GlaxoSmithKline
Gunther Faber, Vice President
GlaxoSmithKline is a global research-based pharmaceutical company. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, the company has more than 100,000 employees and annual sales of $31.8 billion. Gunther Faber is Vice President of GlaxoSmithKline’s operations in sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to that, he was Director & Vice President, Southern Africa for SmithKline Beecham. The following is excerpted from his presentation to the Workshop on Differential Pricing and Financing of Essential Drugs hosted by the World Health Organization and the World Trade Organization in Høsbjør, Norway, April 8_11, 2001. GlaxoSmithKline is determined to play its full part in improving access to medicines for the…