Abbott Laboratories
Contents
Background
Abbott Laboratories was founded in 1888 by Chicago physician Dr Wallace Abbott. Abbott's principal businesses are global pharmaceuticals, nutritional and medical products. It describes itself as 'a broad-based health care company that discovers, develops, manufactures and markets products and services that span the continuum of care – from prevention and diagnosis to treatment and cure'[1].
People
Senior management team
In February 2008, Abbott Laboratories reported the following people as their senior management team[2]...
- Miles D White - Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
- Richard W Ashley - Executive Vice President, Corporate Development
- John M Capek - Executive Vice President, Medical Devices
- Thomas C Freyman - Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
- Holger Liepmann - Executive Vice President, Global Nutrition
- Edward L Michael - Executive Vice President, Diagnostics
- Laura J Schumacher - Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
- James L Tyree - Executive Vice President , Pharmaceutical Products Group
- Olivier Bohuon - Senior Vice President, International Operations
- Thomas F Chen - Senior Vice President, Nutrition International Operations
- Edward J Fiorentino - Senior Vice President, Abbott and Executive Vice President, TAP
- Stephen R Fussell - Senior Vice President, Human Resources
- Robert B Hance - Senior Vice President, Diabetes Care Operations
- John C Landgraf - Senior Vice President, Global Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Supply
- Donald V Patton - Senior Vice President, Ross Products
- Mary T Szela - Senior Vice President, Pharmaceutical Operations
Board of Directors
In February 2008 the following were board members:[3]
- Roxanne S Austin - Former President and Chief Operating Officer of DIRECTV Inc.
- William M Daley - Chairman of the Midwest JP Morgan Chase and Co.
- W James Farrell - Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer fo Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW)
- H Laurance Fuller - Retired Co-Chairman of the Board for BP Amoco plc London, United Kingdom
- William A Osborn - Chairman of Northern Trust Corporation The Northern Trust Company
- The Rt. Hon. Lord Owen CH - Chairman of Europe Steel plc London, United Kingdom
- Boone Powell Jr. - Retired Chairman for Baylor Health Care System Dallas, Texas
- W Ann Reynolds - Former President of The University of Alabama
- Roy S Roberts - Managing Director of Reliant Equity Investors Chicago, Illinois
- Samuel C Scott III - Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Corn Products International Inc. Illinois
- William D Smithburg - Retired Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Quaker Oats Co. Chicago, Illinois
- Glenn F Tilton - Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of UAL Corporation and United Air Lines Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of UAL Corporation) Illinois
- Miles D White - Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Abbott Laboratories
Affilliations
In 2008, Abbott Laboratories provided a 'sample' of their partnerships[4] [5] [6]...
- Knoll
- Kos
- Fournier/Solvay
- Maruishi
- Sanofi-Aventis
- Taisho
- Astellas
- MedImmune
- WARF
- Dharmacon
- Enanta
- Genentech
- Perclose Inc.
- MedNova
- JOMED
- Integrated Vascular Solutions Inc.
- Guidant
- ASAHI INTECC Co. Ltd
- Spinal Concepts Inc.
- Spine Next S.A.
- TheraSense
- Celera Diagnostics
- Vysis Inc.
- ZonePerfect Nutrition
- EAS
- Juven
In 2007, Abbott is listed as a member of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations[7]
Science Media Centre donor
Abbott Laboratories provided funding to the Science Media Centre for a total of nine years (2004-2005 & 2007-2013) according to the SMC.[8]
PR, lobbying and market intelligence firms
2015
In 2008 Abbott was a client of:
- Innovex[9]
- Abbott is listed as a client of Business Insights[10]
- Morgan Allen Moore, 2004
- Brevia Consulting in 2013
In 2007 the Centre for Responsive Ethics reported the following firms hired to lobby on behalf of Abbott:[11]...
- Dutko Worldwide - $240,000
- Bockorny Group - $220,000
- Capitol Health Group - $120,000
- Williams & Jensen - $120,000
- Foley Hoag LLP - $60,000
- Alston & Bird - $40,000
- Blank Rome LLP - $20,000
Other agencies hired previous to 2007 (during the period 1999-2006) are reported as...
