Tom Kennedy, VP Production Engineering

Kennedy joined in 1972 to be assistant to Fred Coe, then President, and assumed reponsibility for Production and Engineering. c1980 he moved functions to HR and also Corporate Affairs.

Topics discussed include:

* company structure and corporate culture

* intergration of Cooper US business and transfer from Chicago to Greenville North Carolina

* research and development, Pedro Cuatrecasas, George Hitchings

* relocation to North Carolina; company's relationship with the local community; the company buildings

* Fred Coe

* Gertrude Elion

* general impressions of the company both before and after joining

* development and reorganisation of the company, McKinsey Report and its effects

* Wellbutrin

* Pharmaceutical industry's relationship with US Government

* pricing of drugs

* Bill Sullivan, inc management style

* management culture

* relationship between UK and US companies

* flotation

* Zovirax

* Aids and Retrovir: pricing and the Waxman Congressional Inquiry

* Glaxo merger

* Empirin

The transcription finishes in mid-sentence.

19 Apr 2001

2 audio tapes and transcript Tape 5

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