Max Hotopf is the Editor and CEO of Healthcare Business International. He has previously worked for the Daily Mail and has written for the Financial Times, The Telegraph and The Guardian. A Durham University graduate, he set up the business in 2008. He is particularly interested in healthcare reform, brand and the impact of the web on patient choice and behaviour.
max@healthcarebusinessinternational.com

Graduating with an MSc in International Business Management from the University of Kent in England, Lee has international experience having worked in Canada, Saudi Arabia and the UK. He has previously worked in research and project management in renewable energy and human capital development before first joining first as a journalist and then becoming Director of Commercial Strategy.
lee@healthcarebusinessinternational.com

David is an award-nominated journalist who has spent years editing local newspapers in Surrey and Sussex, and writing freelance for the national press. Having trained on the news desk of the Surrey Mirror newspaper, he went on to roles as chief reporter and content editor at various local news titles across the South-East before becoming editor of Healthcare Business International.
david@healthcarebusinessinternational.com

Ariane graduated from the University of Glasgow and obtained an MSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics. Prior to joining Healthcare Business International, she interned at the World Hepatitis Alliance and VERTIC.
ariane@healthcarebusinessinternational.com

Claude is a graduate of the London School of Economics and Queen Mary, University of London. He has previously worked for Hermes Investment Management, interned at the World Health Organisation and lived in Bangladesh, India and Zimbabwe. He focuses on the BRICS, diagnostic labs, healthcare property and the role of the private sector in universal health coverage.
claude@healthcarebusinessinternational.com

Technical Architecture graduate from the University of Alicante, Spain. Previous to joining HBI International has worked as researcher and project manager in the Market Research sector and Recruitment, where he worked as an Account Manager specializing in IT/Finance for LATAM and US regions. His role in HBI include: resourcing, management of market research campaigns and management of the products 'TOP 1,300 Private Operators in Europe' and 'TOP 700 Private Operators in Emerging Markets'.
ruben@healthcarebusinessinternational.com

Graduated with a BA Hons in Classics from King's College London, specialising in linguistics and working in Italy as a language instructor. Currently he is on the Certified Actuarial Analyst pathway as a student with the IFoA. Previously he has worked as a consultant in marketing analytics and research, focusing on investment strategy in India, Italy, the Levant and Kenya in the hospitality and banking sectors. Languages: Arabic, French, Greek, Italian, Hindi, Panjabi, Sinhalese, Spanish and Urdu.
mandhir@healthcarebusinessinternational.com

Born in Germany and grew up in South Africa, Thandi is an experienced Administrator with over 14 years of work experience in both South Africa and the UK. She is a fluent German speaker and in her spare time is a keen samba dancer.
thandi@healthcarebusinessinternational.com

Zhasmina graduated with an MSc in Psychology of Advertising from Lancaster University. Prior to joining Healthcare Business International, Zhasmina worked for multiple startups, supporting their digital marketing and communications.
zhasmina@healthcarebusinessinternational.com

Ruby is an experienced Business Development Manager and passionate about healthcare. She qualified as a Yoga Teacher after travelling around Asia and then filmed a reality show for the Travel Channel in New Zealand. She is a big fan of martial arts, extreme sports, and you may even have seen her on TV, in soaps like 'Casualty' or 'Eastenders' as she spent some years as a professional actress.
rubyv@healthcarebusinessinternational.com