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Our Board


John Buchanan

Chairman
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John Buchanan was appointed independent non-executive Deputy Chairman in 2005 and became Chairman in April 2006. He is Chairman of the Nominations Committee. He is Deputy Chairman of Vodafone Group Plc and a non-executive director of AstraZeneca PLC and BHP Billiton. He was formerly Group Chief Financial Officer of BP p.l.c.


David Illingworth

Chief Executive
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David Illingworth joined the Group in May 2002 as President of Orthopaedics and was appointed a director and Chief Operating Officer in February 2006. Appointed Chief Executive from 1 July 2007.  Prior to joining the Group he held posts within GE Medical, as Chief Executive Officer of a publicly traded medical devices company, President of a respiratory/critical care company and President of a technology incubator company.


Adrian Hennah

Chief Financial Officer
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Adrian Hennah joined the Group and was appointed a director in June 2006. He was previously Chief Financial Officer of Invensys plc and held various senior positions within GlaxoSmithKline.


Ian E. Barlow

Independent non-executive director
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Ian was appointed a director on 5 March 2010 and is a member of the Audit Committee. He is a non-executive director and Chairman of the Audit Committees of the PA Consulting Group and the Brunner Investment Trust, Chairman of Think London and a non-executive director of Candy & Candy. Previously he was a Senior Partner and London Chairman at KPMG.

Prof. Geneviève B. Berger

Independent non-executive director
Prof. Geneviève B. Berger
Geneviève was appointed a director on 5 March 2010. She is Unilever executive, Chief Research & Development Officer at Unilever PLC and NV having previously served as a Non-Executive Director. Previously, she has been Chairman of the Health Advisory Board for the European Commission and a Professor at the University of Paris and Le Pitié-Sapêtrière Teaching Hospital and Director General of the French Centre National de La Recherche Scientifique.

Richard De Schutter

Non-Executive Director
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Richard De Schutter was appointed a director in January 2001. He is Chairman of the Ethics and Compliance Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee. He is non-executive Chairman of Incyte Corporation and a non-executive director of Varian Inc., Ecolab Inc and Navicure Inc.


Pam Kirby

Non-Executive Director
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Pam Kirby was appointed a director in March 2002 and is a member of the Remuneration Committee and the Ethics and Compliance Committee. She is non-executive Chairman of Scynexis Inc and a non-executive director of Informa plc and Novo Nordisk A/S.


 


Warren Knowlton

Non-Executive Director
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Warren Knowlton was appointed a director in November 2000 and is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee. He is Chairman of Graham Packaging Inc. and a non-executive director of Ameriprise Financial Inc. Previously he was Group Chief Executive of Morgan Crucible plc.


Brian Larcombe

Non-Executive Director
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Brian Larcombe was appointed a director in March 2002 and is a member of the Audit Committee. He is a non-executive director of F&C Asset Management plc and Gate Gourmet Group Holdings. Previously he was Chief Executive Officer of 3i Group plc.


Joseph Papa

Non-Executive Director
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Joseph Papa was appointed a director in August 2008 and is a member of the Audit Committee, the Ethics and Compliance Committee and the Remuneration Committee. He is Chairman and Chief Executive of Perrigo Company, a leading global healthcare supplier that develops, manufactures and distributes over-the-counter and prescription pharmaceuticals, nutritional products, active pharmaceutical ingredients and consumer products.


Rolf Stomberg

Non-Executive Director
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Rolf Stomberg was appointed a director in 1998 and is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and Nominations Committee. He is Chairman of Lanxess AG and a non-executive director of Hoyer GmbH, Biesterfeld AG and Severstal.

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