Tom Mckillop

Sir Tom McKillop began his career at ICI where he held various positions before being appointed Technical Director. In 1992 he was appointed deputy CEO and in 1994 he became CEO of Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, leading the merger of Astra and Zeneca in 1999, and becoming CEO of AstraZeneca plc until retiring at the end of 2005. Until 2009, he was the Chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland and a Non-Executive Director of BP. He has been Chairman or non-executive director of various other healthcare companies and received numerous academic awards and honorary degrees.