Louise Makin

Dame Pamela Louise Makin, DBE (born November 1960) is a British businesswoman, the chief executive (CEO) of BTG plc, a FTSE 250 Index healthcare company.

Pamela Louise Makin was born in November 1960. She received an MA in Natural Sciences and a PhD in Metallurgy, both from the University of Cambridge (Newnham College and St John's College), and an MBA from London Business School.

Makin has been the chief executive officer of BTG PLC since 17 September 2004. She served as the president for biopharmaceuticals Europe at Baxter Healthcare since 2001, where she was responsible for sales in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Makin joined Baxter Healthcare in 2000 as vice president of strategy and business development Europe.

Before joining Baxter, she served as a director for global ceramics of English China Clay. She has been a non-executive director of Intertek Group plc since 1 July 2012. She has been a non-executive director at Premier Foods PLC since 1 October 2006.

In the 2014 Birthday Honours, she was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.