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Tom McKillop

Scottish chemist

Sir Thomas Fulton Wilson McKillop (born 19 March 1943) is a Scottish chemist, who was CEO of AstraZeneca PLC from 1999 until 2006 and chairman of the RBS Group from 2006 until 2008.2

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Born Mar 19, 1943.1

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedUniversity of Glasgow3
  • Date not recordedIrvine Royal Academy3

McKillop was born in Dreghorn, a small village in North Ayrshire. He was educated at Irvine Royal Academy and then Glasgow University, where he took a BSc (Hons) and PhD in chemistry. He joined the ICI Petrochemical & Polymer Laboratory (later renamed the ICI Corporate Laboratory) at Runcorn in 1969 after post-doctoral research work in Paris. He moved to ICI Pharmaceuticals Division in 1975 and, having held a number of positions in research, in 1989 he was appointed technical director of ICI with international responsibilities for research, development and production.

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Career

Occupation: businessperson, chemist, chief executive officer.5

Personal life

  • BornMar 19, 1943, Dreghorn6
  • CitizenshipUnited Kingdom7

Thomas married Elizabeth Kettle in 1966 with whom he has three children and 8 grandchildren.

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Awards

  • 2005Fellow of the Royal Society8
  • 2002Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences8 9
  • 2002Knight Bachelor8
  • Date not recordedFellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh8

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