Dr. Peter Richardson
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Dr. Peter Richardson Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer
Dr. Peter Richardson is our Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, a role he assumed in January 2023. He has executive responsibility for Mallinckrodt’s branded research and development (R&D), medical affairs, safety, portfolio and project management, and regulatory affairs functions, and he is a member of the Company’s executive committee.
Dr. Richardson is a pharmaceutical executive with more than 30 years of experience in research and development leadership, including building and supporting product development pipelines and clinical program management. Before joining Mallinckrodt, Dr. Richardson served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Antares Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a pharmaceutical company, leading the organization’s research and development activities from April 2021 until May 2022. Prior to Antares Pharmaceuticals, he held senior leadership positions in research and development at several pharmaceutical companies, including as Chief Medical Officer President, Adare Development 1, at Adare Pharma from November 2016 until September 2020, as well as positions at Novartis and MannKind Corporation.
Dr. Richardson holds a B.Med.Sci. from the University of Nottingham and a BM, BS from the University of Nottingham Medical School. He completed the Stanford University Graduate School of Business’ executive program and is a member of the Royal College of Physicians in the United Kingdom.