Sir Richard Sykes (Age 65)

Sir Richard Sykes is the Rector of Imperial College, London and is the senior non-executive director of Rio Tinto PLC and Rio Tinto Limited. He has approximately 30 years of experience within the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, serving as Chief Executive and Chairman of Glaxowellcome from 1995 to 2000 and then as Chairman of GlaxoSmithKline until 2002. He has extensive experience as a director and Chairman of numerous enterprises, including Lonza Group Limited, Merlion Pharmaceuticals Pte. Limited, Circassia Limited and Omnicyte Limited. Sir Richard is Chairman of the Singapore Biomedical Sciences International Advisory Council and a member of the International Advisory Panel of Temasek, which owns and manages the Singapore Government's direct investments. After reading microbiology at the University of London, Sir Richard obtained doctorates in microbial chemistry and science from the University of Bristol and the University of London, respectively. Sir Richard is a Fellow of the Royal Society.

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