Emma Walmsley

Emma Walmsley
Born Emma Natasha Walmsley
June 1969 (age 47)
Lancashire
Nationality British
Alma mater Oxford University
Title CEO-designate, GlaxoSmithKline
Term 2017-
Predecessor Sir Andrew Witty
Board member of Diageo
GlaxoSmithKline
Spouse(s) David
Children 4
Parent(s) Vice-Admiral Sir Robert Walmsley
Christina V Melvill

Emma Natasha Walmsley (born June 1969)[1] is a British businesswoman, the CEO-designate of GlaxoSmithKline, who will assume the role when Sir Andrew Witty retires in March 2017.[2]

Early life

Walmsley was born in June 1969 in Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, the daughter of Vice-Admiral Sir Robert Walmsley[3] and his wife, born Christina V Melvill.[4] She boarded at St Swithun's School, Winchester[3] and has a bachelor's degree in Classics and Modern Languages from Oxford University.[5]

Career

Walmsley spent 17 years at L’Oréal, and joined GlaxoSmithKline in 2010, rising to head the consumer health-care division.[6][7]

She has been a non-executive director of Diageo since January 2016. [8]

Personal life

Walmsley married David Owen in September 1995 in Greenwich. The couple have four children.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "DIAGEO PLC - Officers (free information from Companies House)".
  2. ↑ Kollewe, Julia; Farrell, Sean (20 September 2016). "GSK makes Emma Walmsley most powerful woman in FTSE 100" – via The Guardian.
  3. 1 2 Coles, Mark (25 September 2016). Profile:Emma Walmsley (radio). BBC Radio 4.
  4. ↑ "Birth registration entry for Emma Natasha Walmsley (mother's maiden name Melvill: registration district Barrow in Furness". Transcription of births registration index for England and Wales. ONS. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Emma Walmsley". GSK.
  6. ↑ "GlaxoSmithKline names Emma Walmsley as chief executive". 20 September 2016 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. ↑ Roland, Denise (20 September 2016). "GlaxoSmithKline Names Emma Walmsley as Next Chief Executive" – via Wall Street Journal.
  8. ↑ "Emma Walmsley". Bloomberg.
  9. ↑ "Emma Walmsley". Lean In.
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