LIVER SCAN - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Executive Director
Bruce is an experienced investor and board room leader. He spent 25 years in Corporate Banking post qualifying as an accountant leading a large team that looked after a £2bn investment portfolio. He is currently a non-executive director of Urban Logistics REIT plc a FTSE 250 company and Chairman of Hire and Supplies Limited a plant hire business based in Dumfries. Bruce is a Trustee of Edinburgh Athletic Club as well as an active coach. In his role as CEO, he is responsible for corporate and operational strategy.
Chris qualified as a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery from the Royal Dick Veterinary College. After 3 years in farm practice, Chris returned to Edinburgh to co-found Braid Veterinary Hospital. This was Scotland's first regulated animal hospital. In 1998 the hospital established another first in setting up a dedicated out-of-hours service providing emergency cover for other veterinary practices in the Edinburgh area.
Having been a long-term advocate of the benefits of preventative medicine, Chris is confident that LiverScan will make a measurable impact on early identification and management (and in many cases, resolution) of insidious liver disease.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Executive Director
Claire is responsible for implementing the sales and marketing strategy and driving business growth. She has 8 years clinical experience in radiography and was previously the global sales manager of a healthcare ed tech company. Combining experience in both clinical and business/technology including; marketing, training and development, clinical sales support, product management, and leadership.
Job Titles:
- Founder
- Non - Executive Director
Ian qualified as a Chartered Accountant in Edinburgh moving into banking in the early 90s. At Bank of Scotland, Ian was Managing Director of Structured Finance, leading the Bank's push into Europe from headquarters set up by Ian in Paris. He subsequently joined Candover Partners in London leading numerous private equity investments in the UK and Europe and retired as a Managing Director. Along with a few ex Candover colleagues, Ian set up 24Haymarket, the business angel group which now numbers 100 HNW individuals in London and 20 in Edinburgh. A few of these individuals are shareholders in LiverScan.
Walter Nimmo is a graduate in medicine from Edinburgh University. He is a retired professor of anaesthesia and was the chief executive of the Inveresk Research Group. He is a board member of several medical and diagnostic companies.