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William Weldon States Importance of Communicating With Employees

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  • Date Added : 11/13/2008
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William Weldon

  • CEO and Chairman, Johnson & Johnson (J&J)
  • male
  • Caucasian
  • 1948 (Age: 76 years old)
  • William Weldon - CEO - Johnson & Johnson
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William Weldon is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Johnson & Johnson and is the sixth Chairman in Johnson & Johnson's over one-hundred year history.

Weldon joined J&J as a sales representative for the McNeil Pharameutical division in 1971 and eventually became the head of J&J's Ethicon Endo-Surgery business in 1992. He became the head of J&J's pharmaceutical operations in 1998 and then became J&J's CEO in 2002. As CEO, Weldon engineered some of the largest acquisitions in J&J's history including the purchase of ALZA and Pfizer's consumer-health product line.

William Weldon received a BA in Biology from Quinnipiac University.

Communication to me is the most difficult thing that can be done in any organization. I used the trips that we made around the world, the three of us, where we go out and talk to employees, and what we've been trying to do is help people understand that we're here having...and it truly is an unplug...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).

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Video 1 of 16 William Weldon Discusses Background of Johnson and Johnson
  • William Weldon - CEO - Johnson & Johnson
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Video 2 of 16 William Weldon States Johnson and Johnson Organization Has Three Businesses: Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices and Consumer Goods
  • William Weldon - CEO - Johnson & Johnson
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Video 3 of 16 William Weldon Discusses The Johnson and Johnson Credo
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Video 4 of 16 William Weldon States Johnson and Johnson Focuses On Managing For The Long Term
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Video 5 of 16 William Weldon States Importance of People Within The Johnson and Johnson Organization
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Video 6 of 16 William Weldon Discusses Work In Personalized Medicine
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Video 7 of 16 William Weldon Discusses Importance of Developing Leadership and Talent
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Video 8 of 16 William Weldon States Leadership Is About Setting The Example
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Video 9 of 16 William Weldon States Importance of Communicating With Employees
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Video 10 of 16 William Weldon Shares Thoughts On Healthcare and Government Involvement
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Video 11 of 16 William Weldon Discusses Differences In Pharmaceutical and Consumer Businesses
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Video 12 of 16 William Weldon Shares Thoughts On Process of Integrating Acquisitions
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Video 13 of 16 William Weldon Shares Thoughts on Shareholder Support
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Video 14 of 16 William Weldon Discusses Considerations In An International Marketplace
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Video 15 of 16 William Weldon States Credo Guides Organization's Culture
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Video 16 of 16 William Weldon Discusses Organization's and Employees Commitment To Philanthropy
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