NEWSMAKER-Breaking the mould: GSK picks Big Pharma's first female CEO


LONDON, Sept 20 Emma Walmsley, GlaxoSmithKline's incoming CEO, breaks the mould as the first woman to lead a top global drugmaker and stands out among Big Pharma bosses as a consumer brands guru rather than a prescription medicines expert. But after six years at Britain's biggest drugmaker she is a confirmed GSK insider, which will disappoint those investors who had been hoping for a new broom from outside the company.



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