James Ward-lilley

Biography

Mr. James Ward-Lilley is a Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director of the Company. James Ward-Lilley was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Vectura in September 2015. James is a BA Hons graduate, has an MBA and holds an Institute of Marketing Diploma. Prior to joining Vectura, James was vice president respiratory, inflammation & autoimmunity, Global Product and Portfolio Strategy (GPPS) at AstraZeneca. In this role James had responsibility for the development of AstraZeneca’s Respiratory, Inflammation and Autoimmunity (RIA) strategy which included the acquisitions of Almirall’s respiratory business and Pearl Therapeutics. Prior to this, James led the AstraZeneca investor relations team from 2011 to 2012. James had an extensive career at AstraZeneca, spanning 28 years across a variety of commercially focused roles. James progressed from sales and marketing roles in the UK through to country head of Belgium and Luxembourg, a position he held between 2002 and 2005. He then led AstraZeneca’s business in China to become the number one pharmaceutical company in the market in 2008. James went on to become regional vice president for Central Eastern Europe and the Middle East, where the business enjoyed a period of strong growth, with sales doubling to US$2bn during his tenure.

Research Interest

inflammation & autoimmunity