SmithKline Beecham
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Andrew Bonfield will succeed Hugh Collum as chief financial officer at year-end, SB announces Sept. 10. Bonfield is deputy finance officer and senior VP-corporate controller. He joined the firm in 1989 from Price Waterhouse and worked on the merger of SmithKline Beckman and Beecham Labs. In 1991, he became director and VP-corporate accounts, the youngest VP in the company's history. Bonfield, 36, was appointed deputy finance director in 1997. SB's delay in announcing Collum's successor encouraged speculation his departure stems from uncertainty about the company's strategic direction. SB maintains there is no connection and notes Collum's departure is part of his "long-planned retirement"
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Andrew Bonfield will succeed Hugh Collum as chief financial officer at year-end, SB announces Sept. 10. Bonfield is deputy finance officer and senior VP-corporate controller. He joined the firm in 1989 from Price Waterhouse and worked on the merger of SmithKline Beckman and Beecham Labs. In 1991, he became director and VP-corporate accounts, the youngest VP in the company's history. Bonfield, 36, was appointed deputy finance director in 1997. SB's delay in announcing Collum's successor encouraged speculation his departure stems from uncertainty about the company's strategic direction. SB maintains there is no connection and notes Collum's departure is part of his "long-planned retirement". |