Dr Brian McNamee: The force behind CSL
April 12, | Thursday | Influencers | By BioSpectrum Bureau
Dr Brian McNamee: The force behind CSL
Dr Brian A McNamee, CEO & MD, CSL
A doctor by training, Dr Brian A McNamee was enjoying himself in various job roles starting out as product manager, a job that he took on while on a vacation with his wife in Europe. Time rolled by. He put in 11 years gaining expertise in various aspects of running a company. It was in his mids, that he got the opportunity to head a sick government enterprise-Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL). Dr Brian A McNamee took that as a challenge and changed the face of CSL. Today, CSL is a global specialty biopharmaceutical company.
Recalling the state of affairs at CSL in , Dr McNamee says, "When I joined CSL there had been a very negative assessment of the company done by Anderson Consulting. It documented the company as one with a negative cash flow, low profitability and a limited future. But, then I believed that the industry and the company had tremendous potential."
Recognizing his work, BioSpectrum honored him with the BioSpectrum Asia Pacific Bioscience Industry Person of the Year Award fo
Dr Brian McNamee AO
Citation for the Award of the Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa)
In an increasingly globalised world, the capacity of doctors to improve the lives of their patients, of governments to protect the well-being of their citizens, and of individuals to maintain their own health is inextricably connected to the variety and quality of the biopharmaceutical products they can access. The work of Brian McNamee, in particular over his 23 years at the helm of CSL Limited, has expanded and improved the range of such products across the world and established Melbourne, Australia, as a leading international centre of biomedical research and manufacturing expertise.
Shortly after graduating from the Melbourne Medical School, Brian McNamee turned his attention to the world of commercial medicines – first in Germany, then back in Australia working for Faulding, and then the start-up Pacific Biotechnology Limited. With ten years’ experience, aged 33, he was headhunted by Industry Minister, John Button, to run the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, a small government owned company mostly engaged in making flu vaccines and antibiotics for local markets, and with an ex
Brian McNamee
Chair and Independent Non-executive Director
Director of CSL Limited since February and Chair from October
Skills and experience
Dr McNamee has deep executive experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, with a focus on strategy and creating long-term shareholder value. Dr McNamee has a broad global perspective and understanding of long-term capital projects in the pharmaceutical industry, with proven health, safety, environment and corporate responsibility.
Dr McNamee was the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of CSL from until Since leaving his executive role at CSL, Dr McNamee has served as a Senior Advisor to private equity group Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. He has also pursued a number of private equity and interests in small cap healthcare companies, and in served on the panel of the Australian Government’s Financial System Inquiry. In , he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for service to business and commerce.
Other directorships and offices (current and recent):
- Director Golf Preserve Pty Ltd (since February )
- Former Chair of Geoff Ogilvy Foundation (from May to February )
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