Susan Wallcraft

Sue is an experienced general counsel and company secretary with over 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and health charities and brings significant legal and governance knowledge to the Board.

A qualified English solicitor, Sue began her career at CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP in the city of London, where she did her training and then practiced corporate law for several years. She then moved in-house to roles of increasing responsibility in several large multi-national pharmaceutical companies supporting most aspects of the business, the last being Pfizer where she was Assistant General Counsel supporting the primary care business in Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

She is currently general counsel and company secretary for Vernalis (R&D) Limited, a pharmaceutical company based in Cambridge, and previously held the same role at the Wellcome Trust for several years.

Sue is also a trustee of Amnesty International Charity and a non-executive director of Medicines Discovery Catapult.