David J. Williams holds a degree in accounting and management from Scranton University in Pennsylvania. After working four years with Coopers & Lybrand, in January 1978, he joined the U.S. operating unit of Connaught Laboratories, Inc., serving in a variety of financial and marketing positions before being appointed in 1981 Vice President and General Manager of U.S. Operations. In 1988, he was named President and Chief Operating Officer of Connaught Laboratories, Inc., a position he held for a decade. In 1998 he became Chief Executive Officer of Pasteur M�rieux S�rums et Vaccins. Since January 2003, he has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of sanofi pasteur. In August 2004, he was appointed to his present position. |