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Datapharm welcomes Rob Morgan as the company’s Chief Executive Officer

Sep 17, 2025

Datapharm appoints Rob Morgan as CEO, strengthening the company’s leadership to advance global medicines information solutions for the Pharmaceutical industry.

Leatherhead, UK — September, 2025

Datapharm, a leading provider of medicines information solutions and the UK’s electronic medicines compendium (emc), is delighted to announce the appointment of Rob Morgan as its new Chief Executive Officer. The move marks a hugely important step in the company’s ongoing mission to improve the accessibility and effectiveness of medicines information worldwide.

Rob has spent over 30 years working with software and data businesses driving digital transformation and operational excellence within highly regulated markets including healthcare, aviation, defence and across the public sector. This includes leading the growth of Vistair Systems, to become the leading provider of regulated operational and safety content for the global civil and defence aviation markets. Under his leadership Vistair Systems grew internationally into the Americas, Australia and across EMEA and launched a range of new products based upon industry-led innovation to deliver exceptional value for customers, which positions him well to guide Datapharm’s next chapter of product innovation and international expansion.

“I’m thrilled to join Datapharm at such a pivotal moment,” said Morgan. “The company’s commitment to being the trusted medicines information partner for pharma and healthcare professionals aligns perfectly with my passion for building world-class teams and trusted partnerships so as to deliver exceptional value to our customers though the combination of product innovation and excellent service”

John Hawkins, Datapharm Chair commented, “Rob’s proven track record driving digital innovation and sustainable growth in technology companies makes him a tremendous asset to Datapharm. His leadership will be pivotal as we expand internationally, evolve our product portfolio, and continue to deliver significant value to healthcare professionals and patients worldwide.”

Datapharm’s suite of solutions, including emc regulatory, emc compliance, and SRD search, continues to support Pharmaceutical professionals in navigating an evolving regulatory and compliance landscape. The company also remains steadfast in its dedication to high coverage and integrity of product data, ensuring that it can be a world-leading provider of insights around the use of medicines information.

About Datapharm

Datapharm runs the UK’s trusted medicines information database, emc (electronic medicines compendium), listing more than 10,000 medicines and attracting an audience of millions of visits per year. It is a pharma-preferred partner, providing innovative software solutions to support the Life Sciences and wider Healthcare sectors, serving more than 320 Pharma customers in the UK.

It also partners with a wide range of professional and voluntary health organisations to improve health literacy and decision making about medicines for patients, carers, healthcare professionals and the pharmaceutical industry.

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