David Redfern

David was appointed chief strategy officer of GSK in May 2008 and is responsible for corporate development and strategic planning. He has, in this role, assisted GSK in numerous bolt-on acquisitions and joint ventures including, in particular, a multi-billion dollar three-way asset swap with Novartis. He is a member of GSK’s Corporate Executive Team and reports to the CEO. Prior to holding this position, he was responsible for the leadership of GSK’s business in Northern Europe from 2005 to 2008 and Central and Eastern Europe from 2002 to 2005. He joined Glaxo in 1994 in finance and progressed through a series of finance roles before becoming Finance Director of the European business in 1999. In addition to his current role, David is Chairman of ViiV Healthcare Limited. ViiV is a joint venture between GSK, Pfizer and Shionogi and focuses specifically on the development and commercialisation of medicines to treat HIV.