UICC appoints new Chief Executive Officer

His appointment comes as a result of a competitive international search process that clearly identified him as having the qualities to fulfil the position.

Until recently, Mr Adams served as Chief Operating Officer of Lloyds TSB Group International Banking in London and will start his new position as the CEO of the UICC in Geneva on 21 September. After having worked extensively in the international banking sector, he brings over 20 years of solid experience in business development, leadership and management.

The UICC executive search committee, comprising members from the board and senior staff, chose Cary Adams over other finalists with NGO experience, because he has a track record of taking on businesses where he at first had little familiarity with operational details and leading them to success quickly.

“The final choice was a unanimous one,” said UICC president, Dr David Hill. “We are very confident that we have chosen a leader with outstanding capacity to build the organization, commensurate with the challenge of the global cancer crisis. Cary already has an impressive knowledge of current issues, activity and challenges in our field.”

Speaking of his appointment, Mr Adams expressed his excitement on his new position. “I am delighted to have been given the opportunity to be part of something so important to so many. The UICC has a wonderful reputation, and I hope that this will continue to grow in the coming years as we implement the World Cancer Declaration.”

About Cary Adams

Born in London, Cary Adams is a 46-year-old, with a BSc Honours degree in Economics, Computing and Statistics from the University of Bath, United Kingdom. He was recruited by Lloyds Bank as a graduate trainee and following 13 years, during which he became a specialist in money transfer systems, Cary began studying part-time for a bank-sponsored MBA at Bath in 1998, receiving a Distinction when he graduated in 2002. He then followed a three-month General Management Program at the Harvard Business School and a Financial Management course at Stanford Business School in 2003.

In 2001 Cary took on his first general management responsibilities in the Business Banking division of the Lloyds TSB Group, which covered 500,000 small businesses in the UK; he became Managing Director in 2004 on the strength of his vision for turning it around. This success led to his appointment, in October that same year, as Managing Director of International Private Banking for Lloyds TSB Group, headquartered in Geneva with offices in 12 other countries and 1,000 staff. In three years, Cary led the business into strong growth and profitability with high morale, the crowning achievement of his career thus far. This led to his last assignment as Chief Operating Officer of Lloyds TSB Group International Banking in London in 2008.