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Sidney Taurel

American businessman

Sidney Taurel (born February 9, 1949) is a Spanish-born American businessman. He is the chairman of Pearson plc and chairman emeritus of Eli Lilly and Company, where he had a 37-year career and was chairman and chief executive officer from 1998 to 2008.2

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Born Feb 9, 1949.1

About

He became chairman of Pearson in January 2016. He is a director of IBM and advises Almirall S.A. on corporate strategy.

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Companies

Holdings

Stock this person has reported owning, from the forms officers and directors file with the SEC. See the biggest insider stakes.

Shares held

As of each latest filing. The line shows shares held over time.

Recent filings

  • Oct 27, 2020Bought 5,000 shares at $110.75 of IBM17
  • Oct 31, 2018Bought 600 shares at $115.02 of IBM19
  • Oct 31, 2018Bought 3,211 shares at $115.02 of IBM19
  • Oct 31, 2018Bought 500 shares at $115.02 of IBM19
  • Feb 11, 2016Exercised options 4,000 shares at $82.70 of IBM20
  • Feb 6, 2015Sold 1,416 shares at $156.48 of IBM21
  • Feb 6, 2015Sold 100 shares at $156.47 of IBM21
  • Feb 6, 2015Exercised options 4,000 shares at $76.48 of IBM21
  • Feb 13, 2014Sold 800 shares at $182.24 of IBM22
  • Feb 13, 2014Sold 1,160 shares at $182.24 of IBM22
  • Feb 13, 2014Exercised options 4,000 shares at $88.60 of IBM22
  • Feb 20, 2013Sold 700 shares at $200.35 of IBM23
  • Feb 20, 2013Sold 1,010 shares at $200.35 of IBM23
  • Feb 20, 2013Exercised options 4,000 shares at $85.35 of IBM23
  • Feb 7, 2012Sold 200 shares at $193.73 of IBM24
  • Feb 7, 2012Sold 1,525 shares at $193.72 of IBM24
  • Feb 7, 2012Exercised options 4,000 shares at $83.16 of IBM24
  • Feb 15, 2011Sold 2,867 shares at $163.22 of IBM25
  • Feb 15, 2011Exercised options 4,000 shares at $116.78 of IBM25
  • Dec 31, 2008Shares withheld for tax 38,980 shares at $39.67 of Eli Lilly and Company16
  • Dec 31, 2008Shares withheld for tax 41,501 shares at $39.67 of Eli Lilly and Company26
  • May 30, 2008Gift 105 shares of Eli Lilly and Company16
  • Feb 12, 2008Gift 2,760 shares of Eli Lilly and Company16
  • Feb 1, 2008Shares withheld for tax 37,949 shares at $51.52 of Eli Lilly and Company27
  • Jan 25, 2008Granted 100,000 shares at $50.74 of Eli Lilly and Company28

Trade performance

DateStockTradeValueReturn sinceVs S&P sinceVs S&P, 1 year
Oct 27, 2020IBMBuy$553.7K+121.5%−6.7%−21.0%

Returns are price-only (no dividends), measured from the trade date.

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedColumbia Business School3
  • Date not recordedHEC Paris3

Taurel was born a Spanish national in Casablanca, French Morocco, on February 9, 1949. He received his primary and secondary education in Casablanca. In 1969, he graduated from École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Paris. In 1971, he received an MBA from Columbia Business School. He later received a doctorate in human letters honoris causa from Indiana University.

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Career

Occupation: businessperson.6

In 1971, Taurel joined Eli Lilly and Company's subsidiary Eli Lilly International Corporation as a marketing associate. After sales and marketing assignments in Indianapolis, São Paulo, and Paris, he became general manager of the company's affiliate in Brazil in 1981 and was appointed to the London-based position of vice president of Lilly European operations in 1983. He was named executive vice president of Eli Lilly and Company and president of its pharmaceutical division in 1993. Three years later, he was promoted to president and chief operating officer.

As chairman and CEO from 1998 to 2008, Taurel led the company's efforts to successfully tackle the challenge of the patent loss of its main product Prozac while remaining independent; he drove a deeper globalization of the company, significantly increased its commitment to research and development and partnering, and oversaw the successful launches of a dozen new products, roughly doubling the company's sales. He spoke often on behalf of the pharmaceutical industry, as chairman of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America from 1998 to 1999.

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Personal life

  • CitizenshipSpain, United States7

In 1977, Taurel married Kathryn H Fleischmann from São Paulo, Brazil. They had three children, Alex (born in Paris in 1979), Patrick (born in 1982 in São Paulo), and Olivia (born in 1988 in Indianapolis). They became American citizens in 1995. His wife Kathryn died in 2014.

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Awards

  • 2007Great Immigrants Award8 9

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