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Management Team
John Allan – Managing Director• 30 years experience in healthcare diagnostics; 15 years at Executive/Senior Management level; now Managing Director of Alba Bioscience
• A member of the Executive Management Board at Quotient Biodiagnostics
• Former Chair, European Diagnostics Manufacturers Association (EDMA) Blood Typing Working Party and EDMA representative to EU IVD Expert Group
• Extensive knowledge of global blood bank market
• Expert regulatory affairs knowledge
• Previously a Board Member of Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service
• Scientific background, worked in various UK hospitals & in the Middle East
Gordon Robb - Operations Director• Over 20 years experience in healthcare diagnostics, with 10 years at Executive/Senior Management level
• Expert knowledge and management experience in cGMP manufacture, monoclonal antibody production and blood banking
• Extensive knowledge of global blood bank market
• Fellow of the Institute of Blood Transfusion Science
• Honours graduate in Genetics from Glasgow University
• Experience in obtaining FDA facility and product licenses
Lex Visser - Sales Director• More than 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry, both in sales and marketing; now member of the Management Team at Alba Bioscience.
• Worked for several Diagnostic companies in Germany and The Netherlands in a management role.
• Extensive experience with distribution of IVD products world wide
• Expert in the global blood bank market.
• In depth knowledge of Immunohaematology products used in hospital and blood bank settings.
• Scientific background, studied Biology in The Netherlands
Brian Williamson- Group Chief Financial Controller• Extensive experience as a finance executive at senior management and board level
• A member of the Executive Management Board at Quotient Biodiagnostics
• Experience of start-up and growth stage companies, cross border management, M&A transactions and operational support
• Knowledge of high-tech and bio-tech sectors
• Qualified as a Chartered Accountant with a top twenty firm
• Joint Honours degree from Heriot-Watt University in Accountancy and Computer Science
Lesley-Anne Sommerville – Finance Director• Strategic planning experience
• Commercially focused
• Change management experience
• Wide range of experience from start-up company to Large Multinational
• Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Janine Robb – Product Development Director• Over 16 years experience in healthcare diagnostics
• Expert knowledge and experience in all aspects of product manufacture and product use
• Has a PhD from the University of Edinburgh, thesis entitled ‘A Microarray Format for Multi-Parameter Blood Group Serology’.
• In-depth scientific and technical product knowledge
• Experience in the promotion, marketing and sale of products
Diane Innes - Production Director• More than 20 years experience in Pharmaceutical and Diagnostics manufacture at management level.
• Expert knowledge and management experience in cGMP
• Experience in planning and scheduling over a range of activities.
• Extensive experience in dealing with regulatory audits MHRA, FDA, etc.
