Dr Foster Intelligence (DFI) today announces the appointment of Tom Moloney as its new Chief Executive.
Moloney will take overall executive responsibility of the joint venture and will focus on accelerating the company's growth strategy and ensuring that DFI products continue to benefit from the private sector sharing technology and skills with the public sector.
Moloney brings over 25 years of management expertise from leading B2B media company Emap, the last four of which were as Chief Executive. Having overseen a period of sustained migration of resources onto digital platforms he drove revenue to over £1bn (annually) and profits of £200m.
DFI currently provides information solutions to more than half of PCTs and a recent Health Service Journal poll revealed that 89% of PCTs reported having experienced working with DFI. Each month, over 2000 individuals access DFI tools and run 135,000 reports and analyses.
Tim Kelsey, Chairman of the Executive Board of Dr Foster Intelligence, commented on the new appointment: "We are delighted to have secured the formidable talents of someone as accomplished as Tom. DFI is committed to bringing private sector marketing and communication skills to the NHS, and Tom has this experience in spades.
"DFI has consistently doubled in size year on year and Tom will add to that momentum and our ambition to maintain the gold standard in healthcare information provision."
Tom Moloney added: "Dr Foster is a highly innovative business which has had a significant and beneficial impact on the way information is used and managed throughout the NHS. I'm delighted to be joining such an exciting company, which aims to be a force behind improving patient care standards and delivering public service value."
DFI's work has driven tangible improvements in the quality of patient care across the country. As well as being the leading provider of comparable healthcare data to the NHS, DFI uses innovative health needs mapping techniques to provide marketing services to acute trusts and PCTs. DFI has developed and managed the NHS's flagship website, NHS Choices and the company recently won the Laing & Buisson award for Innovation. DFI products and services are currently used by 78% of acute trusts and 54% of PCTs.
Jake Arnold-Forster, who stepped aside as CEO last year, is leading on commercial innovation as New Business Director. Tim Kelsey continues in his role as chair of the executive board with responsibility for strategic oversight.
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