Paul Hudson (born 14 October 1967) is a British businessman, and the chief executive (CEO) of

Sanofi Sanofi S.A. is a French Multinational corporation, multinational pharmaceutical and healthcare company headquartered in Paris, France. The corporation was established in 1973 and merged with Synthélabo in 1999 to form Sanofi-Synthélabo. In 200 ...

, the world's fifth largest pharmaceutical company by prescription drug sales.

Early life

Hudson earned a degree in economics from

Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester Metropolitan University is located in the centre of Manchester, England. The university has 40,000 students and over 4,000 members of staff. It is home to four faculties (Arts and Humanities, Business and Law, Health and Education ...

, and a diploma in marketing from the

Chartered Institute of Marketing The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) was founded in 1911. It has over 30,000 members, including more than 3,000 registered Chartered Marketers. CIM offers 130 study centres in 36 countries, and exam centres in 132 countries. In 1952 Prince ...

Career

Hudson has been CEO of

since September 2019. Hudson was previously CEO of Novartis Pharmaceuticals, and before that

AstraZeneca AstraZeneca plc () (AZ) is a British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company with its headquarters at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus in Cambridge, UK. It has a portfolio of products for major diseases in areas includi ...

, rising to president, AstraZeneca United States and Executive Vice President, North America.

Recognition

Hudson was awarded an honorary doctorate by Manchester Metropolitan University in 2018.

Personal life

Hudson has three children with his wife Sandra and is an "ardent Manchester United football fan".

References

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