Lilly’s Lechleiter to chairman
Executive Summary
Lilly CEO John Lechleiter assumes the added role of chairman of the board effective Jan. 1, 2009, succeeding Sidney Taurel, who will become chairman emeritus. The move completes the transition in the company's top management. Lechleiter succeeded Taurel as CEO in April (1"The Pink Sheet," Jan. 7, 2008, p. 10). Taurel has served as Lilly's chairman since 1999, following his appointment as CEO in 1998. Lechleiter, a 28-year veteran of the company, was appointed president and chief operating officer in 2005