Angus C. Russell (born 2 January 1956) is a British businessman. He was the chief executive (CEO) of Shire plc, a multinational speciality biopharmaceutical manufacturing company from 2008 to 2013.

Angus Russell
Born
Angus C. Russell

(1956-01-02) 2 January 1956 (age 68)
NationalityBritish
OccupationBusinessman
Years active1977–present
TitleFormer chief executive of Shire plc
Term2008–2013
PredecessorMatthew Emmens
SuccessorFlemming Ørnskov

Early life

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Russell qualified as a chartered accountant with Coopers & Lybrand and is a fellow of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.[1]

Career

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Russell was appointed as the chief executive officer of Shire plc on 18 June 2008, taking over from Matthew Emmens, who became the non-executive chairman.

Russell was the chief financial officer of Shire from 1999 to 2008, and its principal accounting officer and executive vice president of global finance. Prior to joining Shire, Russell worked at ICI, Zeneca and AstraZeneca for 19 years, most recently as vice president of corporate finance at AstraZeneca plc.[2]

On 30 April 2013, Flemming Ørnskov of Bayer took over as CEO.[3]

Personal life

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His wife lives in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Angus C. Russell: Executive Profile". BusinessWeek. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Angus C. Russell". Biotimeinc. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Severn Trent's Tony Wray create ripples as he charts a path for the water industry". Reuters. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Shire CEO Angus Russell to retire, replaced by Bayer's Flemming Ornskov". PhillyPharma. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.