Abbas Hussain

Biography

 Abbas Hussain was appointed to the Immunocore Board of Directors as a Non-Executive Director in May 2017. Mr Hussain was most recently President of Global Pharmaceuticals at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) where he had overall responsibility for the company’s sales business and led operations supporting commercial infrastructure including medical, finance, Human Resources, IT, legal and communications. He chaired GSK’s Pharmaceutical Operations Committee, driving key decisions on commercial strategy, and was on the Board of ViiV Healthcare Ltd., GSK’s HIV-specialised business unit. Mr Hussain previously served as GSK’s President of Emerging Markets where he was responsible for building the world’s leading emerging markets pharmaceuticals business by volume, and for driving the implementation of a new commercial operating model across more than 100 countries, helping to improve the transparency of GSK’s work with healthcare professionals. Prior to joining GSK, Mr Hussain served in a number of roles at Eli Lilly & Company, ultimately as Head of European Operations. Born in Madras, India, Abbas has a degree in Medicinal Chemistry & Pharmacology from Loughborough University in the UK.

Research Interest

 Oncological research