“His role is mainly a strategic one, at a time of aggressive expansion, given his experience,” said company representatives.
Elsigood took over this position from Emma Popa Radu, managing director of the Romanian office of Advent International, the company’s majority shareholder.
Tim Elsigood was for 15 years involved in the management of the NHS (National Health System – the publicly-funded healthcare system in the UK), then he worked for European medical services provider Capio Healthcare and became CEO of Capio UK in 2001, being in charge of a portfolio of over 20 hospitals, according to information provided by Regina Maria. Later, the Brit was involved in several businesses in Europe, in France and Spain.
Rumors in the healthcare business said Elsigood had recently taken over from Wargha Enayati as general manager of the network. Company representatives denied the information and said Enayati stays on at the helm of the network, being involved in all aspects of the organization as president of the group.” The group includes the activity of Regina Maria (formerly called Centrul Medical Unirea), of the Euroclinic hospital and of the stem cell bank.
“We have been looking since the fall of last year, when the company had strong expansion plans in Bucharest and the country, for someone with a lot of experience in international medical management. In Romania, the private medical services market is still in its early stages, and an external consultant with such a background definitely plays an important role,” said Wargha Enayati.
Cardiologist Wargha Enayati founded Centrul Medical Unirea in 1995, and currently holds 20% of the shares, after selling stakes in two transactions.
This year the company has gone through a rebranding and is now called Regina Maria.
(English version by Daniela Stoican; Editing by Radu Bostan)