Tatjana May
Chair of Responsibility Steering and Communications Group
General Counsel
Jessica Mann
Sponsor of Mergers & Acquisitions
SVP, Global Corporate Communications
Craig Lewis
Sponsor of Access to Medicines
SVP, Global Business Insights and Commercial Operations
"I’ve taken a keen interest in responsibility issues at Shire ever since I joined the company ten years ago, and when I was invited to take the chair last year, I didn’t hesitate. I’m proud about what we’ve already done, and I’m excited about how much more we can do."
—Tatjana May
Chair of Responsibility Steering and Communications Group
General Counsel
"I aim to bring a practical perspective to our responsibility activities as well as to ensure we are continuously reminding our employees about the importance of CR in everything we do."
—Jessica Mann
Sponsor of Mergers & Acquisitions
SVP, Global Corporate Communications
"It’s a pleasure for me to be a part of the responsibility team at Shire. My perspective from Commercial Operations helps me to remind the team about how crucial our engagement is with our customers, including patients, caregivers, healthcare providers, and payers."
—Craig Lewis
Sponsor of Access to Medicines
SVP, Global Business Insights and Commercial Operations
Tatjana May has been with Shire since May 2001.
She was previously Assistant General Counsel at the corporate headquarters of AstraZeneca plc and prior to that she worked at the law firm Slaughter and May.
Jessica joined Shire in 2001 to establish and lead the company’s corporate communications function. Jessica is responsible for all aspects of Shire’s external and internal corporate communications, and leads a global team based in the UK and Philadelphia. Her experience covers reputation management, brand building, change management, culture communications and media crisis management as well as public affairs and corporate social responsibility.
Craig has been with Shire since January 2002. He was previously Senior Director of Marketing for Otsuka America Pharmaceutical. He began his career at Merrell Dow where he held various marketing and sales positions. He also directed a global marketing team at Zimmer and a sales and marketing team at Iomed.
Isabel Hayley
Sponsor of Environmental Stewardship and Occupational Health and Safety
Senior Director, Global HS&E
Sharon Keys
Sponsor of Bioethics and Animal Testing, and CMOs
SVP, R&D Product Strategy
Susan Rosen
Sponsor of Product Safety and Pharmacovigilance, and Senior Vice President Global Pharmacovigilance and Risk Management
"Responsibility addresses a wide range of Shire’s key business aspects, from ethics to labor practices to access to medicines, to our environmental impacts and worker health and safety. As the global head of Health, Safety & Environment (HS&E) for Shire, participation on the RCT is a key part of my role at Shire and ensuring we behave responsibly towards the Environment and towards our employees is a passion of mine and others at Shire. Working with the RCT is an exciting opportunity for me to help Shire become a truly sustainable organization."
—Isabel Hayley
Sponsor of Environmental Stewardship and Occupational Health and Safety
Senior Director, Global HS&E
"As the head of R&D Product Strategy for Specialty Pharma, my contribution to Responsibility will be my understanding of Shire’s pipeline, how Shire operates and the global environment in which Shire moves."
—Sharon Keys
Sponsor of Bioethics and Animal Testing, and CMOs
SVP, R&D Product Strategy
"Core to our responsibility mission is ensuring on behalf of our patients and their healthcare providers that Shire has the right processes and capabilities to evaluate and communicate the safety of our products—both those undergoing clinical investigation as well as those marketed worldwide."
—Susan Rosen
Sponsor of Product Safety and Pharmacovigilance, and Senior Vice President Global Pharmacovigilance and Risk Management
Isabel Hayley joined Shire in 2009. Her role encompasses managing Shire’s environmental compliance and environmental impacts globally, and the health, safety, and wellness of our staff at our manufacturing and R&D facilities, sales and international offices. Isabel and has been working in the field of HS&E and sustainability for 19 years specializing in international HS&E regulatory compliance, management systems, performance improvement, sustainability and environmental due diligence. During that time, she has lived and worked in US, Asia and Europe. She holds a BA and MA in medical (veterinary) sciences from Cambridge University and an MS in Ecology and Environmental Science from Lancaster University.
