Optegra appoints UK managing director

Optegra Eye Health Care has appointed Mat Pickering as UK managing director, pictured above, and expanded its leadership team with four new directors from inside and outside the business.

Pickering has progressed over the past five years from hospital director to regional director and general manager at Optegra and has prior experience in the ophthalmic industry plus three decades in healthcare.

The team, including Dr Peter Byloos, CEO and acting MD for the past five years, Jerry George, chief financial officer, and Dr Ola Spencer, chief technology officer, will focus on overall company growth, digital innovation and footprint expansion across the UK and Europe.