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After submitting your request, you will receive an activation email to the requested email address. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. [9] Early life and education [ edit] James C. Smith was born in 1959 [1] in Carlisle, Kentucky, where he spent his youth. The WEF and its partners are part of a global agenda called The Great Reset that used the COVID pandemic to call for a reset of the global economy and a complete overhaul of the global populations way of life. [10][9], He lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada[16][17] with his wife Pam Kushmerick. Contact Our Directors You may communicate with any of our directors, including the Lead Independent Director, by writing to them c/o Margaret M. Madden, Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary, Chief Governance Counsel at Pfizer Inc., 235 East 42nd Street, New York, New York 10017. Meet Pfizer's Board Members | Pfizer Contact Us Our Board Members Meet the diverse group of people responsible for steering and shaping the future of our organization. According to Smiths LinkedIn profile, while serving on the boards of Pfizer and Thomson Reuters Foundation, he also sits on the board of the WEFs Partnering Against Corruption Initiative, and is a member of the WEFs International Business Council. #dontshootthemessenger. Miss a day, miss a lot. Download the Corporate Governance Principles and meet the current committees. The Audit Committee represents and assists the Pfizer Board with the oversight of the integrity of the Company's financial statements and internal controls, the Company's compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, the independent auditor's qualifications and independence, the performance of the Company's internal audit function, and the independent auditor. This webcast may contain forward-looking statements about, among other things, our anticipated operating and financial performance, reorganizations, business plans and prospects; expectations for our product pipeline, in-line products and product candidates, including anticipated regulatory submissions, data read-outs, study starts, approvals, clinical trial results and other developing data that become available, revenue contribution, growth, performance, timing of exclusivity and potential benefits; strategic reviews; capital allocation objectives; dividends and share repurchases; plans for and prospects of our acquisitions, dispositions and other business development activities, and our ability to successfully capitalize on these opportunities; manufacturing and product supply; our efforts to respond to COVID-19, including the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and our investigational protease inhibitor; and our expectations regarding the impact of COVID-19 on our business that involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. You must click the activation link in order to complete your subscription. By Maggie Fick. The Executive Committee performs the duties and exercises the powers delegated to it by the Board of Directors. According to his biography on the NIAID website, he also serves on the editorial board of many scientific journals ( here ). of CA, #Reuters, #cocacola, Goldman Sachs, etc. Pfizer Inc. has announced the election of James C. Smith to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Shu said Seagen was poised to grow in the next decade and has "a perfect profile for a takeout target," which could work well for Pfizer that expects to lose $17 billion in annual sales by 2030 due to patent expirations for top drugs, and as demand for its COVID products begins to decline. This webcast may contain forward-looking statements about, among other things, our anticipated operating and financial performance, reorganizations, business plans and prospects; expectations for our product pipeline, in-line products and product candidates, including anticipated regulatory submissions, data read-outs, study starts, approvals, clinical trial results and other developing data that become available, revenue contribution, growth, performance, timing of exclusivity and potential benefits; strategic reviews; capital allocation objectives; dividends and share repurchases; plans for and prospects of our acquisitions, dispositions and other business development activities, and our ability to successfully capitalize on these opportunities; manufacturing and product supply; our efforts to respond to COVID-19, including the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and our investigational protease inhibitor; and our expectations regarding the impact of COVID-19 on our business that involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Involved with initiatives such as the international business council of the World Economic Forum, he is also on the board of Pfizer. What do you think? This informationincluding product informationis intended only for residents of the United States. