Directorate Change

AstraZeneca PLC
06 June 2007


AstraZeneca CFO to join Goldman Sachs



AstraZeneca PLC announces the resignation of its Chief Financial Officer, Jon
Symonds, with effect from the end of July. Jon Symonds joined Zeneca in 1997 as
CFO after 17 years at KPMG. Within months of joining, he was involved in the
merger negotiations with Swedish pharmaceutical company, Astra.  After
completion of the merger in 1998, Jon was appointed as CFO for AstraZeneca PLC.



'Jon has played a critical role in driving AstraZeneca to become one of the
leading, most focused and most successful pharmaceutical companies in the world.
On a personal level, I have worked closely with him for several years and have
valued his knowledge of the business, strategic thinking, and wise financial
counsel enormously,' said David Brennan, CEO.



Jon leaves AstraZeneca to join global investment banking, securities and
investment management firm, Goldman Sachs in mid September as a managing
director. His legacy at AstraZeneca includes a record of consistent strong
financial performance and a mature, well structured global Finance leadership
team.



Louis Schweitzer, Chairman, commented, 'I have the utmost respect for Jon's
personal and professional capabilities, he carries significant credit both for
the success of the merger itself and for AstraZeneca's sound financial
performance since 1998. I regret Jon's decision to leave AstraZeneca, however,
the move to Goldman Sachs represents an exciting career challenge for him and I
wish him every success with it.'



An external search is underway to identify a successor.



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June 6th 2007

Media Enquiries:
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Investor Relations:
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Jonathan Hunt, Tel: [phone]

Karl Hard, Tel: [phone]
Jorgen Winroth, Tel: [phone]
Ed Seage, Tel: [phone]



Goldman Sachs:

Paul Kafka, Tel:  [phone]






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