Senior Management
The European Care Group's Board of Directors has a combined industry experience of over 90 years. Within European Care Homes, the Board is supported by a highly skilled senior management team, all with substantial experience in health and social care, both in the public and private sectors.
In addition, a Supervisory Board was established in 2008 and is chaired by Sir John Hanson whose experiences include over 35 years in senior positions within The British Council and Emeritus Warden of Green College, University of Oxford.
Anoup Treon
Chairman/CEO, European Care Group
Anoup is a chartered accountant and has considerable experience in care homes operations, corporate development and corporate finance. He has established a number of start-up operations which, under his guidance and direction, have grown into substantial companies. He has overall responsibilities for corporate development and the strategic growth of the Group. Anoup was recently presented with the Lloyd's TSB Jewel Award for Business and Commerce Excellence, 2008.
David Perry
Vice Chairman, European Care Group
David has had over 20 years experience in senior management positions in the healthcare industry. His experience has been in both private and public sectors, including the position of CEO of Oxfordshire Health Authority. He has responsibility for all regulatory matters within the Group, for public affairs and is also involved, together with the Group Chairman & Chief Executive, in the design and delivery of the Group's future strategy for growth.
Pritesh Amlani
MD/FD, European Care Group
Pritesh is a chartered accountant with over 16 years experience in the accounting and finance industry. His experience has been in public and private practice sector with medium to large accounting firms. Pritesh has overall responsibility for day to day operations, accounting and finance functions within the Group. Pritesh also assists the Chairman & CEO on the Group's future strategy for growth.
Geoff Wade
COO, European Care Homes
Geoff has a wide range of experience in the Care Sector and has a range of qualifications including a masters degree in Business studies. He has held senior management positions in the Public and Private Sectors, and enjoys excellent relationships with the Social Services and Commissioning Agencies. Geoff was Assistant Director of Social Services at Durham County Council for some 26 years during which time he had responsibility for all Service Operations in the Care Sector. He has substantial knowledge and understanding of the internal workings of Local Authorities and Health Authorities. Geoff has overall operations responsibility for the care homes sector of the Group.
Paul Bates
HR Director, European Care Group
Paul is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. He has held senior HR positions in both public and private companies in the transport, logistics and hospitality sectors. He has extensive experience in Unionised environments and has conducted negotiations at regional and national levels. For eight years prior to joining the European Care Group he was a Senior Personnel Consultant with a well respected Consultancy firm providing advice and support to small and medium sized businesses on all aspects of employment law, the design and development of company H.R. policies and procedures and the application of best management practice. He is an experienced advocate at Employment Tribunals. Paul has overall responsibility for Human Resource services within the Group.
Di Prandle
Head of Group Compliance
Di has 25 years experience in the field of mental health. She is a first level nurse in mental health and holds a NEBS Certificate in Management. Her work experiences include senior management positions within the statutory, voluntary and independent sectors delivering care to vulnerable adults, 18 - 64 years, including those liable to detention under the Mental Health Act 1983, Prior to joining European Care, Di was an inspecting officer for the Care Standards Inspectorate Wales. She is now Head of Group Compliance of the Group.
Paul Smith
Head of Dementia Development
Paul has been in the caring profession for 27 years. Paul is a qualified psychiatric nurse and has worked successfully between the NHS and the private sector since.
Paul has taken time out to become qualified in Ericksonian Psychotherapy and Neuro Linguistic Programming. He specialisedin Schizophrenia while working as a qualified CPN and now specialises in the care and management of persons with dementia. He has a number of specific qualifications in the dementia field including post graduate qualification from Stirling and Leeds universities and has recently re-entered education pt at Bradford University.
He has managed specialist nursing homes and provided support and senior home management for the last eight years to the largest UK provider before joining European Care. Paul has received a number of awards for care and innovation and was highly commended runner up in the Caring Times annual awards 2001.
Paul has been a visiting research fellow at Green Templeton college oxford for the past two years. He has a number of articles published and is often asked to provide lectures and training for the independent sector.
Annabel Treon
Associate Director
Annabel graduated from the University of Cambridge with a MA (Cantab) in Economics. After a number of years in banking, she joined European Care Group in 2008. She has overall responsibility for marketing within the Group and is also involved with special projects, new builds and business development. Annabel is currently completing an MBA at London Business School.
Mike Higginson
Deputy COO, European Care Homes
Mike is a Registered General Nurse with over 17 years experience within the NHS and Care Homes sectors.
He has been an Operational Manager within the Care Homes sector for the last 5 years with both medium and large size providers.
He has extensive experience, and a substantial knowledge of clinical skills and working with regulators within both Wales and England.
Mike leads the operational support to the care homes in Wales and the North of England and reports to and deputises for the COO (UK) when required.
Euan MacLeod
COO, European Care Homes (Alba)
Euan has worked within healthcare for
over 30 years. is experience has been within both NHS and private
sector and has encompassed acute psychiatry, human resource
management, older people, special projects, policy development,
compliance and performance management.
Euan manages services within Scotland and Ireland (The "Gaelic"
division) for the care homes group, providing a diverse range of
services for older people and those with an acquired brain injury,
learning disability, early onset dementia mental health problems
and physical disabilities.
Chris
Ashton
Acting Chief Operating Officer, European Care Homes South
Chris is a registered general nurse (RGN) with over 20 years of experience covering many aspects of care provision. Chris worked in the National Health Service for 14 years, achieving charge nurse status and was a senior nurse who set up a service designed to look after people in their own homes or in 2 nurse led care homes in Hertfordshire.
Chris has worked for European Care for 3 years and was promoted to acting Chief Operating Officer in 2009. Chris has experience with commissioning of new care homes and sustaining performance in established care homes.