Russell Abberley

About

An ambitious, driven , people oriented leader, father and farmer. Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and holder of the Postgraduate Diploma of Marketing Any opinions shared are my own private ones

Experience

• The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) (6 yrs 2 mos)
  • President
    May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Interim President
    Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Board of Directors
    Jun 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 2 mos

• Amgen (Full-time · 7 yrs 8 mos)
  • VP and General Manager UK/Ireland
    May 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 3 mos

  • Business Unit Director General Medicine and Biosimilars
    Dec 2018 - May 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos

• Chair at American Pharmaceutical Group
  Jul 2021 - Oct 2023 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  Chair of the APG. The APG represents ten of the largest US research-based bio-pharmaceutical companies with a presence in the UK. APG members have a long-standing commitment to the UK and play a significant role in delivering the UK’s life sciences capacity.

• AstraZeneca (4 yrs 2 mos)
  • Business Unit Director, Respiratory, Inflammation and Autoimmune
    Mar 2018 - Nov 2018 · 9 mos

  • Head Of Marketing, Biologics UKMC
    Dec 2016 - Feb 2018 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Global Marketing Director, Respiratory Biologics.
    Sep 2015 - Nov 2016 · 1 yr 3 mos

• MSD (4 yrs 3 mos)
  • Business Unit Director. Executive Director Anaethesia Europe
    Jun 2012 - Sep 2014 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Regional Marketing Director EEMEA. Immunology , Pain & Migraine
    Jul 2010 - Jul 2012 · 2 yrs 1 mo