The Team
Led by a team with extensive experience across health, technology, and regulated industries, Lalu is driven by a clear vision: to transform how health data is accessed, managed, and used. Our team combines strategic insight with operational excellence to deliver impact at scale.
Ben Davey
Executive Chairman
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Ben Davey
Executive Chairman
Ben is a highly experienced strategist, investment banker, lawyer and investor with extensive experience across financial services, digital advertising, corporate strategy, M&A, finance and law. He currently serves as a Non-Exec Director at PayPal UK and sits on the Advisory Board of Conception X’s deep-tech venture programme. Ben’s previous roles include CSO at Barclays PLC, Founder & CEO of Barclays Ventures, CFO & CSO at Azerion and Head of FIG EMEA at Barclays Investment Bank.
Richard Freeman
Founder & CEO
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Richard Freeman
Founder & CEO
With over 30 years of experience in healthcare and financial services across the UK and US, Richard has built a career focused on improving access to medical information and modernising healthcare processes. Richard founded Lalu to connect Primary Care and parties requesting medical evidence, following a role as Managing Director of MDG, Capita’s leading medical evidence gathering agency.
Nick Freeman
Chief Operating Officer
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Nick Freeman
Chief Operating Officer
Nick is Chief Operating Officer at Lalu, leading the intersection of healthcare, technology, operations, and commercial strategy. Since joining in 2019, he has helped scale service delivery, establish governance frameworks, secure NHS accreditation and built the operational foundations that enable the secure and efficient exchange of health data.
Amber Vodegel
Non-Exec Director
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Amber Vodegel
Non-Exec Director
Amber Vodegel is an entrepreneur, exited founder, and healthtech leader. She founded Pregnancy+, the world's leading pregnancy app, which grew to over 150 million users and was acquired by Philips NV. She also held senior leadership roles at Philips, driving digital health innovation and transformation. Today, Amber is the Founder & CEO of 28X, a privacy-first women's health platform focused on ethical AI. She is widely recognised for her expertise in digital health, consumer tech and women's health innovation.
Prof. Sneh Khemka CBE
Non-Exec Director
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Prof. Sneh Khemka CBE
Non-Exec Director
Sneh is a highly experienced healthcare executive and entrepreneur with more than 35 years’ experience building and scaling global health businesses. He is currently Chief Health Officer of Daman and he has previously held senior leadership roles at Bupa, NEOM and Aetna. Sneh also founded and served as CEO of SimplyHealth Ventures, focused on HealthTech innovation. Originally trained as a pioneering eye surgeon, bringing a unique blend of clinical, operational and commercial expertise.
Charles Brown
Non-Exec Director
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Charles Brown
Non-Exec Director
Charles is an experienced venture and finance leader who co-founded Cambridge Venture Management, where he spent 25 years supporting high-tech companies in scaling and achieving long-term success. Throughout his career, he has advised high-growth ventures on financial planning, investment strategy, risk management and sustainable growth, helping businesses navigate critical stages of expansion.
Isa Goksu
Senior Technical Advisor
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Isa Goksu
Senior Technical Advisor
Isa Goksu is a technology leader and advisor with over 20 years of experience driving digital transformation and growth across global organisations, including senior CTO roles at Globant and ThoughtWorks. With expertise spanning AI/ML, distributed computing, and emerging technologies, he helps organisations scale through technology and innovation.
Dr Heinrich Cyril Volmink
Senior Clinical Advisor
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Dr Heinrich Cyril Volmink
Senior Clinical Advisor
Dr Heinrich Cyril Volmink MBChB, MPA, MMed, FCPHM(SA), is a public health medicine specialist and COO of PAN South Africa. A former South African Member of Parliament, he has advised organisations including Anglo American and Vital Strategies on health policy and systems. He is also a Senior Lecturer Extraordinary at Stellenbosch University and co-founder of a preventive health start-up and advisor to global health and development initiatives.
Ben Davey
Executive Chairman
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Ben Davey
Executive Chairman
Ben is a highly experienced strategist, investment banker, lawyer and investor with extensive experience across financial services, digital advertising, corporate strategy, M&A, finance and law. He currently serves as a Non-Exec Director at PayPal UK and sits on the Advisory Board of Conception X’s deep-tech venture programme. Ben’s previous roles include CSO at Barclays PLC, Founder & CEO of Barclays Ventures, CFO & CSO at Azerion and Head of FIG EMEA at Barclays Investment Bank.
