Thursday, Mar. 19, 2009

Jeff Kindler

AGE: 54
OCCUPATION: Pfizer CEO
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0

PRO: Already the world's biggest drug company, Pfizer with its recent $68 billion acquisition of Wyeth will likely enter the fields of biotechnology and vaccines.

CON: The company recently took a $2.3 billion charge to settle lawsuits over its Bextra painkiller, and the Wyeth deal will force thousands of job cuts. It's a good thing Kindler can score his Advil for free.