Catherine Pridham ACA

Biography

Catherine Pridham qualified as a chartered accountant with Arthur Andresen and has worked in the pharmaceutical sector for SmithKline Beecham, Amersham plc and GE Healthcare, where she supported a number of different business areas including a commercial clinical trials business, a large R&D portfolio and a Joint Venture looking to exploit research capabilities commercially with large pharmaceutical companies.

Career highlights:

  • appointed Director of Finance and Corporate Affairs in December 2014
  • appointed Chief Financial Officer, Director of Support Division and Secretary of UKAEA in January 2014
  • appointed Head of Finance, Contracts and Integrated Planning in 2012
  • she completed several finance restructuring and process improvement projects for the Ministry of Justice and Department of Transport.