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This list showcases the top United Kingdom based CEO’ operating in the Home Health Care space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Rakesh Kapoor
CEO of Reckitt
Rakesh Kapoor joined Reckitt & Colman in 1987, serving in various roles including Regional Sales Manager, North India, General Manager, Indian Southern Region and Regional Marketing Director, South Asia. In 1999, he was appointed Global Category Director, Pest Control. Following the merger, he assumed the role of, Senior Vice President, Home Care. He was appointed SVP, Regional Director, Northern Europe in 2001 and in July 2006, he was promoted to EVP, Category Development. Rakesh became CEO in September 2011
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About Reckitt: Reckitt Benckiser Group is a consumer goods company makes health, hygiene and home products.
Sergey Musienko
CEO of Atlas Biomed Group
Sergey Musienko is a technology expert with over a decade’s worth of experience, specifically in the health sector. He is the CEO of Atlas Biomed, the personalised health company. Sergey took time out to join the Silicon Valley think tank, Singularity University, in 2011. It was here that Sergey realised that the future was, in his words, “integrative personal omics profiles, which gather information about the body at a molecular level”. This insight led to him to found Atlas Biomed where he is currently the CEO. Here, he has put together a successful team that has developed two major products: the Atlas DNA Test and the Atlas Microbiome Test. These tests analyse how genes and gut bacteria influence various health traits like disease risk, nutrition, personal traits and physical activity, allowing people to take control of their health with actionable, scientifically proven lifestyle recommendations.
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About Atlas Biomed Group: The Atlas DNA and gut microbiome tests evaluate your health status and provide personalised recommendations to improve wellbeing.
James Balmain
Joint Chief Executive Officer of Induction Healthcare Group
James is the Co Founder & CEO for Zesty, a multi-award winning European digital health company backed by a group of international VC funds, including Mangrove Capital, LBO France and Qualcomm Ventures. James brings 18+ years of entrepreneurial leadership and eCommerce expertise to Zesty, leveraging his experience building & managing teams at category leading eCommerce and Mobile companies Shop Direct, Very, Littlewoods, Woolworths and EE. In 1997 James launched Light Image, a new Internet and eCommerce consultancy supplying a range of blue chip clients in retail, telecoms and media. In under 5 years Light Image grew to become a multi million pound agency delivering award winning projects to clients such as Tiscali, ntl, Telewest, BT, Vodafone, Carphone Warehouse, Universal Pictures, WH Smith, ITV and Channel 4. In 2007 James launched Webtogs, a new online retailer operating in the £1Bn Outdoor market selling branded clothing, footwear, equipment and accessories from a range of top international brands. Webtogs grew from an idea to a multi million pound online retailer in under 4 years winning multiple awards such as ‘Best Customer Care’ by IMRG, Best Internet Retailer by Walk Magazine and Number 1 ranked online retailer for service on Trustpilot. More recently, James was Head of eCommerce at EE, the joint venture between Orange and T-Mobile, the largest UK mobile phone network with over 25M customers. EE were the first to launch superfast 4G mobile data in early 2012. James has a degree in Computer Science from Greenwich University, London and several Securities Institute qualifications in Investment Management, Exchange traded derivatives administration, Commodities and FSA Financial regulation.
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About Induction Healthcare Group: Induction Healthcare is a healthcare technology company focused on streamlining the delivery of care by Healthcare Professionals.
Pete Dowds
CEO, Co-Founder of Elder
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About Elder: Elder is the UK’s leading care marketplace
Tim Antos
Founder & CEO of Kokoon Technology
A former stressed management consultant and finance professional Tim founded Kokoon in 2013 after struggling with mild insomnia. After successful treatment at a sleep clinic he founded Kokoon to make the knowledge and technology of the sleep clinic more accessible to all. Tim is an award-winning mechanical engineer who previous to working in consulting and finance had a short career developing medical products in Cambridge.
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About Kokoon Technology: Kokoon Technology is a digital health platform applying data to provide a personalized path to better sleep and mental health
Tom Evans
Founder & CEO of BleepBleeps – Smart Family
Tom Evans is the Founder of BleepBleeps.
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About BleepBleeps – Smart Family, Central Research Laboratory, D&AD, SapientNitro: Cute, connected gadgets that make parenting magic.
Cameron Graham
Co-Founder & CEO of Storii
Cameron Graham is a Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer at StoriiCare.
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About Entrepreneurial Scotland, Storii, University of Strathclyde: Software for Senior Care
Afroditi Maria Konidari
CEO and Co-Founder of Tendertec
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About Tendertec: Building the next generation of AI powered safety, security & personalised care technologies for the post COVID-19 era.
Aalok Y Shukla
Co-Founder & CEO of Straight Teeth Direct
Aalok Y Shukla is the CEO and Co-Founder of Straight Teeth Direct.
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About Straight Teeth Direct: Straight TeethDirect to consumer teledentistry platform that connects users to online dentists globally enabling low cost.
Anna Starynska
CEO of Cardiolyse
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About Cardiolyse: Cardiolyse is a cloud ECG & HRV analytics platform that provides personalized reports, heart failures detection, and data-based prognosis.
Alistair Cohen
CEO & Founder of OnCare
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About OnCare: OnCare use software to make care easier for everyone: care agencies, care workers, clients, and their families.
Alistair Cohen
CEO & Founder of OnCare
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About OnCare: OnCare use software to make care easier for everyone: care agencies, care workers, clients, and their families.
Hugh Lloyd-Jukes
CEO and Chairman of Oxehealth
Hugh Lloyd-Jukes is the CEO and Chairman at Oxehealth.
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About Oxehealth: SaaS workflow solution gives carers and custodians more time for hands on care where and when it’s needed most.
Mark Gorski
Co-Founder & CEO of Sports Data Labs, Inc.
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About Sports Data Labs, Inc.: Unlock the Value of Human Data®
Elettra Bianchi Dennerlein
Founder & co-CEO of My Online Therapy
Elettra Bianchi Dennerlein is the Founder and co-CEO at My Online Therapy.
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About My Online Therapy: MyOnlineTherapy, a mobile mental health company, is the first of its kind virtual psychology clinic.
Richard Hancock
Chief Executive Officer of Blue Maestro
Richard Hancock joined Blue Maestro as Chief Executive Officer in 2012.
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About Blue Maestro: Environment and health monitoring solutions from developing innovative Bluetooth devices to hosting a cloud platform for sensor telemetrics.
