Amanda Calvert
Biography
Amanda spent 28 years in the Life Sciences sector working for ICI, Zeneca and AstraZeneca where she held senior operational roles across a wide range of business functions. She led major change programmes including; setting up a global IT function and investment programme to support pharmaceutical operations and manufacturing; pioneering new ways of working to deliver greater value from the global product supply-chain; working with teams to bring new thinking and ways of working to IT compliance and security to create a culture of collaboration and accountability supported by modern technology.
She set up Quince Consultancy to help businesses to add value through creating a supportive culture for people to grow and develop, simplifying processes and utilising technology effectively. She is currently a Non-Executive Director of The Guinness Partnership Limited a provider of social housing and care services and a member of the Advisory Board of the Cambridge Judge Business School.
Amanda has been appointed interim co-chair of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency from 12 July 2023 and until we recruit a new chair of the MHRA.
Interim co-chair
The co-chair is appointed by the Secretary of State for the Department of Health and Social Care and has particular responsibility for providing effective strategic leadership of the agency.