Pharmaceutical The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), which represents the research-based industry in Europe, has named Andrew Witty as its new president. Mr Witty, who is chief executive of UK-based drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline, officially took up this post on January 1, succeeding outgoing president Arthur Higgins, CEO of Bayer HealthCare, a position he is also relinquishing for personal reasons. 5 January 2010