Court papers outline an angry showdown between Pascal Soriot and a departing Luke Miels
Pascal Soriot has known and worked with Luke Miels for more than a decade. He mentored Miels at Aventis, recruited him to Roche and then wooed him on to AstraZeneca after taking the helm 5 years ago. But when GSK offered him a new job as pharma chief, the gloves came off.
According to a report in The Sunday Times, Soriot took offense when Miels told him about his new job. Miels could go anywhere, he reportedly told him, except to his UK rivals at GSK. And he allegedly angrily reminded Miels that AstraZeneca had sponsored the work visa he needed to live in the UK.
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