Sharon started with Shire in July 2007 as Head of Global Regulatory Affairs and transitioned to her new role in November 2010. She joined Shire with over 19 years as a Regulatory Professional.
During that time Sharon has worked across multiple therapeutic areas and has held numerous Regulatory Affairs leadership positions within both Boehringer Ingelheim, based in the UK and Germany and with Pfizer Inc. based in the UK, East Coast (New London, CT) and West Coast (La Jolia, CA) of America.
Susan Rosen, M.D., who joined Shire in 2005, has been involved in pharmaceutical medicine for 25 years. Susan has a broad range of experience in clinical drug development, medical affairs, and pharmacovigilance, and has built capabilities in medical surveillance, risk management and epidemiology at large, mid-size and small global pharma organizations. A graduate of Yale University, she received her medical degree from Cornell University’s Weill Medical College. Susan is US board-certified in ophthalmology and held academic faculty appointments prior to entering the pharmaceutical industry.
Sheila Stranks
Sponsor of Ethical Sales and Marketing
VP and Deputy Compliance Officer
Gordon Ewart
Sponsor Stewardship of Partners and Suppliers
Senior Director, Head of Supplier Relationship Management
Fred Naids
Sponsor of Stewardship of Partners and Suppliers – Contract Research Organizations
Senior Strategic Sourcing Director, Clinical Development Operations and Biometrics
"Being a part of, and contributing to, the RCT is an exciting challenge which I am delighted to be a part of. As a member of Shire’s Compliance team, being on this Team blends well with my day to day role and I hope to use that experience and those gained on the Team to the benefit of each. With my background in commercial, sales and marketing and now working with colleagues to advise on how to do the right thing in an increasingly complex world , I hope to bring additional perspectives to the team."
—Sheila Stranks
Sponsor of Ethical Sales and Marketing
VP and Deputy Compliance Officer
"Throughout my career I have constantly been involved directly or indirectly in risk management whether that is assessing hazardous chemistry on the bench, on plant or considering the risks that my supply-base may present to the company. I see my addition to the RCT as a natural extension to the vision of managing risks and ensuring all partners are acting responsibly whether that is physically in the processes of manufacture, internal business practices or in the partner relationships once, twice removed.
—Gordon Ewart
Sponsor Stewardship of Partners and Suppliers
Senior Director, Head of Supplier Relationship Management
Identifying, selecting, and managing service suppliers are some of Shire’s core competencies. Fred commented “I believe aligning ourselves with companies that have similar values is one of the key drivers of our success. Participation in the Responsibility Coordination Team will allow me to effectively communicate Shire’s vision, expectations, and actions regarding corporate responsibility…both internally and externally. These actions will continue to distinguish Shire and its business partners throughout the industry”
—Fred Naids
Sponsor of Stewardship of Partners and Suppliers – Contract Research Organizations
Senior Strategic Sourcing Director, Clinical Development Operations and Biometrics
Sheila Stranks joined Shire in March 2003. She is a member of the Compliance and Risk Management team reporting to Caroline West, Chief Compliance Officer. Sheila has Corporate Compliance responsibility for the geographic region outside of the Americas for HGT and Specialty. Since joining Shire Sheila has worked in several different functions within our company including as General Manager for several renal products. Sheila has over 20 years of experience within the Pharmaceutical industry in sales and marketing. Before joining Shire, Sheila was with Parke–Davis, part of the Warner Lambert group. She is a graduate of the University of Glasgow in Biochemistry and holds an MBA from the University of Strathclyde. Sheila is also a Magistrate in the North Hampshire area of the UK.
Gordon joined Shire in November 2007 as Head of Supplier Relationship Management, Global Supply Chain. His team has global accountability for all direct spend suppliers supporting the SP brands. Gordon has over 15 years of experience within the pharmaceutical industry during which he has held various developmental roles. He is a graduate from the University of Abertay, Dundee and holds a PhD in Organic Synthetic Chemistry from the University of Swansea.
