Our People
At Opinion Health we combine a strong pharmaceutical and healthcare expertise with sound research and analytical knowledge.
Andrew Wigmore — MD
Currently Managing Director of Opinion Health, he was a co-founder of Health Media, a health information service provider floated on AIM. He is also a trustee of the Sir Steve Redgrave Fund and maintains a number of board level positions in healthcare companies. Andrew heads all client development activities for Opinion Health.
Michele Poliziani — Research Director
With a background in technology and wireless, Michele has 15 years’ research experience working at university level worldwide as Research Fellow and as analyst for companies including Jupiter Research. Michele has carried out research programs for high-profile companies in the healthcare, financial service, retail, IT and wireless sectors. He currently oversees all qualitative and quantitative projects and maintains clients’ relationships.
Jane Bryan — Senior Consultant
Jane has worked for over 20 years in pharmaceutical market research both client- and agency-side for companies such as BMS, PMSI, The Research Quorum, Ipsos, Medical Marketing RI. Jane is a certified NLP Practitioner and she is in charge of both qualitative and quantitative projects.
Dr. Amanda Kirby — Medical Consultant
A GP with extensive experience of the health industry in the commercial, government and voluntary sectors, Dr Kirby is also the founder of The Dyscovery Centre, a specialist centre for children and adults with specific learning difficulties, which has an international reputation in its field. Dr. Kirby is part of our medical expert network.
Eric Sharp — Sales & Marketing Director
Eric has over 20 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry having held positions in sales and marketing in both global and local organisations including leading the global marketing for the $2 billion Adalat brand. More recently Eric has worked for IMS Health in the UK. For Opinion Health Eric develops new business opportunities within the Pharmaceutical sector and provides advice and analysis across all research projects.
Dr Alexandra Wyke — Consultant
Alexandra Wyke is the CEO of PatientView and Health and Social Campaigners’ Network International (HSCNetwork). Before founding PatientView she spent almost 20 years at The Economist. Dr Wyke frequently lectures and chairs healthcare forums worldwide and consults for government bodies, pharmaceutical firms and other organisations.
James Burns-Howell — Technology Director
With over 12 years experience in the creation and management of large-scale IT systems for a diverse range of companies including BAE Systems. James brings valuable project management and system design skills to Opinion Health leading our technical team and supporting the complex online and mobile survey platforms.
Matt Reynolds — Business Development Manager
With a proven track record in sales, marketing and PR, Matt has 4 years' experience in building and developing brands in both B2B and consumer markets. Matt is responsible for developing new business opportunities outside of the Pharmaceutical sector such as PR, Marketing and Research Agencies.
Chris Tobin — Senior Consultant
Chris brings with him 28 years of experience and contacts in the pharmaceutical and in vitro diagnostics industry. Recently he retired as Head of the European, Middle East, Russia and Africa (MERA) Region of the Bayer Diagnostics Division. He was president of the European Diagnostic Manufacturers' Association (EDMA). Chris also used to be a member of the Board of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI)
Pablo Brasero — Web Application Developer
Pablo is an experienced web developer with broad experience of programming and scripting on a variety of platforms. He provides technical support for the Opinion Health online and mobile survey technology as well as aiding the research team with client projects.
Ben Cope — Data Analyst
Ben is a qualified software engineer with years of experience in computer programming. His employment history ranges from web-design, auditing the Vodafone IT infrastructure, to the in-house development of bespoke systems. Ben is responsible for scripting and programming, data manipulation and analysis.
