Background
Horton, Richard John was born on December 28, 1943 in London. Son of John Anthony Guy and Margaret Louisa Horton.
consultant pharmaceutical physician
Horton, Richard John was born on December 28, 1943 in London. Son of John Anthony Guy and Margaret Louisa Horton.
Master of Arts, St Johns College, Cambridge, England, 1966. Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, St Johns College, Cambridge, England.
Principal in general practice Essex & East London National Health Service, Southend on Sea, England, 1969—1977. Pharmaceutical consultant Tropical Projects, Hitchin, England, since 2002. Director diseases developing world GlaxoSmithKline, London, 2000—2002.
Head therapeutics SmithKline Beecham Beecham, 1991—2000. Director, worldwide product group Smith Kline & French, Welwyn Garden City, England, 1988—1991, regional medical director ukog, 1985—1988, clinical research physician, 1977—1985. Consultant World Health Organization, Geneva, since 2003.
Director & chairman Epichem Pty Ltd, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia, since 2004. Adjunct professor Murdoch University, Australia, since 2003. Honorary professor therapeutics University Liverpool, Lancashire, 2003—2005.
Chair, malaria drugs panel Military Infectious Disease Programme, United States Army., Washington, since 2003. Editor, experimental parasitology Elsevier, London, since 2005. Vice president Royal Society Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, London, 2005—2007.
Honorary secretary British Society Parasitology, London, since 2007.
Director, trustee Malaria Consortium, London, 2005—2010. School governor Hitchin Boys School, 1990—2006. Director, trustee Hitchin British Schools Museum Trust and Museum Friends, 1994—2010.
Non executive chairman Epichem Pty Ltd., Murdoch, Australia, 2003—2010. Master: RCGP; fellow: FPM, Royal Society Tropical Medicine (vice president 2005-2007). Member: Royal College of Physicians, Royal College General Practitioners, American Society Tropical Medicine, Malaysian Society Tropical Medicine & Parasitology, Australian Society Parasitology, British Society Parasitology (general secretary since 2007).
Married Maureen Ruby Whitaker, January 22, 1982. Children: Colin Robert Hawkins, Katy Whitmore, Carole Louise Robinson, Tammy, Ian Mark. Married Kathryn Dorothy Wilson, July 6, 1970 (divorced 1978).