William M. Burns

Nationality: British
Year of Birth: 1947

University Strathclyde, Bachelor of Art (Honours Degree)

• 1969 - 1986:
  Beecham Pharmaceuticals
• 1986 - 1988:
  Director of Sales & Marketing, Roche UK
• 1988 - 1991:
  Head of Pharmaceuticals Division, Roche UK
• 1991 - 1998
  Global Head of Strategic Marketing & Business Development, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel
• 1998.- 2000
  Head of Pharma Europe/International
• 2000
  Member of the Corporate Executive Committee of the Roche Group
• 2001
  Head of the Pharmaceuticals Division
• 2002
  Board Member of Chugai Pharmaceuticals, Japan (Roche Subsidiary
• 2004
  Board Member of Genentech, USA (Roche Subsidiary)
• 2005 - 2009
  Chief Executive Officer Division Roche Pharmaceuticals

• Non-executive Director, Shire PLC
• Non-executive Director, Biotie Therapies
• Chairman, Masters Pharmaceuticals, UK
• Chairman, Okairos, Italy
• Non-executive Director, Vestergaard-Frandsen, Switzerland
• Wellcome Trust, UK, Chairman of Health Innovation Challenge Funding Committee
• Member of Scientific Advisory Board of Integrated Oncology Center, Bonn / Cologne
• Chairman of the International Healthcare Advisory Panel of the University of Strathclyde