Kate Newhouse

Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director

Kooth Digital Health

Jan 2025 - Current (1 year 6 months)

Member of The Supervisory Board

European Dental Group

May 2022 - Current (4 years 2 months)

Supervisory Board Member at Private Equity (Nordic Capital) backed European Dental Services Organisation. EDG provide a collaborative and stimulating work environment in which their professionals have exclusive access to innovative solutions. Together, they reshape the international dental community and leverage their synergies to benefit professionals, colleagues, patients, and partners alike. Their member organisations are integrated on an operational level but retain their own identity and unique market positioning. This is how they ensure world class oral care services to all patients and clients at more than 300+ practices in 7 different countries.

Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director at Kooth

Kooth Digital Health

May 2020 - Current (6 years 2 months)

Kate is Co-Chief Executive Officer at Kooth. Kooth is a pioneer and globally leading platform for digital mental health. Today, Kooth's service is free at the point of access to more than 20 million people globally. Our purpose is to build mentally healthier populations, leaving no one behind. We achieve this by providing everyone with effective digital support from their first moment-of-need. Our strategy is to work with health care systems and governments to turn the tide on the growing mental health crisis. Our mission is to provide accessible and safe spaces for everyone to achieve better mental health. Our platform is clinically robust and accredited to provide a range of therapeutic support and interventions. All our services are pr

Chief Operating Officer, Executive Director

Kooth Digital Health

May 2020 - Current (6 years 2 months)

Kate is Chief Executive Officer at Kooth. Kooth is a pioneer and globally leading platform for digital mental health. Today, Kooth's service is free at the point of access to more than 20 million people globally. Our purpose is to build mentally healthier populations, leaving no one behind. We achieve this by providing everyone with effective digital support from their first moment-of-need. Our strategy is to work with health care systems and governments to turn the tide on the growing mental health crisis. Our mission is to provide accessible and safe spaces for everyone to achieve better mental health. Our platform is clinically robust and accredited to provide a range of therapeutic support and interventions. All our services are predi

Member, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care's Health-tech advisory board (temp role cover)

Department of Health and Social Care

Nov 2019 - May 2020 (7 months)

In addition to the temporary role of health tech advisory board member, Kate was part of Covid 19 task force. Delivered full time support in March/April 2020, leading the Remote Care Monitoring work-stream within the Vulnerable, Isolated and Social Care Cell within NHSX before starting role at Kooth plc.

Chief Executive Officer

Blenheim Chalcot

Oct 2017 - May 2020 (2 years 8 months)

Kate was CEO of Blenheim Chalcot, the UK’s leading digital venture builder which has built over 40 companies, over the last 21 years, using technology to create a more inclusive and productive world. They identify high growth sectors, typically undergoing some market, technology or regulatory discontinuity, and look to build scalable platforms that satisfy a real customer need. They aim to build profitable companies, with sustainable business models. Specifically in her role, Kate defined and drove its overall venture ecosystem, supporting ventures from start-up to scale-up to exit, giving them access to the global networks, investment, a wide spectrum of services and tailored expertise and experience they need to grow. Kate led a team of

Chief Executive Officer

Doctor Care Anywhere

May 2014 - Oct 2017 (3 years 6 months)

Kate was CEO of Doctor Care Anywhere, a digital healthcare company, taking it from concept to operational global business serving employees and their families of over 140+ corporate clients through relationships with AXA PPP Healthcare, Nuffield Health, Legal & General and Aetna International. Doctor Care Anywhere is a global online healthcare company that helps thousands of families access personalised clinical care, no matter what time of day or whether they are at work, home or on holiday. It delivers an accessible and patient-centric digital doctor and healthcare management service. For example, it provides virtual GP appointments, enabling patients to see a doctor of their choice via video securely through its website or apps, witho

Associate

Outcomes Based Healthcare

Mar 2014 - Jul 2014 (5 months)

Operating under my consulting business, I led a project segmenting a CCG’s patient population to understand their specific primary care access needs and redesigning service to more effectively match access requirements with provision.

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Alpha Cohort Participant

EdTech Accelerator

Nov 2013 - Feb 2014 (4 months)

Graduated the Alpha Cohort of UK and Europe’s first edtech accelerator programme joining a group of pioneering teacher innovators and education entrepreneurs who are looking to solve challenges in their institutions or grow fledgling enterprises and startups, using new technology.

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Owner and Managing Director

Kate Newhouse Consulting Ltd

Oct 2013 - Sep 2015 (2 years)

Independent strategy consultant with 10 years’ experience of delivering strategic advice and support to senior management to achieve excellence and value for money in the delivery of their services. Have specialist knowledge of Local Government, Health and Education sectors and particular expertise in business strategy, service redesign, customer insight, access to and digital delivery of services.

Business Development & Strategic Advice

Enjoy Education

Sep 2013 - Mar 2014 (7 months)

Operating under my consulting business, acted as business development director. Evaluated, prioritised and pursued growth opportunities as well as delivering general strategic and operational challenge and support to Managing Director. Enjoy Education is London's leading private tuition company, dedicated to inspiring your children to build confidence, gain success and achieve goals.

Trustee (Volunteer position)

Womans Trust

Jan 2012 - Oct 2013 (1 year 10 months)

As part of the ultimate decision-making body, working collectively as a Management Committee, made decisions as to the strategic direction of the organisation and was responsible for the effective financial and risk management of Woman’s Trust. I was also the lead trustee on the Marketing and Communications sub-committee. I rolled out the effective use of social media as a brand building tool and developed and helped to implement the organisation’s first Communication and Marketing Strategy.

High Potential Leaders Programme Participant

WIG

Mar 2011 - Sep 2011 (7 months)

Successfully completed a cross-sector leadership programme whilst at BDO, designed to give experienced managers a unique opportunity to shape their personal development agenda with a diverse group of peers from different sectors. In a challenging environment, the programme supported participants to realise their leadership capability, articulated their stretch development goals.

Assistant Director (Public Sector) at BDO LLP

BDO UK

Jan 2011 - Oct 2013 (2 years 10 months)

Assistant Director and Public Sector specialist. Senior-management-team member. Joined BDO to set up and lead the Local Government advisory team within the public sector stream. Led the business development, client delivery, business planning, resource management, operations management, brand development, marketing, training and recruitment. Key specialism in customer access, digital & channel strategy and behaviour change.

Assistant Director

Tribal Group

Mar 2006 - Dec 2010 (4 years 10 months)

Senior-management-team member. Active in client delivery, business development, business planning, resource management, operations management, marketing, training and recruitment. Local-government lead in the Innovation & Strategy solution. In Summer 2008, RSe Consulting was bought by public sector advisory provider Tribal. At RSe Consulting, I was promoted twice within three years. Most senior delivery-focused consultant in fast-paced, growing public sector strategy consultancy. Senior-management-team member. Led and managed over 30 projects, between £10-100k, lasting between two weeks and six months. Clients included local authorities, regional public-sector agencies and central government.

Consultant

Roland Berger

Jul 2003 - Mar 2006 (2 years 9 months)

Promoted to consultant after 9 months. Personally requested for 5 follow-on projects by firm's largest UK-based client. Recruited following a summer internship in 2023.

TEFL Teacher

The TEFL Org Worlds most accredited TEFL course provider

Jan 2001 - Dec 2001 (1 year)

Gap Year 6 month placement teaching English at Dali Medical College to student doctors and nurses through Gap Activity Projects (GAP) Ltd

Intern scholar

KPMG

Sep 2000 - Feb 2001 (6 months)

Gap Year intern scholar in Transaction Services.

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