Mazzola will be responsible for Lightspeed’s healthcare assets, managing recruitment strategies to build its panel quality.

He was previously senior manager, business process improvement at Research Now Healthcare.

Carrea said: “Throughout much of John’s career, he has provided critical support to strengthening and aggressively growing healthcare panels. His long-standing experience and strong commercial mind-set, combined with his passion for healthcare, make him the perfect person to drive our panel strategy forward.”