Louise Makin
Dame Louise Makin DBE | |
|---|---|
| Born | Pamela Louise Makin 27 November 1960 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Children | 2 |
Dame Pamela Louise Makin, DBE (born 27 November 1960) is a British businesswoman.
Early life
[edit]Pamela Louise Makin was born on 27 November 1960.[1] She attended The Queen's School, Chester and King Edward VI High School for Girls[1] before going on to receive an MA in Natural Sciences and a PhD in Metallurgy, both from the University of Cambridge (Newnham College and St John's College),[2] and an MBA.[3]
Career
[edit]Makin was the chief executive officer of BTG PLC from 17 September 2004 To 2019. She served as the president for biopharmaceuticals Europe at Baxter Healthcare since 2001, where she was responsible for sales in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Makin joined Baxter Healthcare in 2000 as vice president of strategy and business development Europe.[3]
Before joining Baxter, she was a director for global ceramics of English China Clay and prior to that she held a variety of roles at ICI between 1985 and 1998.[4]
She has been a non-executive director of Intertek Group plc since 1 July 2012, a non-executive director of the Woodford Patient Capital Trust,[5] a trustee of the Outward Bound Trust,[6] and chair of the 1851 Trust.[7] She was previously a non-executive director at Premier Foods from October 2006 to September 2012.[8][3][9]
Makin succeeded Paul Walker as chair of the FTSE 100 company Halma plc in July 2021. She stepped down from the board of Intertek a month earlier, in June.[10]
Honours
[edit]In the 2014 Birthday Honours, she was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
She is an honorary fellow of St. John’s College, Cambridge.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Makin has two daughters with her partner, Chris, who works in the IT industry.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Meddings, Sabah (18 February 2018). "Pharma boss who's 'confidently paranoid'". The Sunday Times.
- ^ "Dame Louise Makin elected as Honorary Fellow of St John's". Archived from the original on 30 October 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ a b c "Pamela Louise Makin MA, PhD, MBA". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "BTG plc | Leadership Team". btgplc.com. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "Board of directors - Woodford Investment Management Ltd". Woodford Investment Management Ltd. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "Outward Bound Trust : Our Trustees". Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "Dame Louise Makin appointed as new Chair of the 1851 Trust following successful year". 1851 Trust. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "BTG plc". Companies House. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Board member retires from Premier Foods". FoodManufacture.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ Armitage, Jim (8 February 2021). "FTSE 100 stalwart Halma hires former Neil Woodford ally Dame Makin as chairman". Evening Standard.
- ^ "Honorary Fellows of the College | St John's College, Cambridge". St John. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
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