patient satisfaction rating of good, very good or excellent (Patient satisfaction survey carried out by Howard Warwick & Associates, Jan - Sept 2009)
Our management team
General Healthcare Group (GHG) has seen a positive period of rapid expansion since our latest management team came together in 2006/07. Over the past two and a half years, our revenue has grown by around a third and EBITDA by approximately 40%.
Adrian Fawcett, Chief Executive Officer
Adrian Fawcett also sits on the board of the Department of Work & Pensions. He was previously Chief Operating Officer for Punch Taverns Plc. He joined Punch from Belgian brewer Interbrew, where he was Corporate Vice President.
Prior to this, Adrian spent six years at Bass Brewers, finishing as Group Managing Director of Bass Brewers Operating Companies.
Adrian's professional qualifications include a BSc in Economics and an MBA.
Professor Duncan Empey FRCP, Group Medical Director
Duncan Empey is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and joined GHG as Group Medical Director in 2008. Prior to that, he was Medical Director at Capio Healthcare from 2005 to 2007 and Medical Director of Barts and The London NHS Trust between 1994 and 2001. Duncan has been Honorary Consultant Physician to King Edward VII’s Hospital, Sister Agnes, in London since 1995.
He was Foundation Professor and Dean of the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Postgraduate Medical School from 2005 to 2009. Duncan has also been a member of the British Thoracic Society Council and of that society’s Professional Standards Committee, and he is a Trustee of the British Lung Foundation.
Guy Blomfield, Group Strategy & Commercial Director
Guy Blomfield joined GHG in October 2007, coming from Oasis Healthcare plc, where he was Executive Director. Before joining Oasis, Guy held a number of management consultancy roles, most recently as owner and MD of Imcis Ltd, a specialist strategy consultancy with expertise in pubs, franchise operations, apparel and food retailing.
Guy's degree is in Accounting and Finance and he has an MSc in Corporate Finance.
Phil Wieland, Chief Financial Officer
Phil Wieland joined GHG as Group Financial Controller in April 2006 and was subsequently promoted to Chief Financial Officer in January 2007. He had previously been employed by BskyB, holding numerous senior finance positions including Supply Chain Finance Director and Group Financial Controller.
Phil qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PwC in 1998 and holds a first class honours degree from Leeds University.
Stephen Collier, General Counsel
Stephen Collier is a barrister working in health care, having previously been in practice at the Bar. He worked as a corporate lawyer for GHG in the 1980s, and following the Group’s successful stock exchange listing in 1988 moved to Glasgow to become Executive Director of Ross Hall Hospital. He then held board member roles in a number of hospitals across Europe. He has returned to a full-time legal role, whilst continuing as Chairman of CARE.
Stephen has a law degree from University College London and a Masters from the LSE.
Catherine Ward, Human Resources Director
Catherine Ward has extensive experience within HR management and consultancy: she has previously acted as HR Director for BAA and the BBC. She has worked for KPMG as a consultant and for SHL as Consultancy Director, and has provided post merger consultancy support to several organisations.
Catherine has a BSc and an MSc from the University of London, and is qualified as a CIPD.
Belinda Moore, Group Marketing Director
Belinda Moore joined GHG in May 2007 from Britvic plc, where she was international Head of Marketing and Operations. Before joining Britvic, Belinda held a series of senior marketing roles in leading FMCG and blue chip organisations, including Whitbread plc, Thomson Travel Group, Gillette Company and International Distillers & Vintners.
Belinda also spent six years in pharmaceutical sales and marketing for the Wellcome Foundation.
Phil Pegler, Managing Director: Hospital Development
Phil Pegler joined General Healthcare Group in October 2007, and is responsible for commercial delivery of new initiatives across the group. He had previously been employed by Punch Taverns Plc, holding numerous senior operational roles.
Phil holds an honours degree in Business Studies from Manchester and an MBA from Birmingham.
John Von Klemperer, Managing Director: Hospital Operations
John von Klemperer joined GHG in September 2006 as Regional Director and was promoted to Managing Director - South Division in October 2008. In July 2009 he was appointed to his current role. Prior to this, John served in a similar position for Netcare Hospital Group in South Africa for 16 years.
John completed the Executive Development Programme at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in 1981.
