Board of Directors

Michael R B Gatenby - Chairman Michael joined the Board of Alliance as non-executive Chairman in 2004. He had a successful career in corporate finance for over 25 years, having been a director of Hill Samuel and Co and vice-chairman of Charterhouse Bank. Michael graduated in Law from Trinity Hall, Cambridge in 1966 and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1969 with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell (now KPMG).

Michael Gatenby

John Dawson - Chief Executive Officer John founded Alliance in 1996. He gained multi-disciplinary experience in the pharmaceutical industry over 30 years.  John held various senior roles at Sandoz (now Novartis) as director of finance and administration and deputy managing director. John has a BSc (Pharmacy) and an MSc (Finance) from the London Business School.

John Dawson

Richard Wright - Finance Director & Company Secretary Richard joined the Board of Alliance in 2007. He is a Chartered Accountant with over 15 years of experience in financial roles across a variety of sectors.  Richard read Mathematics at Robinson College, Cambridge and qualified as an accountant with Ernst & Young before joining Somerfield. More recently, he held senior finance positions at FirstGroup and Parragon Publishing.

Richard Wright

Tony Booley - Director Alliance Pharmaceuticals Tony joined Alliance in 1998. He has had around 30 years’ sales and marketing experience in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, with positions at Leo Pharma, Glaxo Wellcome (now GSK) and Getinge Industrier. He has considerable senior management experience in the UK and internationally, including overseas positions in India and the Middle East. Tony graduated in Physiology from the University of Dundee in 1979, gained an MBA from Warwick in 1990 and is a Chartered Marketer.

Tony Booley

Peter Butterfield - Director  Cambridge Laboratories Peter, age 34, was with Cambridge Laboratories from 2004, most recently as UK Commercial Manager, until its acquisition by Alliance in February 2010.  He is a Board Member of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry ("ABPI") and is currently chairman of the ABPI Small Companies Forum.  Prior to joining Cambridge Laboratories, Peter spent six years at SmithKline Beecham (now GlaxoSmithKline), where he acquired extensive sales and marketing knowledge.  He holds an honours degree in Pharmacology from the University of Edinburgh.

Peter Butterfield

Paul Ranson - Non-Executive Director Paul has worked in a legal capacity in the pharmaceutical sector for over 25 years.  He spent the early years of his career as an in-house lawyer for Smith Kline & French and Merck. He is a partner in the international law firm Fasken Martineau Stringer Saul and specialises exclusively in the commercial and regulatory aspects of life sciences.

Paul Ranson

Andrew Smith - Non-Executive Director Andrew joined the Board of Alliance in 2006. He has held various senior positions in the pharmaceutical industry throughout the UK and overseas having been managing director and senior vicepresident of SmithKline Beecham (now GSK), chief executive of Cerebrus plc until its sale and president international medical marketing services with Parexel International. He is non-executive chairman of Fishawack Communications Ltd, a specialist Medical Educational Services company, and non-executive director of the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement. Andrew is currently a consultant with Navitas BioPharma Consulting.

Andrew Smith

Thomas Casdagli - Non-Executive Director Thomas joined the board of Alliance as a non-executive director in 2009. He is a partner at MVM Life Science Partners LLP, a life science venture capital fund. He has been an active investor in life sciences since joining MVM in 2002. Before joining MVM, Thomas worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant. Thomas graduated in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry from the University of Oxford  in 1998.

Thomas Casdagli