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Executive Leadership

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Doug Lankler

Douglas M. Lankler is Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Pfizer Inc. Doug reports to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He has been with Pfizer since 1999, has been a member of Pfizer’s management team since 2009, and has led the legal division since 2013.

As Chief Legal Officer, Doug supervises all aspects of Pfizer’s legal division. He has responsibility for legal aspects of corporate governance, commercial, compliance, litigation, business development, research, labor, and intellectual property issues.

Doug is a former Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted corporate and organized crime, white collar fraud, and terrorism. In 1999, he received the Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award.

Doug is a graduate of the State University of New York at Albany and Cornell Law School.

Other People In Executive Leadership

Dr. Albert Bourla

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Chris Boshoff, MD, PhD

Chief Scientific Officer and President, Research & Development

Alexandre de Germay

Chief International Commercial Officer, Executive Vice President

Cecile Guegan

Interim Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President

Dennis Hancock

Chief Information Officer, Executive Vice President

Lindsay Havern

Head of Strategy, Executive Operations, Counsel to the CEO

Aamir Malik

Chief U.S. Commercial Officer, Executive Vice President

Mike McDermott

Chief Global Supply and Quality Officer, Executive Vice President

Payal Sahni

Chief People Experience Officer, Executive Vice President

Executive Leadership

doug_lankler_2025

Doug Lankler

Douglas M. Lankler is Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Pfizer Inc. Doug reports to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He has been with Pfizer since 1999, has been a member of Pfizer’s management team since 2009, and has led the legal division since 2013.

As Chief Legal Officer, Doug supervises all aspects of Pfizer’s legal division. He has responsibility for legal aspects of corporate governance, commercial, compliance, litigation, business development, research, labor, and intellectual property issues.

Doug is a former Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, where he prosecuted corporate and organized crime, white collar fraud, and terrorism. In 1999, he received the Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award.

Doug is a graduate of the State University of New York at Albany and Cornell Law School.

Other People In Executive Leadership

Dr. Albert Bourla

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Chris Boshoff, MD, PhD

Chief Scientific Officer and President, Research & Development

Alexandre de Germay

Chief International Commercial Officer, Executive Vice President

Cecile Guegan

Interim Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President

Dennis Hancock

Chief Information Officer, Executive Vice President

Lindsay Havern

Head of Strategy, Executive Operations, Counsel to the CEO

Aamir Malik

Chief U.S. Commercial Officer, Executive Vice President

Mike McDermott

Chief Global Supply and Quality Officer, Executive Vice President

Payal Sahni

Chief People Experience Officer, Executive Vice President