Directors
Ian Townsend FCA - Chairman - 07/12/1954
Ian qualified as a Chartered Accountant in
1976 and worked for KPMG until 1979, when he set up his own
practice in Harrogate and York. In 1986 he formed Townsend Management
Consultants Ltd, specialising in corporate recovery. He became
Finance Director of Conrad PLC in 1993, until the reversal of
Sheffield United into Conrad, when he became Finance Director
and the Chief Executive of Sheffield United PLC. Ian formed
Eurocut along with Gerry Kemp in 1988 and, until the formation
of The Medical House, he served as Chairman. He was Chief Executive
of The Medical House from January 2000 to January 2005 when
he became Chairman. Ian has also served on the Members Committee
of Yorkshire County Cricket Club since 2003.
Bryan Bodek LLB - Deputy Chairman - 28/04/1953
Bryan is the Vice-chairman of The Medical House.
He is also Chief Executive of Airline Services Ltd, a supplier
of aircraft presentational services and products to airlines
in this country and overseas. Prior to joining Airline Services
in January 2000 he was the managing partner and head of corporate
finance of Kuit Steinart Levy solicitors, in Manchester, where
he had 25 years experience advising in corporate transactions.
He is also a director of Manchester City Football Club and The
University of Manchester Intellectual Property Ltd.
David Urquhart - Director - 18/12/1959
David is a qualified engineer, having studied at the University
of Dundee, before embarking in 1985 on a career in sales with
Pall Europe, a supplier of fluid processing equipment for the
pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. In 1990, he joined
Haemonetics Corporation, initially holding a number of positions
in sales and product management with this manufacturer of specialist
medical devices used in the collection and processing of human
blood components and in surgical blood recovery. In 1997 he
assumed the role of General Manager of the Corporation's UK
subsidiary. Having joined The Medical House in 2002, he now
has responsibility for the group's commercial activities in
relation to the design, development and marketing of drug delivery
systems. In January 2005 he became the Managing Director of
Medical House Products Ltd.
Margaret Scott - Financial Director
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Margaret joined The Medical House in April 2008 having spent
three years working in the aviation sector as a Business Controller
with Mytravel Airways Ltd and also as Finance Director with
Airline Services Ltd.
Previous to that, she culminated a successful 13-year career
with Alstom, the French engineering giant, holding Finance Director
roles both here in the UK and the Far East.
Margaret is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management
Accountants and has gained institute awards for examination
achievements during her student years.
John Pool - Non-executive Director
- 01/04/1944
John has extensive experience in establishing public companies
in the medical sector. In 1981 he instigated and was programme
manager for the flotation of the first private hospital in the
UK, The West Yorkshire Clinic, now a part of Community Hospitals
Group PLC. In 1987 he founded a private company exploiting computer
aided molecular design in drug discovery which became a subsidiary
of Proteus International PLC in 1990. Having led the successful
flotation of Proteus International plc on the Unlisted Securities
Market of the London Stock Exchange, John served as its Managing
Director and subsequently as Deputy Chairman, retiring in 1995.
Sub Committees
Audit Committee
Ian Townsend
Bryan Bodek
John Pool
Remuneration Committee
Bryan Bodek
John Pool
