A group of people

Board & management

We have a highly experienced Board and Senior Executive Team. The Board sets the Company’s strategy and policies, and monitors progress towards meeting our objectives. This includes regular reviews of financial performance and critical business issues. The Senior Executive Team, led by the Chief Executive Officer, focuses on the day-to-day running of our business operations and our Company development, regularly reviewing and deciding all major business issues.

Senior Executive Team

The Board

  • Leif Johansson
    Leif Johansson
    Non-Executive Chairman, Chairman of the Nomination and Governance Committee, member of the Remuneration Committee

    Appointed 26 April 2012

  • Pascal Soriot
    Pascal Soriot
    Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer

    Appointed 1 October 2012

  • Simon Lowth
    Simon Lowth
    Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer

    Appointed 16 November 2007

  • John Varley
    John Varley
    Senior Non-Executive Director Chairman of the Remuneration Committee, member of the Nomination and Governance Committee

    Appointed 26 July 2006

  • Marcus Wallenberg
    Marcus Wallenberg
    Non-Executive Director Member of the Science Committee

    Appointed 6 April 1999

  • Dame Nancy Rothwell
    Dame Nancy Rothwell
    Non-Executive Director Chairman of the Science Committee, member of the Remuneration Committee, member of the Nomination and Governance Committee

    Appointed 27 April 2006

  • Jean-Philippe Courtois
    Jean-Philippe Courtois
    Non-Executive Director Member of the Audit Committee

    Appointed 18 February 2008

  • Rudy Markham
    Rudy Markham
    Non-Executive Director Chairman of the Audit Committee, member of the Remuneration Committee, member of the Nomination and Governance Committee

    Appointed 12 September 2008

  • Bruce Burlington
    Bruce Burlington
    Non-Executive Director Member of the Science Committee, member of the Audit Committee

    Appointed 1 August 2010

  • Baroness Shriti Vadera
    Baroness Shriti Vadera
    Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit Committee

    Appointed 1 January 2011

  • Geneviève Berger
    Geneviève Berger
    Non-Executive Director, Member of the Science Committee

    Appointed 26 April 2012

  • Graham Chipchase
    Graham Chipchase
    Non-Executive Director Member of the Audit Committee

    Appointed 26 April 2012

Latest news

15 January 2013

AstraZeneca today unveiled changes to its executive leadership team. The new, expanded membership of AstraZeneca’s Senior Executive Team, which comes into effect immediately, includes increased representation of the company’s scientific expertise, key products and key markets.

Read the full press release