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Richard D. Pilnik was named Group Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Lilly in May 2006. He is also a member of the company's operations committee and senior management council. He had been president of Europe, Middle East, and Africa operations since December 2000.
A native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Pilnik received a bachelor's degree in economics from Duke University in 1979 and a master of business administration degree in marketing and strategic planning from Northwestern University in 1983.
Before joining Lilly in 1983, Pilnik was Latin American regional manager for American Hospital Supply Corporation. His first positions at Lilly were staff associate roles in various U.S. locations.
In 1985, he became manager of pharmaceutical sales in Atlanta, Ga. The next year, he moved to Caracas, Venezuela, as director of pharmaceutical sales and marketing. In 1988, he took the same position in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and in 1991, in Europe, headquartered in London, he became the marketing director for Europe, Middle East and Africa. In 1993, he became the general manager of the company's Mexican affiliate. He was named director of Latin America in 1995, and in 1997, he became area director of Latin America and Canada. He was named vice president of global marketing in May 1998.
Pilnik is on the board of the Duke University Fuqua School of Business, BCIU (Business Council for International Understanding in Washington, D.C.), the Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers Association European Regional Council, and the European Pharmaceutical Industry Association (EFPIA). | 