Leadership Team
Dr Chris Hand
Chairman
Dr Chris Hand has 30 years experience in the medical diagnostics industry in the development and commercialisation of in vitro diagnostic products.
Chris Yates
Chief Executive Officer
Chris Yates co-founded Abingdon Health with Dr Chris Hand and Dr Brett Pollard in 2008 and was a non-executive of the Company prior to his appointment as CEO in 2015.
Richard Marlow
Finance Director
Richard Marlow joined Abingdon Health as Finance Director in October 2012. Prior to that, Richard spent 16 years at leading business advisory firm, Deloitte.
Michael Hunter
Operations Director
Michael was appointed Commercial Operations Director following over 25 years of experience in operational roles in the healthcare industry.
Marsha Leeman
QARA Director
Marsha Leeman joined Abingdon Health in April 2014 with over 15 years’ experience in quality management, regulatory affairs and compliance management in the medical diagnostic industry.
Fiona Smith
Sales and Marketing Director
Appointed as Head of Sales and Marketing in November 2015, Fiona brings many years commercial experience of hematology oncology diagnostic products.
Leigh Thomas
Business Development Director
Appointed to the role of Business Development Director in March 2019, Leigh brings many years of experience of lateral flow immunoassays and readers.
Max Duckworth
Non-executive Director
Max Duckworth is an independent investor focusing on early-stage opportunities across several different sectors, including healthcare and technology.
Dene Baldwin
Senior R&D Consultant
Dene has 30 years of experience in the development, manufacture and commercialisation of immunodiagnostics.
