BridgeHead Software is a group of computer software and services companies mainly serving the healthcare sector. The parent company BridgeHead Software Limited is unquoted and registered in London, England. The group is headquartered in Leatherhead, Surrey in the UK.[1][2][3]

BridgeHead Software Ltd
IndustryComputer software and services for hospitals
Founded1994
HeadquartersLeatherhead, Surrey
Area served
United Kingdom
Key people
James Beagle, CEO
Charles Cotterill, CPO
Gareth Griffiths, Executive Director
Mike Ball, CBDO
Simon Peters, Company Secretary
Number of employees
60
Websitewww.BridgeHeadSoftware.com

The group operates in North America through a wholly owned subsidiary BridgeHead Software Inc based in Woburn, MA. It also wholly owns BridgeHead Systems Ltd, a UK-registered company which holds title to its proprietary software.

Products edit

The company sells backup and archival software which is mainly used in North American hospitals as an adjunct to the MEDITECH healthcare information system (which is not supplied with an integral backup or archiving capability).[4] However, BridgeHead products are also used in other sectors including the military, government and utilities, and there is some use of BridgeHead software outside North America, notably in the UK where the company was founded.[5]

During the COVID-19 pandemic BridgeHead supplied the UK National Health Service with mobile clinical testing software.

History edit

BridgeHead Software was founded in 1994 by Charles "Tony" Cotterill,[6] its current Chief Product Officer. The name BridgeHead derives from his intention to provide a bridgehead, or beachhead, for US companies wishing to expand into Europe. BridgeHead started selling proprietary software when it acquired a team of software developers from the now defunct Multistream Systems Ltd in 1999.[citation needed]

Ownership edit

The company is an unquoted limited company. The majority of its shares are held by its employees, however its audited accounts indicate the founder and his family are the overall controlling entity.

Management edit

  • Jim Beagle - President & Chief Executive Officer
  • Tony Cotterill - Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors
  • Michael Ball - Chief Business Development Officer
  • Simon Peters - VP Finance & Administration
  • Crispin Jewitt - VP Products & Engineering
  • Steve Matheson - VP of North American Sales
  • Kenneth Wilson - VP Global Services and Support
  • Gareth Griffiths - Executive Director

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References edit

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  2. ^ "BridgeHead Software Ltd - Intellect Technology Association". Intellectuk.org. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  3. ^ "The Healthcare Data Management Company | BridgeHead Software". Bridgeheadsoftware.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  4. ^ "BridgeHead MediSafe™ for healthcare data protection | BridgeHead Software". Bridgeheadsoftware.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  5. ^ "BridgeHead Software - Ordnance Survey Profile". YouTube. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Bridge Head Management Team". Archived from the original on 12 November 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Management Team". BridgeHead. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2020.