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AstraZeneca U.S. CEO to speak at UD April 13
2:14 p.m., March 23, 2007--Tony P. Zook, president and CEO of AstraZeneca LP, U.S., one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, will be the featured speaker in UD's Chaplin Tyler Executive Lecture Series at 3 p.m., Friday, April 13, in 125 Lerner Hall. He will speak on “Prescription for Success--What Pharma Can Do for You.” A faculty roundtable with Zook will be held before the lecture, and a reception will be held in Chaplin Tyler Atrium in Lerner Hall after the lecture. Zook began his career in pharmaceuticals at Berlex Laboratories in 1983, where he held several positions, including district sales manager; marketing director; vice president, national accounts; and then vice president, sales. He joined Astra USA in 1997 as vice president, marketing and sales, and became vice president, sales, in 1998. Before assuming his present position, Zook was senior vice president, commercial operations, for AstraZeneca U.S. and was responsible for leading the company's marketing and sales organizations. Zook serves as chairperson of the executive council for the National Pharmaceutical Council and is a member of the board of the Pennsylvania Division of the American Cancer Society. He earned a bachelor's degree in biology from Frostburg University and an associate degree in chemical engineering from Pennsylvania State University. AstraZeneca has more than 65,000 employees worldwide and more than 12,000 in the U.S. It operates 11 research and development sites, has manufacturing facilities in 19 countries and sales activities in more than 100 countries. The company has discovered and developed several of today's leading prescription medicines, and, in addition, provides health education information, support services and health guidance to millions of Americans through numerous public awareness campaigns. The Chaplin Tyler Executive Leadership Lecture Series, presented by UD's Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, brings leaders from business, nonprofit organizations and the government to campus to share their experiences and insights with students, faculty and the business community in an open exchange of ideas and perspectives. To attend the Tyler Lecture, call (302) 831-2221 or e-mail [mbaservices@udel.edu] by Friday, April 6. For more information, contact Robert Barker, director of UD's MBA program, at (302) 831-8912. |
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