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At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Chairman operating in the Hospital space. If you think a Chairman 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.
Robert Milton
Chairman of the Board of Directors of United Airlines
Robert Milton is a Member of the Board of Directors at United Continental Holdings Inc. since April 2016. Robert was Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of ACE Aviation Holdings Inc. and was Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer of Air Canada. Having joined Air Canada in 1992 in a consulting capacity, Robert moved from the role of Senior Director of Scheduling to Vice President of Scheduling and Product Management, Senior Vice President of Marketing and In-Flight Service and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Robert became President and Chief Executive Officer of Air Canada in 1999. Robert is currently the Lead Director of Air Lease Corporation, a Member of the Board of Directors of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and a Trustee of the Georgia Tech Foundation Inc. Robert was a past Member of the Board of Directors of US Airways, Inc., and was also a past Chairman of the Board of Governors of IATA (The International Air Transport Association). Robert graduated in 1983 from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Industrial Management.
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About Air Canada: United Airlines and United Express operate approximately 5,000 flights each day to more than 370 destinations throughout the world.
Shafik Sachedina
Joint Chairman of Sussex Healthcare
Having an experience in dental surgery, Shafik Sachedina is a qualified dental surgeon. He got his qualifications in 1975 from Guy’s Hospital Medical and Dental School at the University of London. He is currently a Joint chairman in the Sussex Health Care Company, a company dedicated to providing care to homes and support services based in Sussex County in South England. Dr. Shafik himself was born in Dar-es-Salaam Tanzania in the year 1950. Having moved to England, he settled and became a British National and holds many positions in different healthcare companies.
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About : Award winning group of care homes providing over 25 years of healthcare in Sussex offering a range of quality person-centred services.
Robin Batchelor
Chairman of Everylife Technologies
Robin has been the cornerstone investor in the company since its initial financing in 2014 and became Chairman of everyLIFE in 2016. Prior to this Robin spent twenty years as an Investment Manager and Managing Director at BlackRock, Merrill Lynch and Mercury Asset Management where his team specialised in managing portfolios of fast growth, energy and energy technology companies around the world. Robin’s interest in the care sector came, like many others, from his growing personal experience of family members requiring top-quality care while living many miles apart.
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About Everylife Technologies: Everylife Technologies transforms social care through its intelligent care management platform, The PASSsystem.
Aaron Ross
Chairman of Cake Technologies
Aaron is founder of Cake and CityHawk, two of London’s fastest growing restaurant applications. With CityHawk diners can discover the best places to eat, with Cake they can pay for their bar and restaurant bills straight from their phones. Aaron is an experienced entrepreneur having co-founded FirstCare, Europe’s largest absence management company in late 2004 and grew it, as Chief Executive, to a £6m turnover in 5 years.
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About Cake Technologies, CityHawk, SolarCraft: CAKE is revolutionizing the way restaurants and bars engage with their customers.
Jim Horsburgh
Non-Executive Member – Independent Chairman of Lumeon
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About : Lumeon is a digital health company providing management care solutions to the healthcare industry.
Jean-Romain Lhomme
Investor / Chairman of Comet Meetings
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About BrickVest, Comet Meetings, Edenred, LendingHome, Pretto, Shadow, Shapr, SynapOS, TheHouseShop.com, Tikehau Capital, Younited: Comet offers new generation meeting venues that stimulate productivity, creativity and well-being.
Basit Nasim
Founder, Chairman of HotBox London Ltd
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About HotBox London Ltd: HotBox is a barbecue restaurant.
Brian Phillips
Chairman of Preoday
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About : B2B pre-ordering platform for integrated e-commerce solutions for businesses serving food and beverages
Rob Rainey
Chairman and Head Brewer of Quantock Brewery
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About Quantock Brewery, Quantock Brewery: Quantock Brewery brews quality real ales in cask and bottles by using traditional craft brewing techniques and natural ingredients.
