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www.ceotodaymagazine.com CEO Today Healthcare Awards 2019 52 USA ABOUT DAVE RICKS Lilly was founded in 1876 by Colonel Eli Lilly, a man committed to creating high-quality medicines that met real needs in an era of unreliable elixirs peddled by questionable characters. His charge to the generations of employees who have followed was this: “Take what you find here and make it better and better.” More than 140 years later, we remain committed to his vision through every aspect of our business and the people we serve starting with those who take our medicines, and extending to health care professionals, employees and the communities in which we live. OUR PURPOSE Lilly unites caring with discovery to create medicines that make life better for people around the world. Three long established core values guide Lilly in all that we do: • Integrity: We conduct our business consistent with all applicable laws and are honest in our dealings with customers, employees, shareholders, partners, suppliers, competitors and the community. • Excellence: We pursue pharmaceutical innovation, provide high quality products and strive to deliver superior business results. • Respect for People: We maintain an environment built on mutual respect, openness and individual integrity. Respect for people includes our concern for all people who touch or are touched by our company: customers, employees, shareholders, partners, suppliers and communities. DAVE RICKS CEO of Eli Lilly and Company FIRM PROFILE Dave Ricks is chairman and chief executive officer of Eli Lilly and Company. He was elected chairman of the company’s board effective June 2017. A 20-year Lilly veteran, Dave served as president of Lilly Bio-Medicines from 2012 to 2016. Previously, he was president of Lilly USA, the company’s largest affiliate, from 2009 to 2012. He served as president and general manager of Lilly China, operating in one of the world’s fastest-growing emerging markets, from 2008 to 2009. And he was general manager of Lilly Canada from2005 to 2008, after roles as director of pharmaceutical marketing and national sales director in that country. Dave joined Lilly in 1996 as a business development associate and held several management roles in U.S. marketing and sales before moving to Lilly Canada. Dave earned a bachelor of science degree from Purdue University in 1990 and a master of business administration degree from Indiana University in 1996. Dave is president of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA). He serves as treasurer on the board of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). Dave is also on the boards of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership and Adobe, and he chairs the Riley Children’s Foundation board of governors. “We maintain an environment built on mutual respect, openness and individual integrity. Respect for people includes our concern for all people who touch or are touched by our company: customers, employees, shareholders, partners, suppliers and communities.”