John Dawson, Cbe Joins the Board of Ergomed plc as Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee

Ergomed plc announces that John Dawson, CBE has joined the Board as an independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee. John Dawson is a highly experienced and globally respected figure in the healthcare sector. Most recently, he was Chief Executive Officer of Oxford Biomedica where, during his 13-year tenure, the business grew into a global market leader in viral vector technologies for cell and gene therapy, delivered multiple high value partnerships and successfully manufactured the life-saving Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

Under Mr. Dawson's leadership, Oxford Biomedica's success resulted in it entering the FTSE 250 index in 2020. Subsequently, in the New Year Honours List this year, he was awarded a CBE for services to UK life science, in recognition of the unprecedented speed and success at which Oxford Biomedica delivered the COVID-19 vaccine.