Keynote

CHRISTINE A. POON

Alpha Kappa Psi is proud to introduce Ms. Christine Poon of Johnson & Johnson, Co. as the Corporate Benefit's 2009 Keynote Speaker.

Christine Poon is Vice Chairman of Johnson & Johnson, and a member of the Office of the Chairman. She serves as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors and the Executive Committee and has direct responsibility for the Pharmaceuticals Group.

Ms. Poon began her career with Johnson & Johnson in November, 2000, as Company Group Chairman, Pharmaceuticals. In August, 2001, she was promoted to the Executive Committee and named Worldwide Chairman, Pharmaceuticals. Ms. Poon was appointed Worldwide Chairman, Medicines & Nutritionals, in October 2003. She was named a Vice Chairman of the Board in January 2005 and was elected to the Johnson & Johnson Board of Directors in April, 2005. From January to December of 2007, she also had responsibility for the Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation, the Corporate Office of Science and Technology, the Corporate Office of Information Management, Worldwide Procurement and Worldwide Operations.

Prior to joining Johnson & Johnson, Ms. Poon spent 15 years at Bristol-Myers Squibb where her most recent position was President of International Medicines. Her career at Bristol-Myers Squibb included marketing and strategic planning positions. In 1990 she was named Vice President, Cardiovascular Strategic Product Planning, and she became Vice President and General Manager of Squibb Diagnostics in 1992. In 1994 she was named President and General Manager of the Canadian operation. She was named Vice President, then Senior Vice President for Canada and the Latin America Pharmaceutical Operations, and from 1997-1998 she was President of Medical Devices.

Ms. Poon is on the Board of Directors of Prudential Financial, Inc., in Newark, NJ, and the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, PA. She is a past member of the Board of Trustees of the NJ Institute of Technology. In 2004 she was named Woman of the Year by the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association and in November 2005 was named Business Leader of the Future by CNBC/Wall Street Journal. She was named to Fortune Magazine’s list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business for 2006 and 2007.

Born in Brentwood, Missouri, Ms. Poon received a bachelor's degree in biology from Northwestern University, a master's degree in biology/biochemistry from St. Louis University and an M.B.A. in finance from Boston University.

Ms. Poon is married and resides in Princeton, NJ.

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