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This list showcases the top London based Director operating in the Hospital space. If you think a Director 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.
Abel Campos
Director of Franchising of McDonald’s
Abel was appointed Head of Franchising for McDonald’s UK in October 2016, following a successful 20 year career with the brand spanning Operations and Franchising. He joined the business in 1997, progressing from a local restaurant team to overseeing a number of restaurants as a Consultant in the region. Abel worked in a number of roles throughout the southern region before being promoted to the position of Director of Franchising responsible for ensuring high standards of operational excellence across his group. Abel now heads up the UK franchising strategy and is also responsible for the recruitment of new franchisees.
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About McDonald’s: McDonald’s is a global foodservice retailer generating revenue through company-owned restaurants, franchise royalties, and licensing pacts.
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.
Toby Horry
Brand and Content Director of TUI Group
Toby Horry is the brand and content director at TUI.
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About TUI Group: TUI Group is an international tourism and hospitality organization that offers a range of tour, flights, cruises, and more.
Siobhan Thomas
Global Talent Acquisition Director of Intercontinental Hotels Group
Siobhan Thomas has worked with several high-profile companies such as Credit Suisse, Sky, and Taleo optimizing, implementing programs, tools, and capability to attract the right talent. Currently, she is the Global Resourcing Director at IHG overseeing the Global Resourcing Centre of Excellence working with key stakeholders to scope future resourcing needs/priorities and deliver recruitment technologies, policies, processes, and training.
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About Intercontinental Hotels Group: IHG is one of the world’s leading hotel companies
Paul Marran
Director of The Learning Clinic Ltd.
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About The Learning Clinic Ltd.: The Learning Clinic, a System C company, is a healthcare improvement organisation.
Elaine Jones
Finance Director of Circle Health
Elaine Jones is a finance director at Circle Health.
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About Circle Health: Circle Health is a provider of health care service with investigation and treatment of diseases.
Lewis Hamilton
eCommerce Director of Soho House
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About Soho House: Soho House is a private members’ club for people in the creative industries.
Mark Elwig
Co-Founder and Commercial Director of Staff Heroes
Proven Commercial leader with a track record of driving growth through technology sales with Enterprise customers across multiple sectors including Hospitality, Retail, Travel and Entertainment. Experienced go-to market strategist and sales leader. Deal brokering at a global level. International experience within EMEA and US. Focus, drive and great people skills having lead several sales, business development and client account teams for both Fortune 500 and start-up organisations. Experience in setting up and building out sales and marketing teams from scratch and most recently co-founding and running the commercial arm of an innovative staffing marketplace start-up, operating within the Hospitality sector in the UK. Specialties: Business development, Sales, business strategy, account management, client services, licensing, white label, B2B partnerships, European & Global sales, SaaS software sales, launching a start-up.
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About eBay Advertising, mydeco, Staff Heroes: Staff Heroes is an on demand & AI technology marketplace reinventing the world of work, connecting businesses and workers more efficiently.
Mark Gretton
Director of Crave Interactive
Mark is the former CTO at TomTom and was a Director of Psion Computers. Mark is highly respected as a leading technologist.
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About Crave Interactive: Crave Interactive is the leading provider of cutting-edge in-room tablets designed for hotels of any size.
Colin Stacey
Finance Director of Kleek
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About Kleek: Kleek offers access to high-end venues, clubs and events.
Maggie Porteous
Non Executive Director of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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About Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust includes a full variety of local primary healthcare services to people of Sheffield.
Amanda Langford
Founder Director of Blue Badge Style
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About Blue Badge Style: Blue Badge Style provides a retail merchandising system offering style guides for less physically-abled users.
Remi Lefevre
Director, Luxury Brands of Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group
With 15 years of experience in travel & hospitality, Remi Lefevre is a brand & commercial marketing pro with a flair for growth stories. From kitchen to HQ, he has built his reputation as the ever-curious achiever, leading brand, digital and country marketing efforts for hundreds of hotels, thousands of home rentals and fast-growing food disruptors. Specialised in brand identity, product positioning and growth, he most recently headed acquisition for scale-ups Farmdrop and Hostmaker wherehe revisited their approach to new customers around reduced CAC, maximised LTV and systematic messaging.
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About Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, The Growth Works: Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group is the largest independent boutique hotel and restaurant business in the US.
Tom Williams
Co-founder & Director of Business Development of Rota
Tom Williams is a co-founder of Rota, a mobile app that connects a variety of hospitality venues with trained and vetted staff, offering better working conditions, value and quality to all stakeholders.
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About Rota: SAAS Mobile and desktop Apps to provide Total Workforce Technology for the whole workforce (internal and external)
Mary Basterfield
Non Executive Director, Vice Chair, Senior Independent Director & Audit Chair of The Royal Free
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About The Royal Free: The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust runs three hospitals in London, England.
Kayley Taggart
Regional Director of Four Eyes Insight
Kayley is the Director of Delivery for Four Eyes Insight and has worked across the public sector for 10 years. Kayley has a strong NHS operational management background, having recently been the General Manager for Surgery at Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. Here Kayley led the team to achieve RTT, performance and efficiency targets in Orthopaedics, ENT and Plastic Surgery. Kayley also led the transformation of administrative services and patient pathways within the Trust. Kayley has an excellent approach to clinical engagement and exceptional interpersonal skills, which enable Kayley to ‘take clinicians with her’. Kayley has previously operated as Service Manager for The Elective Orthopaedic centre and is currently studying at Westminster University for the Exec. MBA.
