UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR
15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the
month of January, 2020
Commission
File Number 001-15170
GlaxoSmithKline plc
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
980 Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex, TW8 9GS
(Address
of principal executive office)
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Issued: 8 January 2020, London UK
Deborah Waterhouse, CEO of ViiV Healthcare, to join GSK Corporate
Executive Team (CET)
GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) today announced that Deborah
Waterhouse, CEO of global specialist HIV company ViiV Healthcare,
will join GSK's Corporate Executive Team (CET) with immediate
effect. ViiV Healthcare is majority owned by GSK, with Pfizer Inc.
and Shionogi Limited as shareholders.
Deborah joined GSK in 1996 and has worked in a number of commercial
leadership roles in Europe, Asia-Pacific and the USA. She has a
strong track record of performance in both specialty and primary
care medicines and brings further commercial focus to the
CET.
About GSK
GSK is a science-led global healthcare company with a special
purpose: to help people do more, feel better, live longer. For
further information please visit www.gsk.com/about-us.
About ViiV Healthcare
ViiV Healthcare is a global specialist HIV company established in
November 2009 by GlaxoSmithKline (LSE: GSK) and Pfizer (NYSE: PFE)
dedicated to delivering advances in treatment and care for people
living with HIV. Shionogi joined in October 2012. The company's aim
is to take a deeper and broader interest in HIV/AIDS than any
company has done before and take a new approach to deliver
effective and new HIV medicines, as well as support communities
affected by HIV. For more information on the company, its
management, portfolio, pipeline, and commitment, please
visit www.viivhealthcare.com.
GSK enquiries:
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UK
Media enquiries:
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Simon
Steel
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+44 (0)
20 8047 5502
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(London)
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Mary
Hinks-Edwards
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+44 (0)
20 8047 5502
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(London)
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Analyst/Investor
enquiries:
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Sarah
Elton-Farr
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+44 (0)
208 047 5194
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(London)
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Danielle
Smith
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+44 (0)
20 8047 7562
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(London)
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James
Dodwell
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+44 (0)
20 8047 2406
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(London)
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Cautionary statement regarding forward-looking
statements
GSK
cautions investors that any forward-looking statements or
projections made by GSK, including those made in this announcement,
are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual
results to differ materially from those projected. Such factors
include, but are not limited to, those described under Item 3.D
'Principal risks and uncertainties' in the company's Annual Report
on Form 20-F for 2018.
Registered in England & Wales:
No.
3888792
Registered Office:
980
Great West Road
Brentford,
Middlesex
TW8
9GS
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.
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GlaxoSmithKline plc
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(Registrant)
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Date: January
08, 2020
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By:/s/ VICTORIA
WHYTE
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Victoria Whyte
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Authorised
Signatory for and on
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behalf
of GlaxoSmithKline plc
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