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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Eli Lilly and Company Vice President Elected to CAPS Research Board of Trustees
(TEMPE, Arizona) August 5, 2009 — The CAPS Research Board of Trustees recently
elected a leading supply management professional from the Pharmaceutical industry,
James Ward, to serve as a Trustee. Ward is Vice President and Chief Procurement
Officer for Eli Lilly and Company, and is responsible for global procurement at
Lilly. He manages an annual spend of USD$ 8 billion for manufacturing, research
& development, sales & marketing, and general & administration. Ward also serves
as a member of the company's senior management council.
Eli Lilly and Company has a heritage more than 130 years strong. Global employees'
number approximately 40,000 and medicines are marketed in 143 countries. Lilly has
major research and development facilities in eight countries, over 7,000 employees
engaged in research and development, and conducts clinical trials in more than 50
countries.
CAPS Research is a globally recognized supply management research organization affiliated
with the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, and the Institute
for Supply Management™ (ISM). The Board of Trustees is responsible for setting overall
operating policies and procedures, and establishing key research programs.
CWard joined Lilly in 1988 as a treasury analyst. He held various assignments in
U.S. Pharmaceuticals and human resources before being promoted in 1991 to manufacturing
financial manager. In 1993, he moved to Puerto Rico to become financial director
of the manufacturing sites. In 1995, he became controller for the Europe, Mideast
and Africa region. In 1997, Ward became financial director for Lilly Research Laboratories
clinical operations, regulatory, late-phase development, and later added the newly
formed product team organization as well. In 1999, he was promoted to executive
director and chief financial officer for European Operations and was based in London
until 2004.
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About Lilly
www.lilly.com:
Lilly, a leading innovation-driven corporation is developing a growing portfolio
of pharmaceutical products by applying the latest research from its own worldwide
laboratories and from collaborations with eminent scientific organizations. Headquartered
in Indianapolis, Ind., Lilly provides answers — through medicines and information
— for some of the world's most urgent medical needs.
About CAPS Research
www.capsresearch.org:
CAPS Research is a nonprofit research organization founded in 1986 to provide leading
research to our strategic-minded corporate sponsors and to the public. Our mission
is to work in partnership with a global network of executives and academics for
the discovery and dissemination of strategic supply management knowledge and best
practices. CAPS Research is jointly sponsored by the W. P. Carey School of Business
at Arizona State University, the Institute for Supply Management™ and Global
1000/Fortune 500-size organizations.
Media Contact:
Clare Donnalley
CAPS Research
Marketing Manager
800-888-6276 extension 3007
Email:
cdonnalley@capsresearch.org
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