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GlaxoSmithKline

As the CEO of GlaxoSmithKline , Dame Emma Walmsley DBE presides over one of the largest pharma companies in the world . Her appointment in 2017 made her the first woman to lead a pharmaceutical company ; the following year she replaced 40 % of the leadership team within R & D , a move that was deemed transformative for the company . In 2020 she was appointed Dame of the British Empire ( DBE ) for services to the pharmaceutical industry in the Queen ' s Birthday Honours .

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Elsevier

Bayazit is the CEO of Elsevier , the Dutch analytics company that specialises in science , aiming to find solutions to global health challenges . The company is part of the RELX Group where Bayazit was previously Regional President for Europe ; currently she is chair of the RELX Chief Technology Officer Forum , a team that manages online product development , digital content creation and big data technologies across all RELX businesses . As Co-Chair of Elsevier ' s Inclusion Diversity Advisory Board with Dr . Richard Horton , Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet , she has frequently spoken out against systemic healthcare inequalities and the need for more inclusivity .

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