Oct 1, 2018

Pfizer CEO Ian Read to step down

Ian Read

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Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced Monday that CEO and Chairman Ian Read will step down and transition to executive chairman of the company's board of directors.

The details: Read has served as CEO since 2010. He'll be replaced by Dr. Albert Bourla, Pfizer's current COO and a 25-year veteran of the company.

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