Lori J. Smith

Biography

    Ms. Smith’s career has been focused in the human resources space across the pharmaceutical industry. She most recently served as an independent business consultant.From 1999 to 2007, Ms. Smith held a number of senior management positions at Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, including: Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration; Vice President, Human Resources and Administration; and Director, Human Resources.Prior to Takeda, Ms. Smith served as Director of Human Resources across several functions at Abbott Laboratories, and has served as the Vice President of Human Resources at Gateway, the third largest PC company in the U.S. at the time.Ms. Smith earned a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin.  

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