Marc Dunoyer appointed chief financial officer of AstraZeneca

31 October 2013

Anglo-Swedish drug major AstraZeneca (LSE: AZN) today announced that Marc Dunoyer has been appointed chief financial officer and will join the company board as an executive director, effective tomorrow.

He succeeds Simon Lowth who leaves AstraZeneca today, as previously announced.

Mr Dunoyer (pictured), currently executive vice president, global portfolio and product strategy, joined AstraZeneca from UK pharma major GlaxoSmithKline (LSE: GSK) in June. He will report to chief executive Pascal Soriot and remain a member of the senior executive team.

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