Christine A Poon

Christine A. Poon, Vice Chairman, Board of Directors; Worldwide Chairman, Pharmaceuticals Group; Member, Executive Committee. Ms. Poon was elected to the Board of Directors in 2005. Ms. Poon joined the Company in 2000 as a Company Group Chairman in the Pharmaceuticals Group. Ms. Poon became a Member of the Executive Committee and Worldwide Chairman, Pharmaceuticals Group in 2001, was named Worldwide Chairman, Medicines & Nutritionals in 2003 and was appointed Vice Chairman in January 2005. She was again named Worldwide Chairman, Pharmaceuticals Group in January 2008. Prior to joining the Company, she served in various management positions at Bristol-Myers Squibb Company for 15 years, most recently as President of International Medicines (1998-2000) and President of Medical Devices (1997-1998). Ms. Poon is a Director at Fox Chase Cancer Center and Prudential Financial, Inc. Ms. Poon holds a BA from Northwestern University in Biology in 1973, an M.S. in Biology and Biochemistry at St. Louis University in 1976 and an MBA in Finance from Boston University in 1982.