Inventus appoints Stacy Hurt and Jon French as Non-Executive Advisers
In their roles, they will support the continued evolution of the company as a technology and patient-first business
Inventus, the only company in the world dedicated to creating purpose-bult devices and technology solutions exclusively for clinical trials, has today announced two key appointments. Jon French, Managing Director at Google and Stacy Hurt, Chief Patient Officer at Parexel have been selected to join the Inventus Board as Non-Executive Advisers.
Both bring a wealth of experience which will serve to strengthen the focus of Inventus as a technology and patient-first business.
French has more than two decades in senior leadership roles at companies including Microsoft and Samsung. His current role is Managing Director of Google’s Android Global Business. French has forged high-impact partnerships across the mobile technology ecosystem. His experience spans sales and business development by bringing new technology to market, most recently Android AI capabilities, giving him unique insights on building products services at scale and delivering customer-led solutions across billions of consumers.
Hurt is ranked as one of the top ten most influential cancer/oncology voices on LinkedIn worldwide.
She is Chief Patient Officer at Parexel, a leading global clinical development partner. Hurt leads efforts to integrate patient perspectives into drug development and healthcare solutions at their earliest stages.
Hurt has more than two decades of leadership experience in the pharmaceutical space. She has worked for GlaxoSmithKline, Transdermal Therapeutics and Colon Cancer Coalition across sales, training and development and has over a decade of experience in patient advocacy.
Steve Sanghera said: “I am delighted to announce the appointment of two exceptional Non-Executive Advisers to the Inventus Board.
“Jon French, from Google, brings world-class technology leadership and will help guide our continued evolution as a technology first business.
“Alongside Jon, Stacy Hurt, Chief Patient Officer at Parexel, brings outstanding patient advocacy experience and joins us to strengthen and challenge our thinking around patient centricity ensuring that everything we do continues to reduce patient burden and improve the clinical trial experience.
“These appointments reflect the growth of Inventus within the industry. They also demonstrate our commitment to building a business that combines technological excellence with a genuine focus on the patient.”
Hurt added: “To have a patient as a Non-Executive Adviser on the Inventus Board is a huge victory for the patient community and sends a clear signal to the industry about the importance of the patient voice.
“I want my role to blaze a trail for patients. Steve’s decision speaks volumes about his ethos, his empathy towards the patient and how much he values that patient lived experience perspective.”
French said: “I am very excited to bring my experience from the technology and telecoms industry to focus on life sciences. I’m looking forward to building on what the team has already developed, and my focus will be on implementing AI solutions for the life sciences industry and helping the team build a successful strategy and evolving business."
