Board
John Stier
Chairman
John was appointed to the Board in May 2022 and brings substantial experience in change management, M&A, scaling businesses plus substantial financial expertise gained in services based industries.
David Ravech
Non-Executive Director
David is the founder of Synergix Health Limited, now Doctor Care Anywhere Group plc or DOC, and has been a director of its Doctor Care Anywhere subsidiary since it was acquired by Synergix Health in 2015.
Laura O’Riordan
Chief Executive Officer
Laura joined Doctor Care Anywhere as Chief Executive Officer in January 2025 and serves on the Board, bringing over two decades of healthcare leadership across clinical practice, operations and digital health.
Matthew Addison
Non-Executive Director
Matthew joined DCA in October 2023. A repeat technology founder, he is CEO of FinTech Step Ladder Solutions, backed by growth investors including BBVA, Anthemis, Seedcamp and UK Future Fund.
Sam Shah
Non-Executive Director
Sam Shah is a clinician with a career that spans digital health and medical regulatory law. He leads on digital health research with University College London. He has worked in primary care in London.
Executive leadership team
Laura O’Riordan
Chief Executive Officer
Laura joined Doctor Care Anywhere as Chief Executive Officer in January 2025 and serves on the Board, bringing over two decades of healthcare leadership across clinical practice, operations and digital health.
Jamie Aspinall
Chief of Staff
Jamie joined Doctor Care Anywhere in April 2022 as Head of People, rising to Chief People Officer and later Chief of Staff, and now works closely with the Board on people and governance matters.
Lisa Barter
Chief Financial Officer
Lisa is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants with over 25 years of finance leadership experience, most recently as CFO of Bright Stars Nursery Group and previously of AIM-listed Totally plc.
Dr Anushka Mehrotra
Chief Medical Officer
Anushka is a GP and medical leader with experience in telemedicine, digital health, product and innovation across NHS and independent sectors. She has set up in-person and virtual services, with a background in public health.
Kristien Bateman
Chief Operating Officer
Kristien Bateman is Chief Operating Officer at Doctor Care Anywhere, having joined in February 2025. He leads strategy, focused on patient experience, efficiency and growth through lean delivery.
David Walker
Chief Commercial Officer
David brings commercial leadership driving growth across brands and scale-ups. As Managing Director and Chief Commercial Officer, he has led revenue acceleration across FMCG, AI, fintech and SaaS.
Adam Thornhill
Chief Marketing Officer
Adam Thornhill is Chief Marketing Officer at Doctor Care Anywhere, leading brand and growth across audiences. He joined following the acquisition of Medicspot, where he built the GLP-1 weight loss division from inception to launch.