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...success is especially significant considering that he had no experience in the pharmaceutical industry before becoming Merck's chief executive. Gilmartin's previous position was head of medical device manufacturer Becton-Dickinson and Company, which he joined in 1976 after serving as their strategic management consultant...
Gilmartin says Becton's market underwent a revolution similar to the one facing drug companies today. With the advent of managed care, drug companies now face powerful buyers and little pricing flexibility amid intense competition, characteristics paralleling that of the medical device market a decade...
...tests in 1952 and 1953 to record radiation levels. He later went to the White House, serving in the Office of Emergency Preparedness. Now 69, Gallagher is described as a superpatriot and a student of such dire scenarios as the postattack consequences of nuclear, biological and chemical warfare. Says Becton: "He's a solid citizen, a guy who has dedicated his entire life to this, and I suspect he won't leave until he has to be carried out in a box." Gallagher declined to be interviewed...
...government departments and agencies -- about where they should assemble to be taken out of harm's way. Most among the leadership carry special identification cards designating them as evacuees, and have already been briefed as to where they would go if there were an emergency, according to Becton. "The emergency instructions tell them what to do and where...
...world may ultimately redefine the role of Mount Weather. "But public policy rarely closely follows current events," he says. "It's too soon. We're less than a few months into the new world. It's going to take some time before that's fully assessed." Says Becton: "We are no longer faced with a bolt out of the blue from Russia, but no one has the assurance that someone else won't pop up in the next five or 10 years and take on that threatening role...