Our Board of Trustees

Antibiotic Research UK is run by the Trustees, who are elected by the Members.

The charity has a Science Committee that lays out, commissions and monitors the charity’s scientific programme. The Public Engagement and Patient Support Committee oversees the charity’s involvement in raising public awareness of the importance of managing our current antibiotics. The Chief Executive is Jonathan Pearce.

The organisational structure of the Charity is shown in this diagram.

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organisational structure of Antibiotic Research UK

Meet Our Board of Trustees

  • Jonathan Pearce, Chief Executive of Antibiotic Research UK
    Jonathan Pearce
    Chief Executive

    Jonathan has nearly 20 years’ experience as a CEO in the UK charity sector and has led a number of national organisations, including DKMS UK, Lymphoma Action and Adoption UK. He has experience in the social care, health and legal sectors, working both nationally and internationally. Since 2013 he has worked exclusively in the health sector, focusing on raising awareness and funds for blood cancers and disorders, as well as providing medical services, and information, advice and support, for patients and families, often with unmet needs. Earlier in his career he worked in the fields of law, publishing and journalism.

  • Simon Dukes, Chair of Trustees for Antibiotic Research UK
    Simon Dukes
    Chair of Trustees

    Simon is the Chief Executive of charity Fair For You as well as its wholly owned Community Interest Company, Fair For You Enterprises. Fair For You is an ethical and low interest loans company aimed at low income families. Prior to this, he was the CEO of the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC), which is the body responsible for negotiating community pharmacy services on behalf of the country’s 11,000 community pharmacies. With over two decades working in the UK public sector, Simon has experience in a number of roles and specialisms including defence and security policy, public affairs, media and communications strategy, negotiation and cyber security. In 2013 he left HM Government to become the Chief Executive of the UK’s Fraud Prevention Service, Cifas. There, he was on the Oversight Board of the Home Secretary’s Joint Fraud Task Force, and the Management Board of the Joint Money Laundering Intelligence Task Force. Simon became Chair (Designate) of Antibiotic Research UK in January 2021.

    Commenting on his appointment, Simon said: “I am delighted to be joining Antibiotic Research UK as Chair Designate. The coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated the impact that infectious illnesses can have on our society. The predictions of global deaths from antibiotic resistance in the decades to come put those from COVID-19 in the shade. This is why the work of Antibiotic Research UK, the only charity in the UK dedicated to fighting antimicrobial resistance, is so important. I look forward to working with the Trustee Board and Chief Executive to help ANTRUK realise its ambitious plans in antimicrobial research, education and patient support.”

  • Fiona Russell
    Trustee

    Fiona is the Chief Financial and Operating Officer at Elton John AIDS Foundation, a charity dedicated to ending the spread of AIDS. She strongly believes in the power of non-profits to change the world. She is a chartered accountant and qualified coach. Her career started at PriceWaterhouse Coopers, before she moved to management consultancy and onto Diageo PLC before transferring to the non-profit sector.

  • Phil Robinson
    Trustee and Honorary Treasurer

    Phil is a Chartered Accountant, who has worked both in professional practice and a number of specialist finance roles (tax and treasury) in industry, including his recent role for a global healthcare communications and commercialisation business. He has an academic background in scientific research, notably being awarded a PhD (Pharmacology) from the University of Manchester, prior to his transition to accountancy. He has previous experience with being a trustee of a small charity in the preschool education sector and as a lay person on a funding committee for the National Institute for Health Research.

  • Rosemary Howell
    Rosemary Howell
    Trustee

    Rosemary is an experienced medical device and diagnostic manager who works with companies on clinical research studies and entry to market strategies.

    She has over 30 years sales, marketing, business development and management experience in the healthcare sector, working with a variety of companies including Bayer Diagnostics, Smiths Industries, Nutricia, Provalis, Wockhardt and a number of start-up companies. Rosemary originally qualified as a nurse, has a MBA and a Diploma in Marketing.