Geoff Bamber

10 years in PE- and VC-backed CEO roles through turnaround, tech transformation, professionalization, scale-up and exit phases. Exceptional fundraising track record and exit experience across healthcare, technology and consumer and from HNW, VC and PE. Operational track record across healthcare, SAAS and wellness-focused scale-up leisure businesses, including pre- and post-investment.

Experience in highly regulated environments, including CQC, HSE and FCA. Worked with professionalized Boards including M&A decision-making, fundraising processes and complex stakeholder situations. Deep background in tech-enabled transformation, supported by physics training and AI skills & credentials.

Strong fluency in usage of ChatGPT and Claude including API usage and custom AI agent, tool and skill builds. Extensive track record of M&A deal sourcing, agreement, execution and integration. Skilled in people-focused management with a track record of building high accountability, high capability, low turnover teams.

Analytical, creative and commercial leader with exceptional EQ and strong communication skills. Significant NED and Advisory experience across healthcare, wellness, consumer and events businesses.

Adviser (part-time) at Calanca (2026-05 – Present)

Lower mid-market Private Equity investment firm. Mandate is advising the Calanca founders on lower mid-market investment opportunities in the UK and Europe.

• Deal-sourcing across healthcare, consumer & industrial lower mid-market opportunities
• Running due diligence processes on appropriate selected opportunities including financial modelling, market mapping, management meetings and client interviews
• Deal structuring, returns modelling and – when appropriate – offer letter drafting for multiple opportunities
• Initial offers made and negotiated on two businesses in industrial products and agricultural advisory

Chief Executive Officer (full-time) at London Gynaecology (2024-12 – 2026-05)

UK's leading gynaecology group. First professional CEO appointed following the transaction with Phoenix Equity. Arrived with central team comprising of COO, Accountant and a junior HR Manager for a £22m EV business entering PE ownership.

Volume growth was -4% YoY. The business required rapid professionalization with no reliable management accounts or management information, poor data integrity, and weak business processes with significant and endemic risks. Mandate from PE was to rapidly professionalize the business through a significant 100 day plan: build the team, upgrade Clinical Governance, improve ESG and Cybersecurity, tighten up operations, clean up the finances and grow the business.

• Recruited SLT following investment incl. CFO, Medical Director (p/t), Marketing, HR Director (p/t), Clinical Governance & Nursing
• Achieved appointment growth improvement from -4% YoY in Jan '25 to +16% YoY growth and accelerating
• Revamped marketing strategy and reviewed agency relationships, resulting in c20% reduction in CPC, driving sustained 40%-50% increase in weekly New Patient Volumes and improving Social Media growth from ~0% to 2%-3% per month
• Delivered clinic roll-out. Drove the site selection, lease negotiation, build and opening of LG's fourth clinic
• Strengthened Clinical Governance function and implemented LG's first Clinical Governance dashboard
• Upgraded LG's cybersecurity by switching MSP, gaining LG Cyber Essentials accreditation, started ISO27001 process
• Implemented enterprise-grade BI dashboards to deliver accurate real-time performance analysis and automated data reporting
• Built automated Reviews collection strategy, increasing rate of reviews collection 200%
• Revamped IT architecture to improve security, accessibility and visibility for staff to business critical information
• Oversaw and successfully rolled out custom-built, proprietary Consultant invoicing management system, reducing human error and improving management accounts reporting cycle from 28 days to 14 days
• Institutionalized systems to improve data collection, automate of operational and marketing processes and reduce manual errors
• Managed integration of practice acquisition with zero staff turnover
• Established standardized template M&A documents so that future acquisitions could be done economically and efficiently
• Reviewed key partner relationships and renegotiated several key contracts, driving significant savings for the business
• Implemented new Clinical Governance framework, consistent with latest CQC regulations and best practices
• Conducted LG's first Mock CQC Inspection to improve inspection readiness and aim for CQC Excellent-rated
• Built LG's first anonymous and private patient survey to measure and track NPS scores for patient satisfaction

Non Executive Chairman / Director at Clava (2024-12 – Present)

SaaS platform for climbing gyms.

• Ran recruitment process to find successor CEO
• Agreed remuneration package with new CEO to align incentives between shareholders and management
• Managed smooth transition to new CEO with rapid transfer of systems and information and zero staff turnover through process
• Led Board including One Executive member and three Non-Executive members
• Managed investor communications to ensure new CEO warmly welcomed and investors had no nasty surprises
• Following transition, worked with CEO and Board to ensure light-touch oversight and support system for major strategic decisions
• Working with CEO, delivered first formalized Board KPI reporting following platform launch

Chief Executive Officer (full-time) at Clava (2022-09 – 2024-12)

SaaS platform for climbing gyms. Spun off software assets from Digme Fitness and raised capital to turn custom software into SaaS platform. Assembled independent Board of Directors (4 members) to ensure robust governance and oversight for investors. Evolved one-to-one legacy platform into one-to-many SaaS solution for managing multi-site leisure facilities. Drove strategy pivot to focus on climbing gyms, recognizing the attractive competitive dynamics, global opportunity and growing market.

MPhys in Physics

MBA from Stanford

AI for Leaders from Harvard Business School