Friday, 27 February 2009
AstraZeneca today announced that Håkan Mogren, Non-Executive Deputy Chairman of AstraZeneca PLC, will retire from the Board at the close of the company’s AGM on 30 April 2009.
Louis Schweitzer, Chairman of AstraZeneca PLC, said: “As Chief Executive Officer of Astra AB, and subsequently Deputy Chairman of AstraZeneca, Håkan has made an excellent contribution to our business. He was instrumental in the formation of AstraZeneca and has brought a wealth of experience and sound judgement to our Board decisions. His fellow Directors and I thank him for his distinguished contribution to the company over two decades and wish him a long and very happy retirement.”
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