George McMillan

Senior Adviser

George is a Senior Adviser at Permira.

George McMillan has over 25 years of experience in healthcare with a successful track record in senior executive leadership roles. Most recently George served as Chief Commercial Officer at ICON, a leading clinical research organisation providing outsourced clinical development and commercialisation services to healthcare organisations globally, from 2017 to 2024. Prior to his role as Chief Commercial Officer at ICON, George held the role of Executive Vice President of Finance, Global Operations. Prior to ICON, George was the Chief Financial Officer of PharmaNet Development Group, which was acquired by Inventiv.

Before joining the clinical research industry in 2010, George held senior operations and finance positions in a series of international businesses focused on technology-related professional services. George served as CEO of Palladium Group, CFO and CEO of CMGI and CFO/COO of Renaissance Solutions.

Qualifications

George holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Stanford University, a Doctor of Law from Harvard Law School, and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School, USA.