Richard Sykes (biochemist)
Sir Richard Brook Sykes, DSc, FRS, FMedSci, FKC (born 7 August 1942) is a biochemist and former executive in a number of pharmaceuticals, most notably GlaxoSmithKline. He is the former rector of Imperial College, London, UK. Sir Richard was the Senior Independent Director and non-executive Deputy Chairman and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) until June 2011. Sir Richard Sykes is currently the Chairman of The UK Stem Cell Foundation and Non-executive Director of Lonza AG. Since December 2011, Sir Richard Sykes has been Chair of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
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