Richard Freeman
Founder & CEO
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Richard Freeman
Founder and CEO
With over 30 years of experience in healthcare and financial services across the UK and US, Richard has built a career focused on improving access to medical information and modernising healthcare processes. Richard founded Lalu to connect Primary Care and parties requesting medical evidence, following a role as Managing Director of MDG, Capita’s leading medical evidence gathering agency.
Nick Freeman
Chief Operating Officer
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Nick Freeman
Chief Operating Officer
Nick is Chief Operating Officer at Lalu, leading the intersection of healthcare, technology, operations, and commercial strategy. Since joining in 2019, he has helped scale service delivery, establish governance frameworks, secure NHS accreditation and built the operational foundations that enable the secure and efficient exchange of health data.
Liting Tan
Head of Product
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Liting Tan
Head of Product
Liting leads the strategy and delivery of digital products that improve connectivity across healthcare stakeholders. With over 15 years of experience spanning product leadership, strategy, consulting, and financial services, including senior roles at Barclays, she combines strategic insight with a strong focus on customer-centric innovation.
Dirk Badenhorst
Head of Engineering
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Dirk Badenhorst
Head of Engineering
Dirk leads the development of scalable technology solutions across the company’s health data platform. With a PhD in Artificial Intelligence and experience across multiple high-growth startups, he brings deep expertise spanning AI, data engineering, full-stack development, and scalable system design across industries including HealthTech, FinTech, and Wearable Tech.
Alexandra Bevens
Head of Operations
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Alexandra Bevens
Head of Operations
Alexandra leads operational strategy, process optimisation, and cross-functional alignment to support scalable growth. Since joining Lalu in 2020, she has combined her governance and Biological Sciences background to help bridge healthcare and technology and improve access to medical data.
Pamela Chappell
Head of Clinical Quality and Standards
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Pamela Chappell
Head of Clinical Quality and Standards
Pam is an accomplished senior nursing leader with extensive experience driving quality improvement and delivering outstanding patient care. Passionate about innovation and continuous improvement, she is skilled in building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and leading positive organisational change.
Joe de Wet
Head of Finance
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Joe de Wet
Head of Finance
Joe is a CFA charterholder with over 16 years of international experience across financial management, FP&A, M&A, and corporate governance. He has a strong track record of leading transformation projects, building high-performing teams, and using financial insight to support strategic decision-making and sustainable growth.
Tina Schillace
Head of Financial Control & Reporting
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Tina Schillace
Head of Financial Control & Reporting
Tina is a chartered certified accountant with over 26 years of experience across corporate and private sectors. Since joining in 2018, she has led the finance function, overseeing financial reporting, forecasting, and accounting operations, while bringing extensive expertise from senior finance roles and business transactions.
Suzanne Wilkinson
Head of Accounts & Partnerships
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Suzanne Wilkinson
Head of Accounts and Partnerships
Suzanne joined Lalu in 2024, bringing more than 20 years’ experience in the medical evidence and healthcare data sector. She is known for building strong, long-term client relationships, driving operational performance and delivering customer-focused healthcare data solutions that improve both service delivery and customer experience.
Sarah Lewis
Head of Sales & Customer Success
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Sarah Lewis
Head of Sales and Customer Success
With over six years’ experience across operations, sales, and customer management within the healthcare sector, Sarah has a strong track record in commercial growth, client relationships, and primary care industry expertise. Before joining Lalu, Sarah worked in professional acting, enterprise education, and property portfolio management, building a broad commercial and leadership background across multiple industries.
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Who makes up the Lalu team?
The Lalu team is made up of highly experienced healthcare, governance, compliance, and customer service professionals dedicated delivering the very best service to our clients and customers. Our team works closely with healthcare organisations, businesses and consumers.
What does Lalu do?
Lalu connects healthcare, businesses, and consumers
for the consented flow of curated health data.
Since 2017, we have helped organisations access and use medical data more effectively. Our platform combines advanced technology, strong governance, and clinical expertise to deliver accurate, structured health data that supports better decision-making, innovation, and patient outcomes.