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. (Reporting by Bhanvi Satija, Manas Mishra and Rahat Sandhu in Bengaluru; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee, Shailesh Kuber and Shinjini Ganguli). Instead, when explaining its new mission, the worlds largest multimedia news provider reported its initiative was an extension of its current long and trusted history of media verification efforts. The news raises serious conflict of interest concerns as corporate media . A new report reveals that James C. Smith, the chairman and former Chief Executive Officer of Big Media giant Reuters is in fact a top investor and board member for Big Pharmas Pfizer, arguably the biggest COVID vaccine producer in the world today. At Pfizer, we promise to treat your data with respect and will not share your information with any third party. [1] He started his career as a journalist and editor,[2] joined Thomson Newspapers in 1987[3] and subsequently held management positions such as head of Thomson Newspapers in North America[4] and chief operating officer (COO) of the Thomson Corporation. Download the Corporate Governance Principles and meet the current committees. The tweet reads: Its been proven that COVID was made in lab. The board plays a vital oversight role, which fosters shareholder value and affects stakeholder confidence, through discussions with senior leaders and external advisers covering a wide range of matters including strategy, financial performance, compliance, and public policy. WEF also partners with TPG, a leading global investment firm; Neilson, an information, data and measurement firm; McKinsey and Company, a partner of the global, information and technology practice; and the Blackstone Group. "[1], After the company sold its newspaper business in 2000, Smith moved to the Thomson Corporation's[4] professional publishing side. Pfizer's Board of Directors implement policies to ensure ethical conduct for members of the leadership team. Dec 8, 2021 from Christianity Daily: A new report reveals that James C. Smith, the chairman and former Chief Executive Officer of Big Media giant Reuters is in fact a top investor and board member for Big Pharma's Pfizer, arguably the biggest COVID vaccine producer in the world today. Jim Smith represents Reuters as the company's Chief Executive Officer. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you . Director of Thomson Reuters from 2012 until 2020. Sorry, you need to enable JavaScript to visit this website. Mr. Jim Smith represents Reuters as the companys Chief Executive Officer. The company was founded by Charles Pfizer Sr. and Charles Erhart in 1849 and is headquartered in New York, NY. (Reuters) -Pfizer Inc is in early-stage talks to acquire cancer drugmaker Seagen Inc in what could be a multi-billion dollar deal, the Wall Street . This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. To opt-in for investor email alerts, please enter your email address in the field below and select at least one alert option. The panel voted 10 to 2 in favor of GSK's vaccine safety when administered to adults aged 60 years and older for the prevention of lower respiratory tract disease . As explained by Reuters here , the origins of SARS-CoV-2 remain contested among experts. Then his career took an unexpected turn. Reuters publishes its fact-checking commentary online in a format designed to resemble new stories, which turn up in online searches. With areference page on the wider newsgathering process that no longer exists, Reuters fails to provide any definitive standards for how information comes to be labeled as misinformation. Likewise, the $1.53 billion publicly-traded company does not disclose the qualifications of the fact-checking individuals tasked with deciding what information is fact and what is deceiving misinformation., Thomson-Reuters Fact-Checkers Financially Tied to Pfizer, In its Trust Principles, news organization, pledges its obligation and commitment to supply unbiased and reliable news services to the many outlets it serves. document.getElementById( "ak_js_6" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Children's Health Defense is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. How is this in the publics best interest? Malone asked. The Merck-Seagen deal reportedly failed over concerns that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) would launch an antitrust investigation, but analysts said the Pfizer combination was not raising any red flags. The Reuters Factchecking operation operates as an element of the BBC-led "Trusted News Initiative", and Reuters has ties to Pfizer (via board of directors appointments), Twitter (which recently deplatformed Dr. Robert Malone) and has other demonstrable conflicts of interest. Connecting the dots between Pfizer, Reuters and the WEF. Yet also according to the WEF website, its partners include: Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, Facebook, Google, Amazon, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and news organizations like TIME, Bloomberg and The New York Times. WEF has been criticized over the past year for praising COVID lockdownsfor "quietly improving cities around the world" by decreasing noise and air pollution in cities around the world. Reuters is now in the business of fact-checking Facebook and Twitter posts about COVID vaccines despite having ties to Pfizer, World Economic Forum and Trusted News Initiative. But as Malone pointed out, Reuters fact-checking initiative regularly fact-checks content pertaining to COVID vaccines including Pfizers vaccine even though Smith sits on Pfizers board while also serving as chairman of the Thomson Reuters Foundation. Kemp Touts GA as Nations Congressional Report: FDA Inappropriately Collaborated with Biogen. Leave them kids alone, sang Pink Floyd in 1979. A chaplain preaching freedom of conscience. Director of Refinitiv, a privately-held global provider of financial market data and infrastructure until its acquisition by the London Stock Exchange Group in January 2021. Its not just the Trusted News Initiative. By STEVE STECKLOW and ANDREW . 