Sandie Frelick, Secretary to JMT Cochrane

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Interviewee joined the company in 1969 in the European Liason Office. She then became Fred Wrigley's secretary and 1970-1985 she was secretary to A Worlock, before becoming secretary to JMT Cochrane.

Topics discussed include:

* expatriate staff

* role of European Liason Office, European staffing

* impressions of BW

* Fred Wrigley, regional management structure of company

* Native British Group (6 British pharmaceutcial companies: Boots, Glaxo, Squibbs, ICS, Fisons, and Wellcome)

* potential nationalisation of company in 1970s

* company relations with WT

* AJ Shepperd, management style

* Finance department

* A Worlock: marketing and sales; marketing strategy

* veterinary companies

* Interferon

* Insulin

* Wellcome as a private company rather than publicly owned

* assessment of Glaxo

* Retrovir, assessment of pricing situation and public relations response

* John Robb

* Sir Alistair Frame

* JMT Cochrane

* Glaxo Wellcome, assessment

* discussion over reasons for merger

* relations between UK and US company

* relationship with UK Government

7 Sep 2001

4 audio tapes and transcript Tape 40, 41

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