gsk201410036k3.htm
FORM 6-K
 
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C. 20549
 
 
Report of Foreign Issuer
 
 
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
 
 
For period ending October 2014
 
GlaxoSmithKline plc
(Name of registrant)


 
 
980 Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex, TW8 9GS
(Address of principal executive offices)


 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or
will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F


 
 
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information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.


 
 
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Issued: Friday 3 October 2014, London UK - LSE Announcement
 
GSK appoints Mr Urs Rohner to its Board as a
Non-Executive Director
 
 
GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE: GSK) today announced the appointment of Mr Urs Rohner to its Board as a Non-Executive Director, effective 1 January 2015. On appointment, Mr Rohner will also become a member of GSK's Remuneration Committee.
 
Mr Rohner is currently Chairman of Credit Suisse Group AG, one of the world's leading financial services companies.
 
Commenting on the appointment, Sir Christopher Gent, Chairman of GSK, said:
"I am delighted to welcome Urs to the Board. His broad business background and extensive senior-level experience at multinational companies makes him a great addition to GSK."
 
Mr Rohner was appointed Chairman of Credit Suisse in 2011 following a number of senior positions at the company including General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer. Before joining Credit Suisse in 2004, he was Chief Executive Officer and Chairman for four years at ProSiebenSat.1 Group, one of the largest independent media corporations in Europe. This followed a number of years in private practice at major law firms in Switzerland and the USA.
 
 
Victoria Whyte
Company Secretary
 
3 October 2014
 
 
Notes
 
 1.
As Non-Executive Director of GSK, Mr Rohner will receive standard annual fees of £85,000 per annum. As for all GSK Non-Executive Directors, in order to enhance the link between directors and shareholders, at least 25% of his fees will be paid in the form of Ordinary Shares and allocated to a share account, and he will be able to invest part or all of the balance of his fees into the same share account.
 
 2.
The Board has determined that Mr Rohner will be an independent Non-Executive Director, in accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code.
 
 3.
With effect from 1st January 2015, the composition of the Board of GlaxoSmithKline plc will be as follows:
 
Sir Christopher Gent
Non-Executive Chairman
Sir Philip Hampton
Non-Executive Director and Chairman Designate
Sir Andrew Witty
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Simon Dingemans
Chief Financial Officer
Dr Moncef Slaoui
Chairman, Global R&D and Vaccines
Professor Sir Roy Anderson
Independent Non-Executive Director
Dr Stephanie Burns
Independent Non-Executive Director
Ms Stacey Cartwright
Independent Non-Executive Director
Ms Lynn Elsenhans
Independent Non-Executive Director
Ms Judy Lewent
Independent Non-Executive Director
Sir Deryck Maughan
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Dr Daniel Podolsky
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Tom de Swaan
Independent Non-Executive Director
Ms Jing Ulrich
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Hans Wijers
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Urs Rohner
Independent Non-Executive Director

 
GlaxoSmithKline - one of the world's leading research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies - is committed to improving the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer. For further information please visit www.gsk.com
 
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Cautionary statement regarding forward-looking statements
GSK cautions investors that any forward-looking statements or projections made by GSK, including those made in this announcement, are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Such factors include, but are not limited to, those described under Item 3.D 'Risk factors' in the company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for 2013.
 
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SIGNATURES
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.



 
 
GlaxoSmithKline plc
(Registrant)


Date: October 03, 2014 
 
 
By: VICTORIA WHYTE
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Victoria Whyte
Authorised Signatory for and on
behalf of GlaxoSmithKline plc