David Burton
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David Burton
Chief Operating Officer (MORU)
Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU)
David Burton is a Chartered Management Accountant with extensive experience in the commercial and non-for-profit sectors. Over the last 25 years the majority of his roles have been Asia focused in a variety of senior and strategic operations leadership positions. His current role with MORU has responsibility for Finance, Logistics, Funding, Administration, IT, Communications, Human Resources, Health & Safety, Assurance, Legal and Security for all operational activity under the MORU tropical health Network.
David leads the Centre’s business and operations team to deliver high quality services supporting the delivery of over 100 research projects with an annual activity of £35m - £40m. Furthermore he takes the lead on the strategic planning process, financial sustainability and risk management. To ensure the success of MORU’s strategic objectives, he works closely with the MORU Director, Oxford University support teams and Wellcome (the primary donor).
