Meet the team.
Our team holds many years of clinical, analytical, business strategy, product development and project management experience within the healthcare industry. Our credibility in this space is continuously growing especially when it comes to the pioneering efforts leading the transformation to value-based care.
Board Member & CEO
Dr Brian Ruff
As a Wits-qualified Rheumatologist, with a qualification in health economics from UCT, Dr Ruff has been in the Healthcare sector for 40 years. He has experience in Strategic Health Management, in the macro-economics of the SA Private Sector, in Case Mix and Clinical data analysis on the cost and quality of healthcare services, and on collaborative supply-side innovation.
Board Member & Deputy CEO
Ms Lungile Kasapato
Lungile is an HPCSA-registered Biomedical Technologist passionate about making care more accessible. Since qualifying in 1992, she’s worked in and managed laboratories of all sizes in the private and public sector and written her MBA thesis on the market structure of private healthcare in SA. With this rich experience, a B.Tech in Biomedical Technology and a National Diploma in Medical Technology, She spearheads our Strategy Development.
HR, Legal & Governance Specialist
Ms Erin Magongo
Having worked for corporate and healthcare companies for 14 years, Erin has a wealth of experience in company administration and compliance, corporate governance, legal and human resources. This experience together with her LLB degree from UP and her Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from GIBS, makes her well qualified to manage our governance, compliance, labour relations and payroll activities.
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Meet Our Partner
Dedicated to enriching lives, together.
Foundation for Professional Development
The Foundation of Professional Development was established in 1997, as a higher education institute. FPD’s mission is to catalyse social change by developing people, strengthening systems and providing innovative solutions. They are our ideal partner in terms of technical expertise, breadth of operations, healthcare credibility and influence.