Sanjay Shah
Chairman, LondonSanjay Shah has over 30 years of board-level experience in the U.K. and Saudi Arabia. He has served in several high-profile roles ranging from the FTSE 100 to charities. Sanjay studied economics at the University of Essex and University of New York – and began his career with Barclays Bank. He started his journey with BDO where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant. Sanjay spent the next 24 years in various finance and operational roles, in food & distribution, hospitality, and healthcare. Notable mention becoming Chief Financial Officer of The London Clinic, where he played a significant role in delivering the UK's first state of the art Cancer Center from a new concept to profitable operational delivery. Sanjay was also Group Strategy and Risk Director at Queens Moat Houses PLC, where the group was successfully restructured and became one of the most successful turnarounds in British corporate history.
Sanjay is the recipient of
Her Majesty The Queen's Award for UK Enterprise.
Expertise
As a trusted leadership advisor to Boards, Sanjay chairs Healthinnovation Toolbox Board & brings a commercial and business focused mindset, with a broad and geographically diverse experience. He has deep expertise in building Digital businesses and driving Digital Transformation. He serves as a strategic business partner to boards and executive leadership across the healthcare services and life sciences industries, improving strategic focus on their customers and consumers, experience in transformational roles in leading public and private institutions.
Sanjay was Board Member & Executive Vice President for the Fakeeh Care Group, Dr Soliman Fakeeh Hospital, Saudi Airlines Medical Services ( SMS), and the Fakeeh Family Investment Office.
He was also the Executive Chairman at Tech Company - Kameda Arabia
(a leading healthcare digital Tech player)
He is currently serving on several boards and global advisory committees in the sectors of health and leadership.
His experience covers audit, financial and general management, strategic planning, investment, risk management, and corporate governance.
Current Engagements -
He is the current Honorary Treasurer of The Royal Society of Medicine and Chairman of the Finance and Investment Committee. He is also currently a Board Member and Trustee of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) and Chairman of its Finance, Audit, and Risk Committee. He is also the Advisory Partner in August Leadership.
More about him
Sanjay is a sports enthusiast and loves his cricket and football. He is a member of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).