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Anthony J. Murphy Ph.D. became senior vice president of human resources for Lilly in June 2005. He is a member of the company's policy and strategy committee and the senior management council. He had been executive director of human resources-global leadership development and learning for Lilly since November 2003. His previous role was executive director of human resources European operations and Japan from 1999 to 2003.
Born in Cardiff Wales United Kingdom Murphy received a bachelor's degree in psychology from University College Dublin in 1970 and a doctorate in psychology from the University of Wales in 1975.
Murphy joined Lilly in 1980 as a personnel representative in the United Kingdom. Prior to that he had lectured in industrial relations and worked as a consultant and researcher at the University of Bath England. In 1981 he became personnel administration manager at Basingstoke. He was named group manager administration at Erl Wood in 1984. In 1985 he was promoted to administration services director at Erl Wood. Murphy moved to Indianapolis in 1986 as a personnel adviser. He became hospital sales personnel manager in Indianapolis in 1987 and was named marketing personnel director at Basingstoke in 1988. He was appointed personnel director of manufacturing sales and marketing at Basingstoke in 1989. He was named to personnel director (Europe) based in London in 1991. He was promoted in 1994 to executive director of human resources EMA and became executive director of human resources intercontinental/ Japan operations in 1997.
Murphy is a fellow of the Institute of Personnel and Development (U.K.) and a Chartered Psychologist. | 