Bill Dawson

SVP, Global Head of Biologics and Devices, GlaxoSmithKline

Bill is a senior leader with over 25 years’ experience in the Vaccines, BioPharma, Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research (CRO) industries. He was recently appointed as Chair of the Medicines Manufacturing Industry Partnership and has held a number of executive roles across different countries, leading operations and in Global Quality roles working to FDA/MHRA/EMEA/WHO/ROW standards. Following his role as Global Head of Quality for GSK Vaccines, Bill now leads GSK’s Biologics and Devices Manufacturing Network delivering specialty and respiratory products to hundreds of millions of patients globally. Bill is the global sponsor of DEI for the GSK Global Supply Chain and has a strong people, performance and quality-compliance focus; driving growth through culture change and a passion for innovation and simplification.