Agilio Software announced Neil Laycock as its new chief executive officer and Andy Sloan as its new dental managing director to support the continued growth of the group.
Agilio Software has quickly established itself as one of the leading technology providers in the primary care, dental, and hospital sectors. It provides compliance, HR, and e-learning software solutions to over 70,000 dental professionals in the UK and 4,400 GP practices in England.
Mr Laycock joined the Agilio group in 2020 as chief operating officer. He arrived with more than 15 years of experience in senior roles across the healthcare and technology sectors.
His previous roles included managing director of EMIS Health and managing director of Servelec’s community, mental health, and acute business.
15 years of senior leadership
As COO, Mr Laycock managed and oversaw several significant milestones within the Agilio group. This includes the acquisition and integration of the dental software firms CODE and Isopharm, Myhrtoolkit. But also primary care software solutions providers, Clarity Informatics and My Locum Manager.
Starting from December, Mr Sloan will join as the new managing director of Agilio’s Dental division. He brings more than 15 years of senior leadership experience across the dental industry both on the supply side as well as within corporate groups.
Most recently, he held the position of business development director for Portman Dental Care. He oversaw more than 100 practice acquisitions. He also previously worked as director of business solutions across Europe at Henry Schein.
Impressed
On the appointment, Mr Laycock said: ‘Since joining the business back in 2020, I have been so impressed by our team. They have come together to navigate Agilio through this period of exceptional growth.
‘I am honoured to be leading this team into the next phase of Agilio Software. We have the ambition to expand our reach and expertise into new healthcare sectors and regions. This will help to answer the needs of users and ensure they have the time to focus on the things that matter most.’
Mr Sloan said: ‘It is very exciting to be joining Agilio Software at this stage and become part of the company’s ambitious plan to transform the way that dental practices operate through utilising our software and services.
‘Having worked in the industry for over a decade, I have had first-hand insight and experience of the key challenges that both dental groups and independent practices are facing when running their businesses.
‘With Agilio’s expertise, I’m looking forward to helping the industry get to improved operational efficiency. But also ensuring regulatory compliance, and placing professional development at the heart of their businesses.’
Huge knowledge
Dr Sati Sian, chairman of Agilio Software, added: ‘Over the past two years, Neil has played a crucial part in our rapid growth. We are delighted that he will be leading the business’s continued expansion.
‘Andy brings huge knowledge and experience of the dental sector to Agilio. We are very delighted to have him join our senior leadership group.
‘Our team is the main reason for our rapid growth so far. These appointments strengthen an already strong team at Agilio. We are excited to be working with this team and their expertise to meet the needs of our users quickly and effectively, and to expand to new sectors.’
For more information visit www.agiliosoftware.com.