92.222.10.62 Director of Refinitiv, a privately-held global provider of financial market data and infrastructure until its acquisition by the London Stock Exchange Group in January 2021. Pfizer, Inc. the world's leading pharmaceutical group. Pfizer assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements contained in the webcast as the result of new information or future events or developments. Donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law. (WEF) Partnering Against Corruption Initiative and the Forums International Business Council. Thats what gets you kicked out of school in Tory Britain. Smith also oversaw legal, tax and accounting, and intellectual property and science businesses when he served as the CEO of Reuters' professional division. Shareholder input helps us to continue to drive innovations in policies and disclosures on corporate political activities and other key governance areas. Dr. Robert Malone, a physician and inventor of mRNA vaccines and RNA drugs, said he thinks anyone reading Reuters fact check articles about COVID-related content should know about, as Malone says, the obvious conflicts of interest. TNI partners will alert each other to disinformation which poses an immediate threat to life so content can be reviewed promptly by platforms, whilst publishers ensure they dont unwittingly republish dangerous falsehoods.. Performance & security by Cloudflare. Its not just the Trusted News Initiative. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. He co-founded a successful biotech. Promoters of The Great Reset frame the plan as sustainable development and stakeholder capitalism, but critics of the plan say it seeks to monitor and control the world through digital surveillance, is opposed to capitalism and free enterprise, and wants to replace free society with technocracy. Reuters found no evidence to support the claim that Fauci is involved with Pfizer ( here ). But who fact checks the fact checkers? The allegation was tweeted on July 22 by Jonathan Feliciano, guard for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL) (see archived version: here ) and has since been deleted. He is also a Director of Pfizer, Inc., serving on the companys Board since 2014. The move fell in line with a. Smith currently serves as the chairman of the London-based charity Thomson Reuters Foundation, which is known for publishing news and information for billions of its readers. He is also a Director of Pfizer, Inc., serving on the company's Board since 2014. In its Trust Principles, news organization Thomson Reuters pledges its obligation and commitment to supply unbiased and reliable news services to the many outlets it serves. It is essential that we practice responsible business principles, and continue to demonstrate our commitment to excellence to sustain value for our investors and stakeholders. At the FDA, Gottlieb. In an interview last August with the Defender, Dr. Malone talked about the thought process behind his Twitter and LinkedIn posts about Reuters and its conflicts of interest. If you experience any issues with this process, please contact us for further assistance. Ladies and gentlemen, I am not quite sure how much clearer this corruption can get. Chair of our Compensation Committee and Member of our Audit Committee. In addition to the conflicts of interest Malone identified in his Twitter and LinkedIn posts, Malone said its the lack of transparency whether on the part of Reuters, Facebook or TNI around who defines misinformation, based on what criteria, that is concerning to him. Last regarding the Trusted News Initiative and censorship of information regarding COVID vaccine safety, please be aware of the link between Pfizer and Reuters. Although the TNI press release did offer what it called examples of anti-vaccine disinformation, it did not provide a comprehensive list of criteria for how it would define misinformation. Facebook posts with screenshots of it can be seen here , here . Read more about our work to fact-check social media posts here . If you experience any issues with this process, please contact us for further assistance. Its mission is to end childhood health epidemics by working aggressively to eliminate harmful exposures, hold those responsible accountable, and to establish safeguards to prevent future harm. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo. Thomson Reuters current president, CEO and director, Steve Hasker, served as senior adviser to TPG Capital; CEO of CAA Global, a TPG Capital portfolio company; global president and CEO of Nielsen; and spent more than a decade with McKinsey. You must click the activation link in order to complete your subscription. Member of the Board of Trustees of the Brookings Institution. Examples include widely shared memes which link falsehoods about vaccines to freedom and individual liberties. CHD is planning many strategies, including legal, in an effort to defend the health of our children and obtain justice for those already injured. As part of the transaction, Thomson Reuters sold a 55% majority stake in its financial and risk business one of the worlds largest providers of financial markets data and infrastructure to private equity funds managed by Blackstone, valuing the business at $20 billion. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are as essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Pfizer and GSK are running a tight race to tap into the RSV vaccine market, which is estimated to be over $5 billion and could exceed $10 billion by 2030, according to analysts. Net sales break down by family of products as follows: - vaccines (52.4%); - drugs for the treatment of cancer (15.2%); - cardiovascular, metabolic and analgesic drugs (11.5%); - injectable, anti-infectives drugs and active pharmaceutical ingredients (9%); A new report reveals that James C. 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