Robert B. Shapiro, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Robert B. Shapiro

American businessman

Date of Birth: 04-Aug-1938

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Profession: lawyer, businessperson

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Robert B. Shapiro

  • Robert B.
  • Shapiro (born August 4, 1938 in New York City) is a businessman and attorney who has worked extensively with the biochemical corporations G.
  • D.
  • Searle & Company and Monsanto.
  • Before working in this sector he was Vice-President and legal counsel at General Instrument from 1972 to 1979.
  • His father, Moses, was Chairman of this company from 1969 to 1975.From 1979 he worked as attorney for the Illinois-based G.
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  • Searle.
  • In 1982 he became CEO and Chairman of the NutraSweet subsidiary.
  • The FDA approved aspartame's use in soft drinks in November 1983, and Pepsi was among the first brands to deploy the product on a large scale in the United States. When G.
  • D.
  • Searle was acquired by Monsanto in 1985, Shapiro moved up the management chain in the ladder, becoming Vice President in 1990, President in 1993 and CEO in 1995.
  • He remained CEO of Monsanto until 2000.
  • He oversaw a period of industrial expansion, acquisitions, and consumer regulatory approval for the genetically-engineered seed businesses. In 2000 Monsanto merged with the U.S.-based pharmaceutical company Pharmacia & Upjohn to form Pharmacia Corp.
  • Shapiro became chair of this entity until he stepped down in February 2001.
  • Fred Hassan became CEO of Pharmacia.
  • The agricultural business of the merged entity was later spun out of Pharmacia to form Monsanto Company, a business focused on agricultural products.
  • Pharmacia Corporation was subsequently acquired by Pfizer. Shapiro was a co-founder of Sandbox Industries, a Chicago-based business incubator and venture fund manager in 2003, and currently serves as one of its managing directors.He is on the board of Conservis, a Sandbox funded firm.He has a BA from Harvard University and a JD from Columbia Law School.

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