Dong-A Enrolls GSK Korea General Manager On Board Of Directors; GSK Says Move Will Strengthen Alliance, Not Influence
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
SEOUL - Korea's leading pharma Dong-A Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. placed GlaxoSmithKline PLC's Korea General Manager Kim Jin-ho on its nine-member board of directors in a follow-up action to GSK's acquisition of a 9.9% stake in Dong-A in May 2010
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