Presently, Pascal Soriot holds the position of Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director at AstraZeneca Plc and Chairman for AstraZeneca AB (a subsidiary of AstraZeneca Plc).

He is also on the board of CSL Ltd., Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America and Acerta Pharma BV.

In the past Dr. Soriot held the position of Manager-District Sales at Roussel NZ Ltd., Director & Chief Executive Officer-Roche Group at Genentech, Inc., Chief Operating Officer of Roche Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Chief Operating Officer at Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC and Vice President-Asia Pacific at Hoechst Marion Rousel JP.

He received an MBA from École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Paris and a doctorate from École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort.