Abbas Hussain

Former Chief Executive Officer, Vifor Pharma

Mr. Hussain most recently served as Chief Executive Officer of Vifor Pharma from 2021 to 2023. Prior to that, he served in various leadership roles at GlaxoSmithKline, most recently as global president, pharmaceuticals & vaccines. Earlier in his career, Mr. Hussain held various global leadership roles at Eli Lilly and Company.



Mr. Hussain currently holds various non-executive director and advisory roles, including as the Chairman of Asceneuron SA, director for Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals and Alfasigma SpA and as an advisor to 4Bio Capital. He previously served on the boards of Cochlear Limited, CSL, Teva Pharmaceutical and Immunocore.

Mr. Hussain holds a BSc from the Loughborough Institute of Technology.