Andrew Witty
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
In a speech titled “Big Pharma a Catalyst for Change,” CEO Andrew Witty set out an ambitious new agenda to tackle the challenges of improving global public health. In summary, Witty said:
• The task before us is huge. Africa, for example, has 34 of the 50 poorest countries in the world and suffers 24% of the global disease burden.
• To tackle the problems before us we need to scale up our existing commitments. But that alone will not be enough. We need to develop new partnerships and new approaches. We need to adopt a new mindset, one which is more innovative, open-minded, flexible and willing to take risks.
