Cornelius who was retiring from this role. He was elected to the board of DuPont in 2012. He was elected to the Board of Directors of

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S.p.A. Bank on 12 May 2018.

References

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