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AstraZeneca slumps on report CEO is heading to Teva

Published Thu, Jul 13, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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    SHARES in AstraZeneca fell more than 5 per cent on Thursday after the company declined to deny a media report that chief executive Pascal Soriot was about to defect to Israel-based Teva Pharmaceutical Industries.

    Mr Soriot, who has led the Anglo- Swedish company since 2012, met Teva's search committee and its chairman to express his agreement to serve as its next CEO, the Calcalist financial news website said late on Wednesday.

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