Lilly’s CEO Lechleiter Plans Surgery for Dilated Artery
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Eli Lilly & Co. said John Lechleiter, the drugmaker’s chairman and chief executive officer, will undergo surgery for a dilated aorta, an asymptomatic condition from which he is expected to recover.
Lechleiter, 59, is scheduled to have surgery May 13 to fix the condition that was caught on an unrelated exam, the Indianapolis-based company said in a statement. He is expected to return to work in several months, Lilly said in the statement.