Sir Alfred Shepperd, former Chairman Wellcome Foundation

Interviewee joined the company in 1972 as Finance Director and was chairman 1977-1990.

Topics discussed include:

* restructuring of company and redundancy scheme

* manufacturing in India; Foot and Mouth disease

* company's relationship with Chairmen of WT, and with WT generally

* Fred Coe

* Bill Sullivan

* Aids/Retrovir, pricing and public reaction

* research: UK and USA

* Septrin

* flotation, legal implications for WT

24 Nov 2001

4 audio tapes and transcript Tape 54, 55

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