Viehbacher to Replace Le Fur as Sanofi-Aventis (France) CEO

September 10, 2008 |

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PARIS/LONDON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis on Wednesday named GlaxoSmithKline executive Chris Viehbacher as its new CEO, ousting former research head Gerard Le Fur after less than two years in the job.

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