Jacques Tapiero was named president of the intercontinental region for Lilly in November 2004. The intercontinental region comprises offices in Asia, Australia, Africa and Middle East countries, Canada, Latin America and Russia. He also is a member of the company's senior management council. Tapiero had been president and general manager of Lilly France since December 1999.
Born in Morocco, Tapiero is a Swiss citizen who in 1980 received a master of business administration degree from the Ecole Superieure de Commerce at Clermond Ferrand in France. In 1982, he obtained a second master of business administration degree at the American Graduate School of International Management in Glendale, Arizona.
Tapiero joined Lilly in 1983 as a financial analyst. He held several sales and finance positions in Indianapolis, France and Switzerland. He was named managing director of Lilly Sweden in 1993. From 1995 to 1999, Tapiero was president and general manager at Lilly Brazil. In late 1999, Tapiero was named president and general manager for Lilly France.
Tapiero is a member of the Thunderbird Global Council, a council of leading business executives who advise Thunderbird, the School of Global Management.
Jeff N. Simmons was named president of Elanco, the animal health division of Lilly, in January 2008.
Simmons received a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics and marketing from Cornell University in 1989. Simmons j
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