Ro Gardner

Ro Gardner is VP Operations and Company Secretary for Microbiotica. She has particular expertise in operational management, business administration, and marketing/communications, gained from working with organizations of varying sizes and across a range of industry sectors, including life sciences, telecommunications, and software.

Ro’s most recent roles include seven years as Head of Operations and Company Secretary for Actigen, four years as a consultant for MedImmune, and six years as Chief Operating Officer at the UK BioIndustry Association (BIA), with responsibilities including corporate governance, human resources, finance, legal, insurance, and facilities. Previously she spent eight years as Director of Corporate Communications for Cambridge Antibody Technology Group plc (now MedImmune, the global biologics R&D arm of AstraZeneca), overseeing integrated financial communications through a number of significant corporate events, including NASDAQ listing, re-financing, High Court litigation, merger, and acquisition.

Rowena has a degree in Biochemistry from the University of York and a Diploma in Marketing. She is a non-Executive Director of One Nucleus, and Trustee of Volunteer Uttlesford, and a Member of the Institute of Directors, the Chartered Institute of Marketing, and the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.