Carla A. Hills Joins Gilead Sciences' Board of Directors
GILEAD Sciences, Inc. announced that Carla A. Hills has been appointed to the company's Board of Directors, bringing the number of Directors to 10.
Mrs. Hills is the chair and chief executive officer of Hills & Company, International Consultants, a firm providing advice to U.S. businesses on investment, trade and risk assessment issues abroad, particularly in emerging markets. From 1989 to 1993, she served as U.S. Trade Representative, and was the principal advisor on international trade to President George H. W. Bush. Mrs. Hills was a Cabinet member under President Gerald R. Ford as well, serving as Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. She also served as Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Defense.
Mrs. Hills has served on a number of Fortune 100 companies' Boards, and she currently serves as a member of the International Boards of J.P. Morgan Chase, American International Group, Rolls Royce and the Coca-Cola Company. She is also Vice-Chair of the Council on Foreign Relations, Chair of the Inter-American Dialogue and of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, Co-Chair of the International Advisory Board of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, member of the Executive Committee of the Institute for International Economics and of the Trilateral Commission, and member of the board of the U.S.-China Business Council and of the International Crisis Group, among others. Before entering government, Mrs. Hills co-founded and was partner in a Los Angeles law firm.
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