BridgeHead Software expands its EMEA healthcare business

BridgeHead Software has recently appointed five new team members to accelerate growth of the business in EMEA. Andrew Carr has been named Director of Alliances, Shaun Smale as Solutions Consultant, Neil Brown as Solution Engineer, Natalie Shanks as Internal Account Manager and Pavlin Penchev as Marketing Communications Executive.

“The EMEA healthcare market has really opened up for BridgeHead lately. Many NHS Trusts are now taking a more strategic view of their data and are engaging with BridgeHead, to explore the use of our Healthcare Data Management (HDM) Solution, to help them achieve their goals. Others are simply looking for a robust disaster recovery solution for all of their hospital systems and data. Additionally in the UK, there are a number of VNA and data migration opportunities that have resulted from the PACS and RIS refresh following the demise of the National Programme for IT (NPfIT),” explains Jim Beagle, President and CEO at BridgeHead Software.

Beagle continues, “to build on our existing success, and drive our position forward in the healthcare market, we have invested heavily in our people resources. We are delighted to have onboarded such a talented pool of individuals who will, no doubt, be vital in helping the company evolve to the next phase of its growth, not just in the UK, but across EMEA.”

Andrew Carr – Director of Alliances EMEA
Andrew brings over 30 years of international technology experience to BridgeHead Software, where he will be responsible for the strategic development and management of BridgeHead’s alliance and partner activity in EMEA. Prior to joining BridgeHead, Andrew was Business Development Director at Slainte Healthcare, where he was responsible for developing routes to market for their paperless hospital solutions. Andrew has also held senior positions at Map of Medicine and Allocate Software.

Shaun Smale, Solutions Consultant
Shaun Smale brings 20 years of technology and healthcare experience to BridgeHead Software, where he is now responsible for helping customers to create the right data management and protection environment for their hospital using BridgeHead’s core Healthcare Data Management (HDM) Solution. Prior to BridgeHead Software, Shaun was Project Manager at Agfa Healthcare where he was responsible for a LSP PACS Technical Refresh project. Before joining Agfa, Shaun worked in other health IT related roles such as Director at LIMS and Medical IT Consultant at Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust.

Neil Brown, Solution Engineer
Neil Brown brings over 10 years of technology experience to BridgeHead Software, where he will be responsible for providing the technical know-how to customers and partners in support of BridgeHead sales activities. Prior to BridgeHead Software, Neil was Senior Pre-sales Consultant at Beovax Computer Services where he was responsible for developing enterprise IT solutions to enhance customers’ business operations as well as overseeing the management of Beovax’ cloud based infrastructure solutions. Before joining Beovax, Neil held several IT positions including roles at Imation and TDK.

Natalie Shanks, Internal Account Manager
Natalie Shanks brings 10 years of customer service experience to BridgeHead Software, where she will be responsible for managing relationships between the business and its customer base, acting as point of contact and preparing quotations. Prior to BridgeHead Software, Natalie was Internal Account Manager at Rosenberger Micro-Coax where she was responsible for supporting the outside sales team.

Pavlin Penchev, Marketing Communications Executive
Pavlin Penchev brings eight years of marketing experience to BridgeHead Software, where he will offer strategic and tactical support to the EMEA marketing function in the delivery of its programmes and activities. Prior to BridgeHead Software, Pavlin was Marketing Manager at Door Entry Direct where he was responsible for developing and implementing a new marketing strategy for the company.