Stephen Rea

Stephen Rea is Head of External Affairs and Communications.

Stephen started his career at GSK in 2005, where he joined as a Government Affairs Director in the UK. He then took further roles of growing responsibilities in the Corporate Media and Global Public Health teams, where he leveraged GSK's leadership in Global Public Health to drive improved access to medicines and vaccines and to implement the introduction of world's first pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccines into sub-Saharan Africa. He also worked in the US for three years, leading Communications and Government Affairs for the US Pharmaceuticals business, as a member of the Executive Team.

In his previous role, Stephen led a global team for two years to drive the reputation of GSK's Consumer Healthcare business through the successful transition and on-boarding of the Consumer Healthcare CEO and driving the integration work following the Novartis deal.

Prior to joining GSK, he worked for Shell International, as well as for a communications consultancy, after three years as a journalist for the BBC. Stephen holds a postgraduate diploma in Broadcast Journalism from Cardiff University.