Tony has had a hugely successful career both as a top sportsman and as a highly successful business leader. As a qualified Accountant (ACA) he has worked extensively both in practice and commerce. His involvement in sport at international level sparked his interest in organisational strategy and execution. Tony passionately believes in the model, which Apodi is bringing to the pharma/healthcare sectors and is totally committed to making Apodi the leading provider of high performance outsourcing solutions.

In his role as Executive Chairman, Steve focuses on the strategic direction of the organisation together with business development. Previously he was a co-founder of In2Focus (a specialist contract sales organisation) and prior to that he was on the board of Innovex UK as Director of Operations. Steve studied at Caledonian University, Glasgow, and received a BSc Honours degree in microbiology. Having moved through various senior sales and marketing roles in companies including Roche and GSK, Steve has attained a wealth of business experience in managing, running and proactively advancing businesses.

Mark has spent over 25 years in the people management and development arena and has extensive experience of both UK and European HR issues including; strategy development, organisational development and design, competency development and performance management. Mark is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Institute of Directors and a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership and Management. In addition, he is qualified in psychometric/occupational testing and a licensed business practitioner of neuro-linguistic programming.

Joining Apodi following 15 years in the pharmaceutical sector, Lynn was most recently Head of Marketing and a founding member of a very successful contract sales organisation for which she had responsibility for the entire marketing function. Her role at Apodi includes developing the corporate marketing plan and strategy, internal communications programme and tactical implementation plans.

Gillian has worked in the pharmaceutical industry for over 20 years and has held several senior industry positions and significant second and third line manager positions. Gillian was Operations Director at Innovex and In2Focus, managing the delivery of multiple projects as well as having responsibility for training, talent development and resourcing. Her CSO operational management experience is extensive, having worked on the delivery of a vast range of projects for many pharmaceutical companies.

A founding director of Apodi, Lynne has extensive experience in the provision of finance and administrative services to a range of industry sectors. Recently, Lynne has been heavily involved in advising clients on business funding and the reorganisation and management of finance departments.

Sharon joined the Apodi board after more than 20 years in senior HR roles across a number of industries including IT, pharmaceuticals and recruitment services. During this time she was responsible for directing highly successful HR teams working in a range of small to large organisations. Her particular areas of expertise lie in the direction and development of HR and resourcing capability to augment business success in a commercial and practical manner.