Paul Woodward

Paul Woodward joined the then-Sue Ryder Care in March 2007 as CEO following a highly successful international career in the pharmaceutical industry. The charity has since been renamed Sue Ryder.

Paul qualified as a chartered accountant in the early 70s and after a spell in the investment world in the City joined healthcare giant Beecham in its international division. The next 14 years were spent developing international markets and in 1990 he became business development director in Europe for the newly-formed SmithKline Beecham plc.

In 1995 Woodward was appointed marketing director for Schering AG in the United Kingdom and in 2000 became CEO and a member of the European Board. In 2006 he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the College of Pharmacy Practice and in 2007 a trustee of the FPA. Paul has attended the business schools of INSEAD, Oxford and Harvard.

He had a long history of involvement with voluntary sector organisations before joining Sue Ryder, with a special interest in family-planning issues.

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