Raja K Pitalia

Managing Director | Pall Mall Medical + Kat & Co | Private Healthcare | Surgery | Diagnostics | North West “40 under 40” - 2024

Manchester Area, United Kingdom

About

Proud to be part of the leadership team at Pall Mall and Kat & Co - a rapidly growing Private Healthcare, Surgery and Diagnostics group across the North West, Midlands and beyond. I am always looking to meet brilliant people to add to my network or team...

Experience

  • Managing Director at Kat & Co Healthcare
    Nov 2025 - Present · 8 mos

  • Pall Mall (11 yrs 10 mos)
    • Managing Director
      Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs

      Proud to lead a team of 150+ talented people and over 60 doctors, consultants and surgeons. Our core revenue streams include medical services, surgery and diagnostics We have our own hospital and clinic network. It’s been exciting to see our growth and potential ahead.

    • Head of Commercial & Operations
      Sep 2023 - Jul 2024 · 11 mos

    • Head of Commercial (Medical, Radiology & Cosmetic Surgery)
      Mar 2020 - Sep 2023 · 3 yrs 7 mos

      Held serval roles (Hospital Manager, Business Growth Director and Head of Commercial) Key achievements & responsibilities: > Commercial responsibility for the company's 4 revenue streams: Surgery, Medical & Radiology and B2B > Managed the growing teams across two Contact Centre teams, field sales team and a B2B Account Management Team. > Successfully opened the company's first satellite clinic outside the North West. > Provided Hospital Management mat leave and out of hours cover

  • Rowan Executive Search (2 yrs 1 mo)
    • Business Growth Consultant / Non Executive Marketing Director
      Sep 2020 - Mar 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos

      Interim role during the transition from Rowan back to Pall Mall at the end of my 6 month sabbatical. Key achievements: > Designed and implemented a comprehensive KPI and business intelligence system across all departments to provide live financial and sales analysis > Designed and implemented a full marketing strategy (inc a new website) and appointed a marketing team to deliver the BAU.

    • Head of Search - Operations & HR | Associate Director | Board Level Executive Search
      Mar 2020 - Sep 2020 · 7 mos

      Having worked with Rowan to build out the Pall Mall Management Team, I took a 6 month sabbatical to join the Rowan Senior Leadership team as the Head of Operations & HR. An invaluable experience to learn the importance and skillset to build high performing management teams - an experience that has been transformative through my time at Pall Mall. Key achievements: > Successfully recruited several roles - for privately owned and private equity business – at C-Suite, Director and Head of Level > Built relationships with key clients and partners, including delivering assignments for Three Hills Capital Partner, LDC, Arbor Venture > Key note speaker for 2 events with Barclays Bank and Moore & Smalley – topic: Succession Planning

  • Management Consultant at Google
    Feb 2014 - Jun 2014 · 5 mos

    Led a team to design a go-to-market strategy for the new Google Chromebook product range. Received the PwC Award for Consulting Excellence.

  • MPhil Management Student Representative (Teaching Committee and Operations Users Group) at University of Cambridge
    Oct 2013 - Jun 2014 · 9 mos

    Voted by peers to represent the MPhil in Management student body for academic and social issues Key achievements: design of a new teaching module/syllabus, launch of cross-school networking, creating the pilot class yearbook, becoming the point of contact for all faculty & student relations, disputes and initiatives.