Robert Williams

Rob leads Sustainable Procurement in the Global Procurement team at AstraZeneca, leading the delivery of AstraZeneca’s sustainability goals through their supply chains. Partnering with Group Sustainability to deliver the corporate sustainability objectives, he engages business leaders across R&D, Operations and Commercial, driving the business to work with sustainable suppliers, supporting truly sustainable business growth.

Rob has over 25 years’ experience in technical, commercial and leadership roles across a range of industry sectors, from mining and renewable electricity to telecoms and pharmaceuticals. He previously co-led the founding of a UK renewable energy development company, creating a £500m wind farm program. At BT plc, he led renewable energy procurement including PPAs to decarbonise one of the UK’s largest electricity consumers. Rob joined AstraZeneca to lead global supply chain transformation for sustainable sourcing and delivery of the Ambition Zero Carbon programme.

In addition to his role at AstraZeneca, Rob is also a Board Member and past Chair of PSCI, the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative.  PSCI’s mission is Building Responsible Supply Chains, representing 85 member companies, c. 70% or $1.2Trn of global pharma revenues. He is also professional Member of the Energy Institute and a graduate of WBCSD Sustainability Leaders.