Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

J&J CEO Gorsky to step aside
Fierce Pharma ^ | 8/20/2021 | Angus Liu

Posted on 08/23/2021 2:44:54 PM PDT by ropin71

Alex Gorsky, who’s been J&J’s CEO since 2012, will hand the helm to company veteran and currently vice chairman of the executive committee, Joaquin Duato, effective Jan. 3, 2022, the company unveiled Thursday.

(Excerpt) Read more at fiercepharma.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: pharma; vaccine
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-30 next last
Taking the money and running?
1 posted on 08/23/2021 2:44:54 PM PDT by ropin71
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: ropin71

Sounds like it


2 posted on 08/23/2021 2:45:16 PM PDT by struggle
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ropin71

I smell trouble.


3 posted on 08/23/2021 2:45:43 PM PDT by EEGator
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ropin71

Hmm, refused to take the vaccine?


4 posted on 08/23/2021 2:46:24 PM PDT by trailboss800
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ropin71

He is 61 with an annual salary of $25M.

I could understand an earlier retirement if that is why he is leaving.


5 posted on 08/23/2021 2:47:37 PM PDT by plain talk
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ropin71
He's taking a powder!


6 posted on 08/23/2021 2:47:53 PM PDT by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

Pfizer won


7 posted on 08/23/2021 2:48:43 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: plain talk

Understood, but interesting timing.


8 posted on 08/23/2021 2:50:18 PM PDT by EEGator
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: EEGator

All the Big Pharma execs are gonna have to run and hide before this is over—they know they are killing people...just waiting for the sheeple to figure it out...


9 posted on 08/23/2021 2:52:08 PM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: ropin71

Interesting timing.


10 posted on 08/23/2021 2:53:02 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Army Air Corps; All

My significant other has worked for the company over 25 years. She knows what he’s worth, but the timing has alarmed her. She also knows when a vaccine is being pushed way too soon, and we will not take it. She was advised last week that the company is mandating employees to be vaccinated. She works remotely, so we’ll see how it plays out.


11 posted on 08/23/2021 2:59:43 PM PDT by ropin71 (God Bless our Troops!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: billorites

You may be correct. My wife this morning got an email from the really big PPO on the west coast citing this problem.

That if she had possible problems associated with the powder, there were avenues to pursue.

https://i0.wp.com/www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/baby-powder-cancer-explains.jpg?w=620&crop=0%2C0px%2C100%2C9999px


12 posted on 08/23/2021 3:00:57 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (If I wanted to live in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK, China, Cuba, Chicago/NYC! I'd move there )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: ropin71

Cash out those stock options baby.


13 posted on 08/23/2021 3:03:58 PM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ropin71

It wasn’t all smooth sailing for Gorsky’s J&J.

The company is still navigating the high-profile talc lawsuits, which allege the baby powder caused ovarian cancer.

The company has also found itself embroiled in accusations that it played a part in the deadly opioid crisis. Last month, J&J and three largest drug distributors agreed to a $26 billion settlement to resolve thousands of opioid lawsuits with state attorneys.

RELATED: The top 10 pharma R&D budgets in 2020 | 3. Johnson & Johnson

J&J’s latest feats under Gorsky include the successful development of a single-shot COVID-19 vaccine. But that program has its own controversies.

U.S. authorities have warned of the shot’s increased risks of rare blood clots and the immune disorder Guillain-Barre syndrome. The side effects have stunted the vaccine’s sales growth momentum.

Millions of doses of the J&J vaccine were previously thrown out after the discovery of a major production misconduct at contract manufacturer Emergent BioSolutions. After the U.S. manufacturing fiasco, many shots of the vaccine that were bottled at a South African facility and originally meant for the region were instead sent to Europe, according to The New York Times. The move just sparked wide public criticism.


14 posted on 08/23/2021 3:05:55 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (If I wanted to live in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK, China, Cuba, Chicago/NYC! I'd move there )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ropin71

He is leaving due to a family health issue. Have some class and grace on here.


15 posted on 08/23/2021 3:10:22 PM PDT by stoneyhll (If I am to err, let me err on the side of freedom)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: stoneyhll

He’s helped create a lot of families health issues during his tenure. No quarter given.


16 posted on 08/23/2021 3:19:03 PM PDT by proust (All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 15 | View Replies]

To: stoneyhll

Big Pharma Execs have led a vicious PR and political action (=bribery) campaign ramming their experimental vaccines down the throats of more than a billion people around the world.

They are unspeakably evil—totally off the charts.

Speaking the truth about raw evil is “class and grace”.


17 posted on 08/23/2021 3:26:28 PM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 15 | View Replies]

To: plain talk

“He is 61 with an annual salary of $25M. I could understand an earlier retirement if that is why he is leaving.”

I think people in his shoes cannot fathom the idea of retiring and just playing golf (and trust me, you don’t make $25M without playing golf). He’s leaving for a reason, and we’ll probably find out soon enough.


18 posted on 08/23/2021 3:34:44 PM PDT by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's, I just don't tell anyone, like most here.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: ropin71

I don’t think those working remotely should be forced. They don’t have face to face contact.


19 posted on 08/23/2021 3:55:42 PM PDT by hsmomx3
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies]

To: hsmomx3

united states post office employees are exempt from vaccine mandates...


20 posted on 08/23/2021 4:01:14 PM PDT by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value as well as making people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 19 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-30 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson