Deirdre Connelly is president U.S. Operations for pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly. Appointed president in June 2005, she is also senior vice president of human resources for the company and is a member of the operations committee and senior management council. Previously before her appointment as president, she had been vice president of human resources for pharmaceutical operations since May 2004. One of the worlds largest corporations, Eli Lilly and Company NYSE: LLY is a global pharmaceutical company. ... Human resources has at least two meanings depending on context. ...

Deirdre Connelly

Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Connelly received a bachelor's degree in economics and marketing from Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. She graduated from the Harvard University's Advanced Management Program in 2000. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... For other meanings of Lycoming, please see Lycoming (disambiguation). ... Map of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania highlighting Williamsport Williamsport is a city located in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. ... Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 160 miles (255 km)  - Length 280 miles (455 km)  - % water 2. ... Harvard redirects here. ...

Connelly joined Lilly in 1983 as a sales representative. In 1984, she moved to San Juan as a marketing associate. In 1989, she joined the international management development program at Lilly Corporate Center and later became a sales supervisor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1990, she returned to San Juan as a diabetes product manager. In 1991, Connelly was named national sales manager for the Puerto Rico affiliate and, in 1992, she was named marketing and sales director for Puerto Rico. In 1993, she became director of sales and marketing for the Caribbean Basin Region, including Central America, Puerto Rico, and Caribbean Island countries. She was promoted to general manager for Eli Lilly Puerto Rico, S.A., in 1995. Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 160 miles (255 km)  - Length 280 miles (455 km)  - % water 2. ... Map of Central America Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. ...

Connelly returned to the company's Indianapolis headquarters in 1997. From 1997 to 2001, she held the positions of regional sales director, executive director of global marketing for Evista, and team leader for the product team and was promoted to leader of the woman’s health business unit in the U.S. affiliate. In 2003, she became executive director of human resources for the U.S. affiliate. The Indianapolis skyline Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Raloxifene - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...

In October 2006, Connelly was named one of the 50 most powerful women in business by Fortune Magazine. [1] The 2004 Fortune 500 issue The magazine Fortune was founded by Time Magazine co-founder Henry Luce in 1930 at the outset of the Great Depression. ...

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• Official biography
• Forbes Magazine Profile