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ELI LILLY & Co
LLY
Healthcare
NYQ
$820.1B
LLY SEC filings last scanned 13 May 2026, 22:29 UTC
CEO Timeline
David A. Ricks
Current
Jan 2017 — Present
(9y 4mo)
David A. Ricks was appointed president and chief executive officer of Eli Lilly and Company, effective January 1, 2017, succeeding John Lechleiter.
1 source filing — click to expand
John C. Lechleiter
Apr 2008 — Dec 2016
(8y 8mo)
John C. Lechleiter was appointed President and CEO of Eli Lilly, effective April 1, 2008, succeeding Sidney Taurel.
planned retirement
6 source filings — click to expand
Sidney Taurel
Since at least Mar 2005 — Mar 2008
(3y)
planned retirement
4 source filings — click to expand