Emma Walmsley 1st woman to head a global pharma firm
UK's biggest drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline on Tuesday said it has appointed its head of consumer healthcare, Emma Walmsley, as its new CEO, making her the first woman to lead a major global pharmaceutical company. With this, Walmsley would also become the most powerful woman in London Stock Exchange's FTSE 100 and the seventh female CEO among companies on the stock index.