Who is behind Purdue Pharma?
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- Board David Sackler (Member of the board of directors) 2012–2018
On the record
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Board
- David Sackler board member of 2012–2018 Member of the board of directors Primary record 1
- Kathe Sackler board member of Vice president and member of the board of directors Primary record 1
Each account
One account recorded. Others may exist.
According to Massachusetts Attorney General
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Richard Sackler
CEO of
1999
Primary record
2
In 1999, Richard Sackler became the CEO of Purdue.
Proof 2 sources
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The Role of Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family in the Opioid Epidemic (hearing transcript, Committee on Oversight and Reform), U.S. House of Representatives, via GovInfo, 17 Dec 2020.
Primary record
I joined the Purdue board of directors in 2012 and served as the director until 2018.
Dr. Kathe Sackler, Former Vice President and Member of the Board of Directors, Purdue Pharma L.P.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Purdue Pharma L.P. et al., First Amended Complaint and Jury Demand (complete unredacted version), Massachusetts Superior Court, Suffolk County (filed by the Massachusetts Attorney General), 31 Jan 2019.
Primary record
In 1999, Richard Sackler became the CEO of Purdue.
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