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At ABL we employ a wide variety of people, each with their own unique skills and talents but one thing we all share is a passion for helping others.
Our people are not afraid to go that extra mile. They work tirelessly to make sure we offer a personalised approach, getting to the heart of what matters to our clients and tailoring our support to meet their unique individual needs.
CEO & Founding Director
Denise co-founded ABL Health to make a difference to people’s lives through innovative community-based healthcare services. She already had 14 years’ experience running a healthcare business and guiding it through many changes within the NHS and the healthcare sector as a whole. Denise also has experience as a trainer/educator and understands the principles of effective learning and motivation. She has worked for healthy living programmes with socially disadvantaged families in the UK/Asia.
Medical Director
(MB BCh, BAO, FRCSEd, FRCSEd (Orth))
Donal O’Donoghue is ABL Health’s Medical Director. He is a former medical director and senior manager of the NHS, with extensive experience leading NHS change projects, and an experienced clinician with a background as an Orthopaedic Surgeon.
Non-Exec Chair
Chris Jessop is an experienced Chairman and highly successful CEO, with extensive board, operational and investment experience across multiple sectors, organisational sizes, and geographies. In addition to his role at ABL Health, he holds a number of other board positions and is a business adviser.
Chris has previously been a divisional Managing Director at AXA, an Executive Board Member and divisional CEO of Nuffield Health and a divisional Managing Director at BUPA. He has also shaped and grown several private equity and privately backed businesses, characterised by their pioneering approach and consistently generating sizeable shareholder returns. His early career was in FMCG brand management.
Chris has previously been recognised as UK Healthcare Entrepreneur of the Year.
Director of Operations & Governance
Andy has extensive experience in high level management roles at comprehensive schools and academies, predominantly in deprived areas. He ensures ABL services are education and prevention-based and that interventions are based on best teaching practice. He has also been involved in designing and delivering community projects for less fortunate children both within the UK and as far afield as the foothills of the Himalayas in Northern India. Andy is passionate about health care and improving the life chances of those from deprived areas.
Commercial Director
Nick joined ABL after working in performance and quality at an NHS commissioning organisation and has experience in designing and commissioning healthcare services for hard-to-reach groups. Nick was drawn to ABL’s passion for making a difference and having a sustained impact on people’s lives. He has worked for several organisations identifying efficiency savings and ensuring that services are productive while maintaining a high quality of service. He drives continuous improvement at ABL while maintaining robust governance frameworks throughout the organisation.
Finance Director
Paul Richardson has more than 10 years of experience working with PLCs, SMEs and private equity investors, in social care, construction and the fire and security sectors. A local Bolton resident, he enjoys running, mountain biking and managing/coaching junior football teams.
Chief Operating Officer
Holly McEneaney is our Chief Operating Officer. Working in Social Care for over 23 years she has a wealth of knowledge of working with people in a centred approach. Experienced in working in community settings with people that have historically struggled to access services. Passionate about working with people to deliver excellent services Holly specialises in operational management and building strong teams that deliver great services.
CEO & Founding Director
Donal O’Donoghue is ABL Health’s Medical Director. He is a former medical director and senior manager of the NHS, with extensive experience leading NHS change projects, and an experienced clinician with a background as an Orthopaedic Surgeon.