Anthropos was born with a single goal in mind: help older people to stay well, independent and happy in their own homes for longer,
Anthropos was formed by two companies with a wealth of experience in delivering large technology programmes in the NHS, security and defence.
Our management team has already been very successful in creating smart platforms over the last seven years: including managing the design, development and implementation of the ‘Hive’ connected home offering by British Gas, now installed in over 660,000 homes in the UK and the USA.
The platform was five years in the making, with early versions of the platform already implemented in healthcare, social care, probation services, research, call centres and clinics in the UK and Scandinavia.
Knowing the potential of a Connected Care Platform, our teams set to identify how to use unobtrusive sensors to gather data about changes in patterns of behaviour that would enable better insights into the lives of older people living alone, leading in turn to better care plans and the delivery of pre-emptive care.
OUR BOARD
Duncan McNeil
Chair
Duncan has over 40 years in IT spanning many roles and industries. Duncan has founded several successful companies and has been an early investor in many others. Duncan angel-funded Anthropos platform development.
Jim Patience
Chief Executive Officer
Jim sets the vision and strategy for Anthropos and leads the management team he built to achieve this. He brings with him vast experience of managing technology companies and technology-enabled programmes.
David Marsh
Non Executive Director
David comes to Anthropos via Accenture and BCG so has a background in technology and strategy. He is in charge of our strategy which he combines with the finance role. David manages our Business Plans, investor relationships and fundraising, as well as counting the pennies on the side.
OUR EXPERIENCED MANAGEMENT TEAM
Jim Patience
Chief Executive Officer
Jim sets the vision and strategy for Anthropos and leads the management team he built to achieve this. He brings with him vast experience of managing technology companies and technology-enabled programmes.
Paul Berney
Chief Marketing Officer
Paul is responsible for all marketing and business development activities in Anthropos, drawing on 30 years of experience in innovative start-up companies in a range of industries.
Tom Oliver
Chief Financial Officer / Chief Operating Officer
Tom is responsible for Operations and Finance at Anthropos. Tom has a wealth of experience in successful technology enabled consumer businesses including Just Eat and easyJet where he held senior Financial, Operational and Commercial positions.
Frances Morrison
Chief Customer Officer
Frances is responsible for managing day to day relationships with our customers and managing the development of our product and services. Frances brings a wealth of experience from more than 20 years’ experience in management consultancy.
Andy Van Heusen
Head of R&D
Andy has over 20 years of industry experience in all aspects of software development at Enterprises such as Intel through to Start-Ups, where he always brings a passion and
energy to innovation and creative problem-solving. Andy is responsible for assessing technology advances and evaluating new devices and sensors available / working with the team to ensure that technically they interoperate with the Anthropos platform as well as meeting business and operational needs.
Chris Covell
Head of Engineering
Chris has been driving the ‘how’ of software delivery for the past 10 years in start-ups and Enterprises. Coming from a software development background, Chris moved into working with the wider team to improve the delivery of high-quality software products. Chris is on an Agile journey, learning something new every day and sharing his experiences to make the Anthropos product the best in business.
OUR ENGINEERING TEAM
Andy Lawrenson
Principal Engineer
Andy has been successfully designing, building and managing IT systems for over 20 years across a range of industries. He specialises in database and server platforms and has the primary responsibility for managing the Anthropos cloud platform.
Andy Monis
Principal Engineer / Architect
Andy Monis is Anthropos’ Engineering Lead for Frontend, Devices, Hub and DevOps, with an aim to make the platform lean and reliable at scale. Andy was previously a Founding
Engineer at PumpCo where he played a pivotal role in developing the organisation’s core software, user interfaces and unique business offering. Prior to joining Anthropos Andy has worked as a Principal Engineer / Architect in various fields including Insurance, Banking, Education, working on large scale cloud-based systems.
Jason Carney
Engineer
Jason has focused on automation testing using behaviour driven development during his time at Anthropos. He has gained knowledge of the Anthropos platform including the frontend and infrastructure. He is interested in many types of technology, and its potential in the world of IoT.
Gareth Toon
Business Operations Manager
Gareth has worked in IT Support for over 20 years and in many different sectors including charities. He has been able to take the best practice from each role and create a support function focused on Anthropos customers on their needs.