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Harry Stratford

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Harry Thomas Stratford OBE (born 1948) is the founder of Shire, one of the United Kingdom's largest pharmaceutical businesses.

Career

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Educated at the University of London, Harry Stratford founded Shire Pharmaceuticals in 1986 and remained its Chief Executive until 1994.[1]

In 1995 he founded ProStakan, another pharmaceutical business, and was Chief Executive there until he became Executive Chairman in 2004; he was then Non-Executive Chairman from 2006 until he retired at the end of 2007.[2] In 2008 he became a Non-Executive Director of Merrion Pharmaceuticals.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Drug floates to test market". The Times. 8 May 2005. Retrieved 22 March 2016.[dead link]
  2. ^ a b "ProStrakan founder joins Fastnet Equity board". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 22 March 2016.