Dr Rikard Moen Appointed as Chief Medical Officer of Zello

Zello Group has today announced the appointment of Dr Rikard Moen, as Chief Medical Officer to drive the company’s medical excellence and clinical governance, as well as providing strategic and technical operational support for the business and clients. 

Dr Moen has extensive experience in international healthcare management, having held senior leadership roles at ExxonMobil, Qatar Petroleum, ADNOC, Transport for London, BUPA International, and International SOS.

He was previously at Optima Health in the UK, where he held the role of CMO and was instrumental in the development of the company’s innovative wellness solutions. Dr Moen brings widespread knowledge of corporate health, occupational health and remote healthcare to Zello.

He is Chairman of the Faculty of Remote, Rural & Humanitarian Healthcare of the Royal College Surgeons Edinburgh with a focus on leading clinical excellence across remote and humanitarian healthcare around the globe.

Dr Moen is a committee member of UK-Med, the IOMSC (International Occupational Medicine Societies Collaborative), and is the Chairman for the Society of Occupational Medicine International Group. He is also currently appointed as Vice President & Registrar at the Faculty of Occupational Medicine.

He has been awarded Fellowship of both UK and Ireland Faculties of Occupational Medicine and was recently recognised as a Fellow of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians for his services to health around the globe.

Dubai-based Zello specialises in monitoring the health and wellbeing of an organisation's people and operations – optimising performance in complex, remote and austere environments.

As a one of the co-founders of Zello, Dr Moen will work closely with Andrew Hames, fellow founder and CEO of the business and COO and co-founder, Travis Vincent.

Dr Moen, said: “Zello is precisely what both Corporate and humanitarian healthcare requires to be able to provide first world healthcare no matter how remote, complex, hostile or challenging the location. Leveraging technology to intelligently improve healthcare delivery, Zello enhances performance of workers and helps the health needs of under resourced communities.

“This innovative company is essential for any organisation operating, or considering providing health services, in challenging environments where there are limited medical, socio-economic or cultural resources. Zello will very efficiently deliver your operational requirements to ensure that you comply with your duty of care obligations to safely and effectively provide for the health and wellbeing of your organisation, employees, patients and community.”

Andrew Hames, CEO of Zello Group said the appointment would be a key step in driving the organisation’s leadership in global healthcare excellence.

“Not only is Rikard one of the leading experts in his field, but he is passionate about delivering innovative integrated solutions and technologies for our clients operating in complex environments.

“The Zello Group is a dynamic, innovative business with aggressive and ambitious growth plans. Rikard brings a wealth of experience on a global scale across our key markets, and I know he shares our vision to transform the delivery of technology-led solutions that optimise our clients’ performance in complex operating environments.”