Graduate, Queen's University, Ontario, Canada; Certified Public Accountant. Formerly: with PricewaterhouseCoopers. 1988-2008, international experience in Europe, US and Canada with GlaxoSmithKline, including: President, Pharmaceutical Operations North America; Member of the Board; Co-Chairman, Portfolio Management Board. Since 2008, Chief Executive Officer, Sanofi; concurrently, Member of the Board and Member, Strategy Committee. Chairman, Genzyme. Former President, PhRMA. President, EFPIA. Recipient, Knight of the French Legion of Honour (2003).