Oxford, England, United Kingdom
A senior leader in large international organisations I recruit and develop high performing teams in the medical device and consumer goods industries, with a focus on partnerships and M&A for mutual value generation. I have significant experience in managing diverse, multifunctional teams in the lifecycle management of medical devices and software, from insight, concept and product development, through to stakeholder engagement (government, opinion leaders, payers), marketing, sales, and implementation. I focus on defining mid- to long- term strategy and developing win-win partnerships that will contribute to Omron’s long-term sustainable growth targets. In this context I have identified and led acquisitions, investment in international start-up's, and long term technology development partnerships for Omron Healthcare. I have extensive management experience in consumer marketing, both in the field of medical devices across EMEA with Omron Healthcare and in FMCG with Procter and Gamble.
Leading strategy, engagement and activation of partnerships for Omron Healthcare globally. At Omron we recognise that innovation can come from many different places. We are proud to be working with partners ranging from new startups to multinational corporations, with a joint aim of creating value for society and reaching our ‘zero events’ mission to eliminate deaths from non-communicable diseases.
Leveraging deep sector expertise to build partnerships and strategic acquisitions in the HealthTech space. Defining the vision and roadmap for Omron’s digital Health strategy and leading engagement with customers and partners to deliver new value and long-term growth opportunities.
Leading Omron’s approach to Remote Patient Monitoring, digital patient engagement and B2B solutions
Omron has an inspiring vision: a world with zero asthma attacks, heart attacks or strokes. To achieve this vision we are actively working with global partners to develop and implement innovative technologies and business models. The global business incubation department is responsible for identifying partners and proving business cases with real world trials, establishing the strategic business foundations for Omron’s future healthcare growth. I create and prove Omron's global respiratory strategy for future services and technologies, incorporating breakthrough medical device development, software as a (medical) service and new go-to-market models. I have led strategic acquisitions and investments in start-ups within the Respiratory space, and am actively exploring new partnership opportunities that could help Omron to furhter accerlerate our growth in the respiratory field.
Global Product Manager for Omron Healthcare Respiratory Division Omron's goal in respiratory care is to achieve 'zero asthma attacks'. Helping patients, families and healthcare providers to better understand, control and manage respiratory illness, to prevent worsening of symptoms and avoid exacerbations. My role is to identify, develop and support implemetation of devices and solutions that can impact the lives of asthma sufferers around the world, from increasing detection and diagnosis in emerging markets to supporting home management in developed healthcare systems. Omron has a rich tradition and history of developing high quality market leading medical devices. We pride ourselves on our innovative culture, but we are also on the lookout for partners that can help us to achieve our 'zero asthma attacks' vision through novel devices or services. As part of my role I am responsible for: - Development and implementation of mid- and long- term global strategy - New business model creation and testing - Identification and collaboration with innovative partners - Coordination of global product launches - Collaboration with regional teams for go-to-market strategy and business model creation - Identification of patient needs and translation into new device / service propositions - Global product portfolio development and management
Senior Marketing Group Manager (Diagnostics and Treatment) - Responsible for Nebulizer, Blood Pressure monitor and Digital Thermometer categories for Omron EMEA, including strategy, product and communication development. - Led an up-stream innovation team to create a new business model to accelerate Omron growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. Partnered with multiple stakeholders in Europe and Africa to establish a 1M Eur pilot project to prove success of model. - Aligned Omron Europe category innovation strategy for 2020 with senior executives, combining consumer, market and technology insights to build product and communication roadmap. - Defined new strategy for 40M Euro respiratory category and worked with team to develop and implement required product, communication and business model changes. - Initiated new product development partnership with key external partner to accelerate innovation in respiratory category. - Developed core communication and claim superiority strategy for Blood Pressure monitor category. Initiated clinical and technology economic assessment to support superiority claims. - Consolidated Omron marketing spending with 1 agency partner, significantly reducing Omron spend whilst increasing quality and effectiveness of output. - Step-changed quality of product launch communication packages for business partners to ensure more consistent execution across EMEA
Responsible for the Omron Medical and Diagnostics portfolio for EMEA, I lead a team of Brand and Product Managers to conceive, develop and bring to market Medical Devices for consumer home use.
Category Manager for Blood Glucose and Blood Pressure Monitors. - Business plan creation - Category long term strategy leveraging Consumer and Market insight - New Market entry planning, competitive benchmarking, gap analysis - P&L optimisation for new launches and existing products - Launch plan development and pricing for new product introduction - Product development roadmap creation - Portfolio optimisation - Consumer segmentation model development - Commercial product launch toolkits and campaign development
Product manager for leading FMCG brand in central and eastern Europe Development of product strategy Consumer claim development, qualification and support Management of product initiatives Lead cost optimisation programs Competitive intelligence Established trainer in delivering high impact trainings and presentations
Process and scale-up engineer for liquids manufacturing systems Development of technical design for flexible manufacturing processes Global roll-out of technical peer review program across P&G R&D centres