London, United Kingdom - June 2, 2014, London, United Kingdom - Advanced Oncotherapy, a developer of medical technology for cancer treatment, announces the appointment of Sanjeev Pandya, currently the chief operating officer of the company, as chief executive officer.
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Mr. Pandya trained and worked as an orthopaedic surgeon in the NHS and various Third World countries before working as a strategy consultant with McKinsey & Company. He also worked at Lehman Brothers as an investment banker in healthcare M&A as well as various industry positions.
He has a medical degree from Trinity College, Cambridge and an MBA from INSEAD. He joined Advanced Oncotherapy as Director of Special Projects in October 2013 before being promoted to Chief Operating Officer thereafter.
Following this change in management structure, current CEO Michael Sinclair has become Executive Chairman of the Company. Lord David Evans has now become Deputy Chairman and Chair of the Audit and Remuneration Committees.
Dr. Sinclair qualified in medicine from the Middlesex Hospital, London in 1967 and has held a number of appointments at teaching hospitals in London. He became a Registrar in Psychiatry at the Maudsley Hospital and Institute of Psychiatry of London University before entering business in 1971.
Between 1971 and 1977 he held senior board positions with Allied Investments Limited, which have operating interests in nursing homes through Nestor Nursing Homes, nursing agencies through the British Nursing Association, deputising services for doctors, medical equipment distribution and the operation of a health spa.
In 1979, he founded Sinclair Montrose Trust Limited as a private investment vehicle for him and his family. Dr Sinclair was chairman of Lifetime Corporation Inc, a New York Stock Exchange listed healthcare company. He serves on the Board of Overseers of the Tufts University School of Medicine. He was also a chairman of US based Atlantic Medical Management LLP, which managed the New York based healthcare venture fund, Atlantic Medical Capital LP. He is also the Chairman of AIM traded company, Totally Plc.
Lord Evans began his career as an apprentice printer and subsequently founded Centurion Press Group Limited in 1971 which was sold in 2004. He currently holds directorships with several companies in publishing and insurance and is also involved with several charities and institutes. ■