- B&D Consulting
- Michael Torrey Assoc
- Reed Smith LLP
- Crowell & Moring
- Akin, Gump et al
- Aventor
- Capitol Hill Consulting
- Reed Smith LLP
- Patton Boggs LLP
- Kessler & Assoc
- Quayle & Assoc
- Holland & Knight
- Ungaretti & Harris
- Ropes & Gray
- Fleishman-Hillard Inc
- Bennett, Turner & Coleman
- Parry, Romani et al
Acting on behalf of Abbott subsidiary Ross Products
- DDB Bass & Howes - 2000-2001.
- Olsson, Frank & Weeda - 2002-2007
- Nusgart Consulting - 2004-2007
Government and the corporate purse
The Centre for Responsive Ethics report the following political contributions...
- 2007-2008 $372,100 (33% Democrats, 67% Republicans)[12] -note: figures taken in March 2008, thus are not the final amount.
- 2005-2006 $675,896 (18% Dems, 82% Repubs)[13]
- 2003-2004 $600,479 (17% Dems, 83% Repubs)[14]
- 2001-2002 $673,967 (7% Dems, 93% Repubs)[15]
- 1999-2000 $369,075 (16% Dems, 81% Repubs)[16]
Lobbying expenses are reported as follows[17]...
- 2007 - $2,660,000 (full figures not collated)
- 2006 - $2,260,000
- 2005 - $4,140,000
- 2004 - $4,920,000
- 2003 - $2,100,000
- 2002 - $2,600,000
- 2001 - $3,240,000
- 2000 - $4,940,000
- 1999 - $6,789,000
References
- ↑ Abbott Laboratories Corporate Profile Accessed 5th February 2008
- ↑ Abbott Laboratories Senior Management Team Accessed 5 February 2008
- ↑ Abbott Laboratories Board of Directors Accessed 5 February 2008
- ↑ Abbott Laboratories Our Partnerships - Pharmaceuticals Accessed 5th January 2008
- ↑ Abbott Laboratories Our Partnerships - Medical Products Accessed 5th February 2008
- ↑ Abbott Laboratories Our Partnerships - Nutritional Products Accessed 5th February 2008
- ↑ International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations Members Accessed 11th March 2008
- ↑ Data from Internet Archive holdings of the Science Media Centre website, 2002-2013.
- Oct 2004 http://web.archive.org/web/20041205182639/http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/funding.htm ; and http://web.archive.org/web/20051029205959/http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/funding.htm
- Nov 2005 http://web.archive.org/web/20051227000834/http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/funding.htm
- Feb 2007 http://web.archive.org/web/20070829210611/http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/funding.htm
- Jul 2008 http://web.archive.org/web/20081202143334/http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/pages/about/funding.htm
- May 2009 http://web.archive.org/web/20090830202526/http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/pages/about/funding.htm
- May 2010 http://web.archive.org/web/20100822091312/http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/pages/about/funding.htm
- Jun 2011 http://web.archive.org/web/20110807075127/http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/pages/about/funding.htm
- Aug 2012 http://web.archive.org/web/20120922235445/http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/pages/about/funding.htm
- Aug 2013 Science Media Centre, 'Funding' August 2013 screengrab of http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/about-us/funding/, taken 16 August 2013.
- ↑ Innovex Our Customers Accessed 12th February 2008
- ↑ Business Insights Patient Power: The shift towards more informed, more powerful consumers of drugs Accessed 5th February 2008
- ↑ The Centre for Responsive Ethics Lobbying/Abbott Laboratories Accessed 11 March 2008
- ↑ The Centre for Responsive EthicsPharmaceuticals/Health Products:Top Contributors to Federal Candidates and Parties Accessed 11th March 2008
- ↑ The Centre for Responsive Ethics Pharmaceuticals/Health Products:Top Contributors to Federal Candidates and Parties Accessed 11th March 2008
- ↑ The Centre for Responsive Ethics Pharmaceuticals/Health Products:Top Contributors to Federal Candidates and Parties Accessed 11th March 2008
- ↑ The Centre for Responsive Ethics Pharmaceuticals/Health Products:Top Contributors to Federal Candidates and Parties Accessed 11th March 2008
- ↑ The Centre for Responsive Ethics Pharmaceuticals/Health Products:Top Contributors to Federal Candidates and Parties Accessed 11th March 2008
- ↑ The Centre for Responsive Ethics Lobbying/Abbott Laboratories Accessed 11th March 2008
