COMPANY

Founded 1981 by William Rutter, Edward Penhoet, and Pablo Valenzuela. Acquired by Novartis in 2006.

Official Website:
http://www.chiron.com/

Industry:
Pharmaceutical

Corporate headquarters:
Emeryville, CA

Sales:
$1.9B (2005)

Employees:
5400

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Vaughn D. Bryson	Business	c. 1938		CEO of Eli Lilly, 1991-93
Lewis W. Coleman	Business	c. 1943		President, Dreamworks Animation SKG
Charles Crocker	Business	c. 1939		Crocker Capital
J. Richard Fredericks	Business	1945		US Ambassador to Switzerland, 1999-2001
Denise M. O'Leary	Business	c. 1957		Former Partner, Menlo Ventures
Jack W. Schuler	Business	c. 1941		President of Abbot Laboratories, 1987-89

EXTRANEOUS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Sidney Altman	Chemist	7-May-1939		Proved enzyme role of RNA

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