Continued growth at DP Medical as four new faces join the team

Danny Hammond is DP Medical’s new Finance Director, while Sam Harper has taken on the role of Area Sales Manager for the South-West and South Wales. Ryan Owens is the new Theatre & Imaging Manager, with Andreea Goia joining as Service Coordinator.

Danny is based in the company’s Chessington office. After gaining his ACA accountancy qualifications, Danny joined the Time Out Group before working within private equity portfolio businesses.

“I am excited to be here at DP Medical as we look towards a sustained period of company growth,” said Danny. “It’s great to be a part of DP’s continuing journey and I have already found the current team to be incredibly friendly, ambitious and knowledgeable. “We aim to modernise and professionalise our operations to aid our growth ambitions, which will involve implementing a new enterprise resource planning system and various other new and improved systems and processes. We’re also looking to build out an even stronger finance and support function within the business to help move DP Medical forward.”

Outside of work, Danny has two young children who take up much of his time – but when he has some downtime, Danny is a huge football fan and supports his hometown team, Sheffield Wednesday.

Sam has several years’ experience in the medical device sales industry and is covering the ENT and dental portfolio for DP Medical.

Based at Brockworth in Gloucestershire, Sam provides support to existing customers who are looking to improve or expand their services through new, innovative technology.

“We aid through understanding requirements, facilitating clinical trials, and assisting in the purchasing cycle,” explained Sam “It provides me with a great opportunity to meet a host of people, helping wherever I can, whether that is with new purchases, training and support, or just picking up the phone for chat.

“It’s exciting to be a part of the company’s growth trajectory, having already grown tremendously in the last few years. DP has brought on some extremely strong products through great suppliers, with the ability to support our existing and new customers with an expansive range across the ENT specialty.”

A former high-level strength and conditioning coach to elite athletes, Sam is a regular these days at dog shows, taking his Dobermann, Tudor, around the country to participate – the highlight being a second place at Crufts.

Ryan travels around the country in his role as Theatre & Imaging Manager, having previously worked for Aesculap, Colgate, Biomet, and Johnson & Johnson. “My role is to build a new team that will take all the great products that DP has sold previously in ENT and GYN outpatients into the Theatre environment,” said Ryan. “We are talking about great products like VOIS, Trachealator, and Chitogel, alongside our visualisation range from XION, to grow our Theatre division.

“I’m looking forward to working for a great company with great people, and to have the opportunity to build a new surgical team over the next few years that can showcase all the great products we have to offer our customers across the theatre environment.”

A lifelong Liverpool FC fan, and coach to a senior men’s team, Ryan has been married to Vicky for 22 years and has two sons, Issac, 13, and Dillon, 10.

Andreea graduated from Anglia Ruskin University in 2023 and started working as a service coordinator at DP Medical last year.

Andreea said: “I’m based at our Chessington office, where I get to work alongside a fantastic team and contribute to the great work that we do at DP Medical, although I’m still in the process of learning about the role. As a Service Coordinator, I support customers over the phone and email, manage repair exchanges, order parts, and track stock. I also process contracts and handle non-contractual callouts. I’m enjoying the variety and the opportunity to be involved in so many different aspects of the role.

“I’m looking forward to being part of a company that values its people and focuses on quality and customer satisfaction. The business culture here is one of the things that drew me to DP Medical, and I’m excited to be part of a team that genuinely cares about what we do – and how we do it.”

Headquartered in Surrey, DP Medical is a leading worldwide distributor of products from manufacturers working in the ENT, gynaecology, dental and forensic sectors.

Owen Pemberton, Managing Director at DP Medical, said: “I would like to welcome Danny, Sam, Ryan and Andreea to the company and I’m pleased they have eased into their roles with great confidence. “DP has enjoyed significant growth over the last five years, which is driving our continued expansion in the UK and Ireland, as we look to develop and introduce more innovative products to the market.”