Question: Facts: - title: ceo , astrazeneca - years active: 1982 -- present - salary: gbp # 3,507,000 -lrb- total compensation -rrb- - term: 2012 -- present - birth name: pascal claude roland soriot - successor: '' ' incumbent '' ' - occupation: businessman - children: 2 - birth date: 23 may 1959 - name: pascal soriot - nationality: french - alma mater: Ecole nationale veterinaire d'alfort and hec paris Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of pascal soriot .
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pascal claude roland soriot -lrb- born 23 may 1959 -rrb- is the chief executive of the anglo-swedish pharmaceutical multinational company astrazeneca , and has been since october 2012 .