Primary Job Title Board of Governors Primary Organization Wellcome Trust
Gender Male
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He was previously President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Healthcare, and a Vice-Chairman and latterly non-executive director of the General Electric Company (GE).
He served on the board of BP plc for six years and until April 2012 was the senior independent director.
Before the acquisition by GE, Bill was Chief Executive of Amersham
plc for 15 years. Earlier in his career, he held various positions with the Wellcome pharmaceutical company, which was then owned by the Wellcome Trust.
He is also Chairman of the Board of Chichester Festival Theatre.
Bill's previous not-for-profit roles include being a council member of the UK Medical Research Council (2001-2004) and Chairman of the Prince's Trust (1998-2003). He is an Honorary Fellow of Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, an Honorary Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, and a Trustee of the Education and Employers Taskforce.
