Eugene L. Step - Inducted in 1992
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Eugene L. Step has been executive vice president of Eli Lilly and Company since January 1, 1986. He is also president of the Pharmaceutical Division of Eli Lilly and Company. Mr. Step was elected to the company's Board of Directors and executive committee in 1973. He has responsibility for pharmaceutical operations in the United States and for the operations of Eli Lilly International Corporation. He is chairman of the board of directors of Eli Lilly International Corporation. |
Born in Sioux City, Iowa, Mr. Step was graduated from high school in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1947. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1951 and a Master of Science degree in accounting and finance from the University of Illinois in 1952.
After serving in the Finance Corps of the United States Army for three years, Mr. Step was discharged in 1956 with the rank of first lieutenant He joined Eli Lilly International Corporation that year as a staff auditor and later held various supervisory positions, including general auditor and manager of market research.
In 1964 Mr. Step was named director of marketing planning for Europe. He became general manager of operations in France in 1966 and area director for northern Europe in 1968. In 1969 he returned to the U.S. as Director of Elanco International. The following year he became vice president of marketing planning for Lilly International and assumed responsibility for operations in Continental Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East in May 1972. Mr. Step was named vice president of marketing development and planning for the parent company in September 1972. He became president of the Pharmaceutical Division in August 1973.
Mr. Step serves on the board of directors of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association and is President of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations. He is a member of the boards of directors of Paul Harris Stores, Inc., Voluntary Hospitals of America, Voluntary Hospitals of America Enterprises, and the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education, and is a trustee of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.