GSK’s US President Bailey to Depart, EMD Serono Exec Named Successor

Jack Bailey, president of US pharmaceuticals for GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: [[ticker:GSK]]), will step down from the role at the end of the year. The British pharmaceutical giant said Monday that Bailey will be succeeded by Maya Martinez-Davis, regional president of Latin America for EMD Serono, the biopharma business of Germany-based Merck KGaA. Martinez-Davis’s experience also includes 13 years at Pfizer (NYSE: [[ticker:PFE]]).

Author: Frank Vinluan

Xconomy Editor Frank Vinluan is a business journalist with experience covering technology and life sciences. Based in Raleigh, he was a staff writer at the Triangle Business Journal covering technology, biotechnology and energy before joining MedCityNews.com as North Carolina bureau chief. Prior to moving to North Carolina’s Research Triangle in 2007 he held business reporting positions at The Des Moines Register and The Seattle Times.