Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> October 30, 2000

Malcolm Hughes – Oasis Healthcare Plc (osh.l)

MALCOLM HUGHES is the Chief Executive of Oasis Healthcare Plc. He graduated from Liverpool University in 1975 with a degree in Economics. Mr. Hughes joined Chloride Group Plc as an Economist and over the succeeding 15 years, he held a number of executive positions in different subsidiaries of the international electrical group, ultimately becoming Sales and Marketing Director of the Industrial Batteries Division. He left the company in early 1990 to join Hilton Group Plc as Managing Director of its football betting business, Vernons Group Ltd. After almost five years with Hilton, Mr. Hughes left the company in late 1994 to join Proudfoot Consulting Plc as Chief Executive before taking up his current appointment with Oasis in March 2000. Profile
TWST: Can we start with a brief overview of the company?

Mr. Hughes: The company is relatively new, having been set up just over

three years ago. It operates in the UK dental care sector,