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'''Harpal Singh Kumar''' (born 1965) is chief executive officer of [[Cancer Research UK]], the world's leading independent organisation dedicated to [[cancer research]]. |
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==Early life and education== |
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Kumar's parents were both refugees. As Sikhs, they had to leave what was to become Pakistan and move to India, where they ended up in refugee camps. Later they moved to England, where his father was employed sweeping factory floors, before eventually starting his own grocery store.<ref name=NYT>{{cite news|last1=Werdigier|first1=Julia|title=Judging What's Important|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/07/business/global/07iht-manager07.html?_r=0|accessdate=12 January 2015|work=New York Times|date=6 January 2013}}</ref> |
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Kumar attended [[St. John's College, Cambridge|St. John's College]], University of Cambridge, where he gained MEng and MA degrees and won the Mobil Prize, Metal Box Prize, and Hughes Prize. He subsequently gained an MBA with High Distinction as a [[Baker Scholar]] at [[Harvard Business School]] where he won the Ford Prize and the Wolfe Prize.<ref name=Deb/><ref name=can/> |
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==Career== |
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After graduation, Kumar was employed by [[McKinsey and Co.]] as a healthcare consultant. In 1992 he was appointed chief executive of the disability charity the [[Papworth Trust]]. In 1997 he founded [[Nexan Group]], a venture capital-backed medical devices company. He joined Cancer Research Technology Limited as chief executive in 2002 and became chief operating officer of Cancer Research UK in 2004. He became chief executive officer in April 2007.<ref name=can>[http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-us/how-we-are-run/chief-executive-and-executive-board Chief Executive and Executive Board.] Cancer Research UK. Retrieved 11 January 2015.</ref> |
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Among his other roles, Kumar is a trustee of the [[Francis Crick Institute|Francis Crick Institute]] and the [[Institute for Cancer Research]], and chairman of the Board of the [[National Cancer Research Institute]]. He is also chairman of the [[Cancer Outcomes Strategy Advisory Group]] in England and co-chair of the [[National Awareness and Early Diagnosis Initiative]].<ref name=can/> |
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==Outside work== |
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Kumar lists his recreations as theatre, opera and football.<ref name=Deb>[http://www.debretts.com/people-of-today/profile/25760/Harpal-Singh-KUMAR "Harpal Singh KUMAR"] ''Debrett's People of Today''. Retrieved 11 January 2015.</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.totalpolitics.com/print/317027/cancer-research-uk-dr-harpal-kumar-interview.thtml Caroline Crampton interviews Harpal Kumar about cigarette marketing.] ''Total Politics''. |
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*[http://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2013/jan/11/cancer-research-uk-dr-harpal-kumar Five minutes with Dr Harpal Kumar of Cancer Research UK.] ''theguardian''. |
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9YV609BcIs Harpal Kumar talks about the work of the NCRI partnership.] |
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Revision as of 09:12, 12 January 2015
Harpal Singh Kumar (born 1965) is chief executive officer of Cancer Research UK, the world's leading independent organisation dedicated to cancer research.
Early life and education
Kumar's parents were both refugees. As Sikhs, they had to leave what was to become Pakistan and move to India, where they ended up in refugee camps. Later they moved to England, where his father was employed sweeping factory floors, before eventually starting his own grocery store.[1]
Kumar attended St. John's College, University of Cambridge, where he gained MEng and MA degrees and won the Mobil Prize, Metal Box Prize, and Hughes Prize. He subsequently gained an MBA with High Distinction as a Baker Scholar at Harvard Business School where he won the Ford Prize and the Wolfe Prize.[2][3]
Career
After graduation, Kumar was employed by McKinsey and Co. as a healthcare consultant. In 1992 he was appointed chief executive of the disability charity the Papworth Trust. In 1997 he founded Nexan Group, a venture capital-backed medical devices company. He joined Cancer Research Technology Limited as chief executive in 2002 and became chief operating officer of Cancer Research UK in 2004. He became chief executive officer in April 2007.[3]
Among his other roles, Kumar is a trustee of the Francis Crick Institute and the Institute for Cancer Research, and chairman of the Board of the National Cancer Research Institute. He is also chairman of the Cancer Outcomes Strategy Advisory Group in England and co-chair of the National Awareness and Early Diagnosis Initiative.[3]
Outside work
Kumar lists his recreations as theatre, opera and football.[2]
References
- ^ Werdigier, Julia (6 January 2013). "Judging What's Important". New York Times. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Harpal Singh KUMAR" Debrett's People of Today. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ a b c Chief Executive and Executive Board. Cancer Research UK. Retrieved 11 January 2015.