Lawson Macartney

Dr. Lawson Macartney is a Senior Independent Non-Executive Director at Dechra Pharmaceuticals Ltd., an Independent Chairman at Viking Therapeutics, Inc. and a Member at Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.
He is on the Board of Directors at Dechra Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and Netherlands Translational Research Center BV.
Dr. Macartney was previously employed as a Chief Executive Officer by Scout Bio, Inc., a President, Chief Executive Officer & Director by Ambrx, Inc., a Senior Vice President-Emerging Business Unit by Shire AG, a Vice President by Cardiovascular Group, a Vice President by Metabolic Research, Inc., a Senior Vice President-Global Product Strategy by GlaxoSmithKline Plc, and an Executive Director-Commercial Operations by Astra Merck, Inc. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine and a doctorate degree from the University of Glasgow.