Brooke Clarke
Sponsor of Disease Awareness
Senior Director, Global Corporate Communications
Joff Masukawa
Sponsor of Public Policy
Vice President, Global Government Relations and Public Policy
Matt Cabrey
Global Corporate
Affairs & Community
Partnerships
“Our teams are working to educate stakeholders and create awareness of little understood or misunderstood conditions, amplifying these efforts to the benefit of current and future patients.”
—Brooke Clarke
Sponsor of Disease Awareness
Senior Director, Global Corporate Communications
"Our public policy priorities reflect our fundamental purpose: to enable access for patients with life altering conditions to lead better lives."
—Joff Masukawa
Sponsor of Public Policy
Vice President, Global Government Relations and Public Policy
“Shire’s commitment to helping people goes beyond the medicines and treatments we provide everyday to patients and their caregivers. It extends to the neighborhoods where Shire operates – our geographic and therapeutic neighborhoods – and our involvement is driven by our employees who actively engage as volunteers and advocates on projects aligned with Shire’s values and culture.”
—Matt Cabrey
Global Corporate
Affairs & Community
Partnerships
Brooke joined Shire in January 2011 as head of global internal communications and Responsibility. In this role she is responsible for Shire’s global internal communications strategy enabling the business to effectively build employee alignment to and engagement with Shire's purpose and Vision. She is part of the Responsibility Communications & Steering Group where she provides critical analysis, communications input and strategic guidance, and also serves as the sponsor for Disease Awareness. Brooke worked as a communications consultant in New York and London for more than 20 years before joining Shire, advising clients including Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Johnson & Johnson and Allied Domecq. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and has a MSc in Organizational Behaviour from the University of London, Birkbeck.
Joff established and leads the global government relations and public policy team for Shire. With responsibility for strategic engagement with governments and policymakers in support of the needs of people affected by life-altering conditions, the global government relations team collaborates with internal business partners and external stakeholders to enable the company’s delivery of value to patients, healthcare systems and society. Joff joined Shire in 2006 and is experienced in advocacy, government relations, health policy, market access, marketing, public affairs, sales management and strategy. He is actively involved in a number of external professional and volunteer organizations.
As part of the corporate communications team at Shire, Matt is responsible for helping to create and reinforce the corporate image and reputation of this global specialty biopharmaceutical company. Matt works with Shire’s global teams to help identify, guide and maximize Shire’s community partnerships, supporting Shire’s purpose of enabling people with life-altering conditions to lead better lives.
Since joining Shire in July of 2004, Matt has led communications efforts in support of various projects, business operations, and community volunteer engagement activities. He has helped to shape Shire’s presence and growth in the industry, across the Philadelphia region, greater Boston region, North America and Europe.
Prior to joining Shire Matt was part of the corporate communications teams at PNC Financial Services Group, Keystone Mercy Health Plan, and the American Red Cross. He began his professional career in radio as a reporter, editor and producer at radio stations in the greater Philadelphia region. Matt volunteers with numerous regional and industry organizations.
Jeremy G Chadwick, PhD
VP and Head Global Clinical Development Operations
"As a new sponsor for the area of clinical trials, I will be focused on helping to make sure we continue to meet the needs of those who need our treatments, and the specialist physicians who treat them, and to ensure that we are regularly reviewing and improving our efforts to uphold the highest ethical standards in our research and development practices."
—Jeremy G Chadwick, PhD
VP and Head Global Clinical Development Operations
Jeremy joined Shire HGT in 2012 and leads global clinical development operations. He brings over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, most recently at the Medicines Company where he was VP, Global Project Head for iv clopidogrel after leading their Global Clinical Operations and Program Management departments. Prior experience includes heading functions of Clinical Operations, Program Management, Biostatistics, and Data Management at Synta Pharmaceuticals, Vertex, Parexel and Glaxo UK (now GSK). Jeremy earned his PhD and MS in statistics from the University of London, UK and his BS in mathematics from DeMontfort University, UK.
