Victrex plc announced that Urmi Prasad Richardson has been appointed as a non-executive director of the Board, effective from May 1, 2024. Urmi has a wealth of global experience in executive and non-executive roles over a 25 year period. She has a particular focus on science, medical and innovation based businesses.

Urmi is currently President EMEA of Thermo Fisher Scientific, a world leader in serving science, with products which help accelerate life science research and improve patient health. Her executive career includes roles at The Linde Group, where she was Global Head of Healthcare, at Novartis and Foundation Medicine (a Roche company). She started her career with G.D. Searle (a Pfizer company) and has worked throughout Europe and the US.

Urmi has extensive experience in strategy, business development and product commercialisation in Europe, Asia and North America. Urmi holds a number of advisory Board roles at unlisted organizations in the sectors of longevity, blockchain, and targeted therapy in oncology. Her previous non-executive roles include Linde Healthcare.