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About Four Eyes Insight: Four Eyes Insight is a medical productivity and clinical service consultancy, founded in 2013.
Clare Baldwin
Regional Director of Four Eyes Insight
Clare is a Delivery Director at Four Eyes Insight with a strong background in NHS hospital operational management. Clare has worked in the NHS for 18 years as a service and quality focused NHS Manager with clinical leadership experience, able to form positive and effective working relationships with management and clinical teams of all skill levels. Clare’s track record is one of delivering key targets including the turnaround of RTT and cancer performance in a number of large, complex organisations. Clare has very strong analytical skills with an ability to identify information requirements, analyse data and form conclusions which contribute to the development of well planned, deliverable actions that achieve set objectives.
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About Four Eyes Insight: Four Eyes Insight is a medical productivity and clinical service consultancy, founded in 2013.
Henry Carleton
Director of Technology & Innovation of Four Eyes Insight
Henry is a trained doctor with extensive hospital experience who co-founded Four Eyes Insight to put his talent for finding strategic solutions and planning into helping the NHS. His interest in medical resource management developed during his junior doctor training at Bart’s and the Royal London and he helped trusts tackle the significant challenges of rotas and the New Deal as Junior Doctors’ Advisor at the London Regional Action Team. Establishing Zircadian Ltd, a software development company focusing on a portfolio of solutions to help NHS organisations plan and organise their medical workforce more strategically and effectively in 2000, he sold it on 11 years later to Allocate with over 140 NHS clients using its products.
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About Four Eyes Insight: Four Eyes Insight is a medical productivity and clinical service consultancy, founded in 2013.
Brian Wells
Executive Director of Strategic Development of Four Eyes Insight
Brian trained as a Registered Nurse before specialising in theatres and anaesthetics, having a long clinical career before moving into management. Working for the Health Service inspectors, the Audit Commission and the Healthcare Commission, he led service improvement programmes across London healthcare organisations. Brian was most recently Director of Orthopaedics at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust where he provided senior leadership in the development and implementation of a new service delivery model for its elective orthopaedic services. His focus on medical workforce productivity, process standardisation and operational grip helped the clinical leadership deliver its high quality service in a sustainable way. Brian is a co-founder of Four Eyes Insight and has a BSc (Hons) degree in Health Studies and the Executive MBA.
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About Four Eyes Insight: Four Eyes Insight is a medical productivity and clinical service consultancy, founded in 2013.
Rafael Bejerano
Director of AB Hotels
Rafael (Rafi) Bejerano is a Director at AB Hotels, UK.
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About AB Hotels: AB Hotels is a collection of three family-owned unique hotels.
Emma Howe
Sales Director of The Advanced Sales Network
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About The Advanced Sales Network: The Advanced Sales Network is a recruitment agency and consultancy that provides a practical sales solution.
Alex Sweeney
Managing Director of Xyla Diagnostics
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About Xyla Diagnostics: Xyla Diagnostics specializes in providing diagnostic imaging services.
Daniel Yates
Managing Director and Founder of Pitchup.com
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About Pitchup.com: Making it a doddle to book campsites in 65 countries. Member of Financial Times FT1000 fastest-growing companies in Europe 2018/19/20.
Denis Lonergan
Director & Co-Founder of Somnus Scientific
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About Somnus Scientific: Somnus Scientific develops a suite of products to measure blood propofol concentration in real-time and without blood sampling.
Chris Webster
Group Transformation Director of Hand Picked Hotels
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About Hand Picked Hotels: Hand Picked Hotels is a collection of country house hotels including with spa & health clubs.
Marc Werter
Director of The Foodfellas
Marc has been involved in food importation and distribution for many years, with a leading national importer distributor. He manages the operational and logistics functions of the business and is also involved in all commercial aspects, including sales.
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About The Foodfellas: The Foodfellas is supplies innovative, authentic, high quality food products from around the world to the foodservice market in the UK.
Simon Friend
Non Executive Director and Member of the Audit and Risk Committee of Guy’s and St Thomas’
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About Bevan Brittan, Guy’s and St Thomas’, Jewish Care: Guy’s and St Thomas’ is a health care provider that offers excellent treatment for cancer, renal, orthopaedic and cardiovascular services.
Sean Parry
Director of Neat Services
Sean Parry is the director at Neat Services.
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About Neat Services: London’s premium domestic cleaning service.
Terry Blake
Business Development Director – EMEA of LEMON Mobile LLC
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About LEMON Mobile LLC: Location Enhanced Mobile Opt-In Network
Tomaso Capuano
Creative Director of MyHealthPal
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About : My Health Pal is a powerful digital companion that enables people with long-term health conditions.
Felix Jackson
Founder and Medical Director of medDigital
Felix is a doctor and entrepreneur developing digital technology for the health and care sector. He trained as an Anaesthetist in the UK gaining his MRCP with the Royal College of Anaesthetists. Then, he left clinical practice to work in digital health. In 2008 he founded medDigital, a digital healthcare communications agency, with Paul Gardner to focus on revolutionising health and care with digital communications. In 2017, they launched medCrowd, a messaging technology for health and care, that keeps everyone in touch while protecting confidential information to the required standards.
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About medDigital: medDigital is a revolutionising healthcare with digital communications
