Leadership team
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Ashfield is led by a diverse, international team with extensive experience of the healthcare sector. Our leaders work closely together to promote a unifying culture across the organisation and to ensure we build true partnerships with our clients.
Ashfield leadership team
Ryan Quigley
Ryan joined UDG Healthcare in September 2020. He is responsible for providing strategic leadership for the Ashfield and Sharp divisions globally by working with the executive management teams to establish and deliver long-term strategic growth plans.
Colin Stanley
Colin joined UDG Healthcare in September 2019 as President of Ashfield Advisory. Prior to joining UDG, Colin was a member of the Senior Executive Team at ICON plc, responsible for a business unit of 3,000 employees globally, providing strategic resourcing and functional services. Colin held a number of roles during his 20-year career at ICON, including Chief Operating Officer of DOCS and Vice President of Clinical Operations in Asia.
Greg Flynn
Greg joined Ashfield in 2005, starting as a Regional Account Director in the UK, and has worked in the UK, Japan and the US during his career with the business. He established and ran the Ashfield CMIC joint venture in Japan before moving to the US in 2017 to lead the Ashfield Engage business. Greg was appointed President of Ashfield Engage in September 2019.
Amar Urhekar
Amar joined UDG Healthcare in March 2020 as Global President of Ashfield Health and is also the SET’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion sponsor. Prior to joining UDG, Amar worked with McCann Health since 2000 where he was responsible for developing and leading businesses in China and Japan. In 2014, he was appointed as the President of the Americas and had been in that role for the previous five years before joining UDG.