Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> February 24, 1999

John M. Gregory – King Pharmaceuticals (king)

JOHN M. GREGORY, R.PH. has been Chairman of the Board and CEO of King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since its founding in January 1994. He co-founded General Injectables and Vaccines, Inc. (GIV) and served as its President and CEO from 1984 to 1994. Prior to co-founding General Injectables and Vaccines, Inc., he was the owner and registered pharmacist of Bland County Pharmacy in Bastian, Virginia, after serving as a manager and registered pharmacist for a retail pharmacy in Kensington, Maryland. John graduated from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy with a B.S. in Pharmacy in 1976. He and his wife Joan reside in Bristol, Tennessee with their children Susan and James. Profile
TWST: Could you begin by giving us a summary of King Pharmaceuticals?

Mr. Gregory: King Pharmaceuticals was established in January of 1994. We

started basically doing contract manufacturing