"The 56-year-old acknowledged that a CEO role is demanding-personally and professionally-and that those who assume the top job need to be prepared "from a resilience and stamina point of view." She said she took 38 trips to the U.S. last year and is currently on a swing that will take her to seven cities on three continents, all within ten days."
""I think there are few things more obnoxious in life than CEOs complaining about how hard their life is," Emma Walmsley told Fortune senior editor Claire Zillman during Fortune 's Most Powerful Women Summit on Tuesday. But that's part of the responsibility that comes with being the head of a company, Walmsley said, advising CEO hopefuls to give the position "everything you possibly have." "It's not about being a superhero," Walmsley said of the chief executive position. "I don't know if it's about sharing the job.""
Major companies including Spotify, Oracle and Comcast have appointed co-CEOs this year to pair dual leaders with complementary expertise. Emma Walmsley, CEO of GSK, expresses skepticism about the co-CEO model and insists the CEO role requires resilience, stamina and full commitment. Walmsley will step down at the end of the year after leading GSK through a consumer health spinoff, regulatory approval for an RSV vaccine, and HIV treatment expansion. She described the role as demanding, noted extensive travel obligations, and advised CEO hopefuls to give the position everything they possibly have rather than sharing the job.
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