Executive Leadership

As chief executive officer, Dennis is responsible for leading the UK subsidiary organisation of HCA Healthcare, which serves 146 acute hospitals across the United Kingdom, including NHS Trusts and HCA Healthcare UK.

Dennis began his career as a clinician and has served in senior executive roles for a regional neuroscience referral centre in the United States and a large academic IDN in the Midwest of America. He has served as the elected chairman of a national supply chain board, representing one of the largest GPOs in the United States and has received national recognition for leadership, audited supply chain savings and supplier diversity.

Dale Robinson, Chief Operating Officer for HealthTrust Europe, is responsible for leading the strategic direction of the group purchasing organisation and overseeing programmes to further integrate providers and suppliers in advancing clinical excellence.

Dale attended Nottingham Law School and qualified as a Solicitor in 2004.

Dale spent the first part of his career as a Criminal Lawyer practicing advocacy in the Magistrates Court. In 2008 he joined the East Midlands Development Agency responsible for managing a budget of £350-£400 million of grant-in-aid from the UK Government and European Structural Funds. Dale joined HealthTrust Europe as a Legal Adviser, specialising in public procurement law. Dale subsequently subsumed the Ethics and Compliance function and has provided key guidance and advice to the business.

Scottie attended Louisiana State University (LSU) and qualified with a Bachelor’s degree in Finance. Scottie spent the first part of his career at Baton Rouge General Hospital and has since continued to develop a wealth of knowledge and experience within healthcare supply chain.  Scottie accepted his first Supply Chain Director role in 1997 for HCA at Oakdale Community Hospital before transitioning his Supply Chain Directorial duties to Tulane Medical Centre. He then merged supply chain operations with newly acquired Lakeside hospital and aligned both campuses to the HCA Supply Chain model.

Nanette Grant is the Vice President for Strategic Solutions of HealthTrust Europe. With responsibility for the strategic development and leadership of the Group Purchasing business line across Public & Private Healthcare markets with a portfolio which focuses on delivering value added contracts across clinical and non-clinical categories. Nanette’s educational background is in Healthcare with a Master’s Degree in Public Management & Governance. Nanette has spent her career in the healthcare sector within the UK and Qatar working in the areas of service transformation, specialised commissioning and programme manager for the Renal Services which included the management of the West Midlands Renal Network. Nanette’s time in the Middle East was focused on implementing strategies to transform and bring alignment to primary healthcare services across Doha, before joining HealthTrust Europe in April 2014 as Director of Strategy & Clinical Networks, taking on the role as AVP in 2017.

Vivek Jain is the Vice President of Finance, Sales & Marketing for HealthTrust Europe. Vivek is responsible for the finance team, financial performance, management of financial risks and financial planning and reporting for the organisation. Vivek’s qualifications include the achievement of a BA (Hons) Accounting & Finance degree and he became a recognised member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in 2010.
Vivek started his career in Birmingham East & North Primary Care Trust as an Assistant Financial Accountant. He then moved to Civica as a Financial Systems Consultant visiting school and academies across the UK to provide payroll, financial reporting and accounting advice.
Vivek joined HealthTrust Europe in 2014 as a Financial Controller – Audit, setting up a new audit team within finance. He progressed through Director of Revenue Recovery, and more recently Senior Director of Financial Reporting, and then taking on the role as Associate Vice President of Finance in 2018.

Ian Hadridge is the Vice President of Business Solutions at HealthTrust Europe. Ian is responsible for the strategy, leadership and development of the Project Management, Financial Analytics, Contract Administration, IT Systems and Software Development departments within the organisation. Ian attended Coventry Polytechnic and qualified with a Degree in Material Science in 1990 and began his career as a Quality Engineer within the automotive sector culminating at Kautex Unipart. Before moving into the Construction business with Space4 and their subsidiary Persimmon Homes to implement automotive strategies and innovations in their Supply Chain. Ian joined the precursor of HealthTrust Europe in 2006 as a Performance Manager and developed an in-depth understanding of all the business processes that support the Contracting divisions. Ian became the Director of Programme Management in 2014 and subsequently an AVP in 2017.