Mr Peter Bains, is Non Executive Chairman of Fermenta Biotech Ltd. Mr Bains is a vastly experienced life science executive and leader, built on a two decade career with the MNC major Glaxo SmithKline in which he held a number of senior and global roles spanning multiple geographies, functions and businesses. Prior to joining Fermenta, Mr. Bains served as Senior Vice President, Global Marketing of SmithKline Beecham and latterly as Senior Vice President, International Commercial Operations, GlaxoSmithKline. He was also a Non-Executive Director of Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals India Ltd. from July 26, 2005 to July 27, 2009. During his tenure with Glaxosmithkline, Mr Bains played an important role in building and establishing several major GSK brands as market leaders and was also instrumental in conceiving, developing and implementing the organizational redesign in GSK’s International operations. Peter held key leadership roles and responsibilities in the pharmaceuticals and vaccines operational strategy, planning and execution in Latin America, Middle East, South-East Asia, Australia China, and Canada. He was also a Member of various senior GSK management teams with strategic, operations, marketing, and business development responsibilities. Since 2009, Mr. Bains has been a consultant, specializing in supporting strategic growth opportunities in small- and medium-sized innovation-based life science companies. He currently also serves on the board of Syngene International Limited, India’s largest CRO and Sosei, a Japanese listed biotech company. Mr. Bains graduated from the University of Sheffield, with a BSc Combined Honours degree in Physiology and Zoology.

Life science, Strategic growth opportunities in small- and medium-sized innovation-based life science companies,