Roy is an experienced executive with over 35 years of global experience in a variety of industries including medtech, diagnostics and technology sectors. He is currently Chairman of Inspiration Healthcare Group plc, a leading neonatal respiratory company, and Foster & Freeman Ltd (the trading name of the Galton group of companies), a leading forensic imaging manufacturer. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Futura Medical plc, a UK pharmaceutical company focussed on the sexual health market and a Senior Advisor to Moore Walker Partners, a Healthcare & Technology Advisory Services company. Roy was previously Chairman of LunglifeAI plc, Medica Group plc until its sale to IK Partners in 2023 and Chairman of Edinburgh Molecular Imaging Ltd and RAIR Health Ltd.
Before these Non-Executive roles Roy served as the Chief Executive Officer of Optos plc, a leading ophthalmology medical device business, from 2008 until June 2016 when he stepped down following the company’s acquisition by Nikon Corporation. Before joining Optos, he served from 2007 as Chief Executive Officer of Gyrus Group plc, a leading medical device company, prior to its acquisition by the Olympus Corporation of Japan in 2008, having previously served as Chief Operating Officer of Gyrus from 2003 and a Non-Executive Director since the company’s flotation in 1997.
Prior to this, Roy spent almost ten years with Arthur D Little, the global management consulting company, where he was vice president and global head of its operations management business. His early career included experience in the electronics, oil, and automotive sectors. Roy holds a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Southampton and an MBA from the London Business School.
Roy will become Chair of the Nomination Committee and be a member of the Renumeration and Audit Committees, effective immediately.
