Talk:Brent Saunders

Recreated article and pinging for feedback
I was preparing to clean up an earlier version of this article and vote keep when the AfD discussion was closed as delete. I can't see the deleted article now, but I remember it did look like a resume. Hopefully this version is more suitable for Wikipedia. I'm pinging the nominator, the participants   (less one blocked sock), the creator  (who doesn't seem to be editing anymore), and the closer  for comment. I identified a plausible birthday for his various ages in the articles, but it was based on unreliable sources, so I added it and tagged it CN. If anyone can see the old article, let me know if there's any sourcing there we can use, not just for the birthday. TimTempleton (talk) (cont)  22:51, 12 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh - and also if there's a photo. I can't find one in Commons. TimTempleton (talk)  (cont)  22:53, 12 July 2022 (UTC)
 * this archive is a start Jacona (talk) 01:10, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks - good find.  Doesn't look like I missed anything earth-shattering. And rats - no photo. TimTempleton (talk)  (cont)  01:14, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
 * here's a source that claims to verify the bday but I don't have access to it to check.
 * I don't know that we need a line by line summary of his career, but established editor and no G4 issues so fine with re-creation from a process POV. Thanks for the ping Star   Mississippi  01:40, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Actually, this archive</s with the page in edit mode is even more useful. I knew this page would be re-created if deleted, because although I did not do a good job of arguing at the AfD, as the CEO of a Fortune 500 company he should have been an automatic keep. So I archived the page in edit mode to keep all the sources handy. Jacona (talk) 01:15, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Apologies, here is the archive of the edit page I meant to link. Jacona (talk) 17:12, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

Edit request
I'm a friend of the subject of the article so won't edit it myself, but I'd like to request the following updates: Thank you. ATE2023 (talk) 17:24, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Brent is now the CEO of Bausch + Lomb. Please add this to the current information in the occupation field in the article's infobox. Suggested text" "|occupation        = Chairman and CEO of Bausch + Lomb"
 * Please revise the lead accordingly. Suggested new text: "Brent Saunders (1970 (age 45)) is an American biopharma executive and entrepreneur.  He is CEO and chairman of eye health company Bausch + Lomb. He is also known for his merger and acquisition activity, having helped oversee the merger between pharmaceutical companies Merck and Schering-Plough, the acquisition of Bausch + Lomb by Valeant Pharmaceuticals, and the $63 billion acquisition of Allergan by Abbvie."
 * Here's info for the history with sources regarding his new role: "In March 2023, Saunders returned to Bausch + Lomb as CEO and chairman.(Reference: https://www.reuters.com/business/bausch-lomb-name-brent-saunders-ceo-wsj-2023-02-15/) In June, Saunders signed his first deal as CEO, agreeing to purchase dry eye drug Xiidra from Novartis for $1.75B.(Reference: https://www.wsj.com/articles/bausch-lombs-ceo-inks-first-big-deal-since-return-5f2ec13)"
 * ✅ Seems fine. Sources match info.  STEM info  (talk) 21:09, 27 August 2023 (UTC)