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Mr. Brennan, who began his career in 1975 as a sales representative at Merck, joined AstraMerck in 1992 to help build the joint venture into a multibillion dollar business in the U.S. Prior to the AstraZeneca merger he oversaw business planning and development at Astra Pharmaceuticals, and was appointed senior vice president of commercial operations at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP in 1999.

"I look forward to joining my PhRMA board of director colleagues and our member companies in the coming year as we strive to improve health care in the United States and around the world," said Brennan, who is becoming chairman-elect of the PhRMA board. "At AstraZeneca, we are committed to applying world-class science to discover and develop new medicines that make a meaningful difference in patients' lives, while also working to ensure patients have access to our products and health care in general. This is a goal we all share, and I am eager to work with my PhRMA colleagues on this important work."

Mr. Kindler was named Pfizer's chief executive officer in July 2006 and has served as chairman of the company's board since December 2006. He joined Pfizer in 2002 as executive vice president and general counsel, with responsibility for Pfizer's legal division. He was named vice chairman in 2005, joining the company's four-person executive committee and assuming responsibility for Pfizer's corporate affairs division.

Prior to joining the pharmaceutical industry, Mr. Kindler served as vice president of litigation and legal policy at General Electric. He also served as executive vice president and general counsel at McDonald's Corporation before moving into line management at McDonald's
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