Board of Directors
Penny McCormick
Chief Executive Officer
Adam Reynolds
Non-executive Chairman
Lesley Innes
Director
Neil Mesher
Non-executive Director
Lyn Rees
Non-executive Director
Amber Vodegel
Non-executive Director
Penny McCormick
Chief Executive Officer
Penny is a skilled commercial professional with several years' leadership experience in the consumer women’s health medical device market. Prior to joining MyHealthChecked, Penny was Managing Director of BBI Healthcare, an £11.5m consumer healthcare business providing a branded healthcare portfolio into UK high street and multiple grocery retailers and on-line, and via global channel sales through a network of brand and OEM distributors. During that time Penny grew the business into a highly profitable entity through the restructuring of the commercial team and a global license deal with Bayer, the securing of the license and IP of a key women’s health portfolio, and the acquisition of the European manufacturing facility.
Her 12 year tenure at the BBI Group also included several years’ as Group Head of Marketing during which time Penny delivered a global marketing and integration strategy across the group's various entities, through a rapid pre and post-acquisition growth phase. Penny delivered strong financial growth, market impact, and developed skilled teams across OTC and B2B in highly competitive and margin-driven regulated markets.
Prior to joining BBI, Penny began her marketing career as a PR Manager at one of Wales' leading integrated agencies, followed by honing a specialism in FMCG within the licensed confectionery category, with a focus on growth within U.K. multiple grocery retailers. She holds an Honours degree in Journalism from Cardiff University.
Adam Reynolds
Non-executive Chairman
Adam is a former stockbroker with over 35 years’ experience within the UK financial services sector. He is currently a director of several AIM traded companies: he is currently Chairman of Belluscura PLC (a next generation medical devices firm specialising in portable & light weight oxygen concentrators), Otaq PLC (a technology company involved with aquaculture, geotracking and the offshore oil industry) and Probiotix Health PLC (a life sciences business developing probiotics to tackle cardiovascular disease). He is also a non-executive director of Sosandar Plc an on-line fashion business and is a director of a number of private companies. Adam joined the MyHealthChecked PLC board as non-executive Chairman in February 2016.
Nick Edwards
Chief Financial Officer
Nick has over 20 years’ financial experience having worked across multiple industries and commercial organisations.
Prior to joining MyHealthChecked, Nick spent two years as Finance Director for Viscose Closures Limited, a manufacturer of Film and Cellulose tamper evident solutions and eight years as Group Financial controller and Analyst at BBI Group Holdings Ltd where he worked alongside MHC CEO, Penny McCormick.
Nick also has significant management and transactional experience, including financial leadership for BBI’s divestment from Alere Inc, and successfully securing important bank financing and Welsh Government funding for Viscose.
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Neil Mesher
Non-executive Director
Neil has more than 25 years of global experience within the healthcare and consumer electronics industries. Previously CEO of Philips for the UK and Ireland, he has recently been appointed Senior VP for Philips North West Europe, and is a member of the Philips European Leadership Team. He also Chairs the Board of the Association of British Healthtech Industries (ABHI) and is Co-Chair of the UK Government’s Health Technology Partnership, a body which aims to optimise the relationship between the health technology industrial sector and the wider UK health and care system, specifically the NHS.
Lyn Rees
Non-executive Director
Lyn was appointed as a non-executive director in November 2019. He is a seasoned executive in global healthcare and IVD markets and is currently an Executive Director of Novacyt S.A., an international specialist in clinical diagnostics. As the former CEO of both Yourgene Health plc and the BBI Group Lyn has a strong track record of delivering organic and acquisitive growth in his previous roles.
Lesley Innes
Director
Lesley joined the MyHealthChecked Board as a non-executive director in April 2022 and took over responsibility for the finance function from 1 August 2023.
Lesley is an experienced Chartered Accountant (FCA) who combines public and private company board experience with the technical skills gained at a senior level working at KPMG. Lesley has a significant track record of working within quoted public companies including Wilshaw PLC, Eckoh PLC, Symphony Telecoms Holdings PLC and more recently as non-executive director at REACT Group PLC where she also chaired the Audit Committee and acted as Company Secretary. Lesley also spent 14 years as Finance Director at Invigia Limited, a CRM software company specialising in customer complaints management primarily for the finance sector, managing the sale of the company for cash to the Equiniti group in October 2014
Amber Vodegel
Non-executive Director
Amber joined the MyHealthChecked Board in July 2023.
Amber is the Founder and original Owner of Health and Parenting Ltd, a HealthTech company that created Pregnancy+, one of the largest pregnancy apps worldwide with a user base of over two million daily active users. She managed Pregnancy+ as part of a suite of health apps under Health & Parenting Ltd from 2012 until the company was acquired by Philips in 2017. Following the acquisition she held the position of Business Leader and Transformation Advisor within Philips BG MCC. and brings to MyHealthChecked a strong knowledge of digital strategy in the healthcare space and a global network of contacts. Previously, Amber worked as a Strategy Director at a digital advertising agency with a focus on large social media campaigns as well as helping various Apps reach the number one position in their category.