Our Team


Director

Victor Palmer is also Senior Training Consultant at DPP Cordell and founded the company in 1989 with the aim of producing quality tailored training and marketing support services. His background as a qualified teacher, and his experience in international training management in the pharmaceutical industry is the basis of DPP-Cordell's success.

Medical Director

Dr. Edward Huskisson, FRCP, is our Medical Director and an eminent and well-published rheumatologist. Formerly head of Rheumatology at St Bartholomew’s Hospital London, Dr Huskisson currently runs a Harley Street clinic for an international clientele and continues to write and publish in his specialist field.

Management Team

Nick Palmer, our Manager of ICT Solutions, is responsible for the design and development of our e-learning packages. After graduating from the University of Hertfordshire he joined the team as a graphic designer and desktop publishing expert. Combining Nick’s extensive knowledge of programming with his natural flair for design and aesthetics, we are able to offer our clients the benefits of highly innovative, state-of-the-art products with a well defined user interface.


Marcia Hammond is our Business Development Manager and first worked for DPP-Cordell as a medical writer and editor in 1994. Marcia has worked in and around the pharmaceutical industry in sales and marketing, training and clinical research across many therapeutic areas. Her expertise is used to help you determine the products which will aid you most in supporting your promotional drives.

Kate McFarlane has worked with DPP-Cordell for more than ten years as a medical writer, editor and trainer. After a career as a clinical biochemist in the NHS, Kate joined Merck Sharp and Dohme Ltd, where she gained considerable experience in medical sales, training and product management, before assuming the role of a freelance training consultant.