Rebecca joins Vanguard following seven years with Specsavers Group, including over four years as Managing Director of Newmedica. She also brings extensive experience in strategy, transformation, governance and operational leadership from senior roles with Specsavers and ASDA, following an earlier career with KPMG.
Vanguard provides mobile, demountable and modular healthcare facilities that enable NHS and independent healthcare organisations to introduce additional clinical capacity, maintain services during refurbishment and reconfiguration, and deliver new healthcare environments at pace.
Its facilities include operating theatres, surgical hubs, endoscopy facilities, patient accommodation, diagnostic environments, decontamination units and other specialist clinical spaces.
Rebecca Lythe said: “Healthcare providers across the UK are facing the combined challenge of increasing demand, long waiting lists and infrastructure that in many cases needs significant investment and renewal.
“What attracted me to Vanguard is the opportunity to be part of the solution to help more patients. We have an experienced team a strong track record and an ability to provide high-quality, low carbon healthcare environments quickly and flexibly, and at lower cost than traditional builds.”
“I am passionate about working in partnership with the NHS and independent healthcare providers to help their teams deliver more care for patients. My focus will be on maintaining high clinical quality, strengthening our partnerships, continuing to innovate and ensuring our strategy is closely aligned with what healthcare systems need from us.”