Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
A Chief Compliance Officer, consultant, board advisor and coach with 25 years’ experience working in the health sector. I have extensive executive experience across the sector including R&D, laboratory systems, manufacturing & supply, vaccines, clinical trials, serialisation, commercial pharmaceuticals and residential care. Although I have experience across other industry sectors including financial services, FMCG, leisure, academia and Government, my true passion is healthcare, and that is where I can deliver maximum organisation, shareholder and board value. I have attained C-Level leadership positions with a focus on regulatory compliance, quality management, information & cyber security management and data privacy. I offer a mature perspective to leadership teams and boards by bringing a fresh approach to these critical areas forged with a passion for an industry that helps people live longer and feel better. I have worked in organisations ranging in size from global businesses, through private equity, to SME and start-ups. I have a track record for driving consensus out of conflict, by focusing minds on the key questions and problem statements, driving concrete plans out of aspirations, and through deployment of strong negotiation skills, attention to detail and precision. I bring a fully rounded perspective to executive leaderships teams and boards based on long executive experience in areas such as policy development and deployment, Lean/Six Sigma based process development, business and technology transformation, financial acumen, organisation development and leadership. I have a strong track record in helping organisations increase business and commercial success by leveraging their compliance functions. I have a parallel academic career culminating in finalising my PhD, part-time lecturing of Executive MBAs, and a visiting professorship at Coventry University.
Providing Board level leadership. Particular focus on Quality & Clinical Assurance, security, regulatory compliance and privacy.
Executive responsible for ensuring Signant Health is in a constant state of audit and inspection readiness and is secure post-merger. This includes leadership of regulatory compliance, quality management, information and physical security, information management, data privacy and risk. Transformed the organisation into a compliant and secure business post-merger. Provided advice to big pharma companies on their audit and inspection readiness.
Established full stack information management, information security, data privacy and risk management capabilities.
Responsible for all security operations including access management, incident management, perimeter protection. Delivered phase 1 of £5m global security operations centre and managed security services capabilities. Transformed failing security operations team into effective unit. Delivered ISO27001 compliance.
Executive leading full range of information technology, compliance and risk management activities.