Colosseum Dental Group is lead by an experienced and devoted team with state-of-the-art dentistry at the heart of their interests.

Patrick De Maeseneire joined Colosseum Dental as CEO in 2023. 

Before joining Colosseum Dental, Patrick served as Chief Executive Officer of Jacobs Holding AG since November 2015. Besides his function as CEO he also served as Chairman of the Board of the Jacobs Holding portfolio companies, Barry Callebaut, Cognita and Colosseum Dental. Prior to joining Jacobs Holding, Patrick was CEO of the Adecco group, the largest staffing company in the world, and of Barry Callebaut. Under his leadership, Barry Callebaut started its successful global expansion, which ultimately turned it into the global leader in chocolate and cocoa that it is today. He started his professional career at Arthur Andersen Consulting followed by executive positions at Wang, Apple and Sun International. Patrick holds a Master’s degree in Commercial Engineering from the Solvay Business School of Brussels University (VUB), and a special license in marketing management from Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School, Belgium. Patrick also completed studies in Business Management at the London Business School and INSEAD.

Daniel Fehr joined in 2018.

He spent 10 years with Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa, another portfolio company of Jacobs Holding. Daniel served in various finance leadership positions, most recently as Head of Group Tax. While at Barry Callebaut, he also built and led the regional treasury and tax function in Malaysia and Singapore, respectively. Previous to his work at Barry Callebaut, Daniel was with PwC for 8 years, working for the Swiss and the UK firm in their assurance and advisory services.

Daniel is a Swiss Chartered Accountant and a Swiss Certified Trustee.

Raoul joined in 2020.

Raoul has relevant sector experience from Auris Medical, a Nasdaq-listed Swiss biopharmaceutical company, as General Counsel & Company Secretary holding also the responsibility for HR and Administration. Previously, Raoul acted as Senior Counsel & Company Secretary of NYSE-listed Transocean Partners based out of London and Aberdeen, where he was part of the IPO team and responsible for setting-up the legal function within the group. Most recently, Raoul held the position of Deputy Head Legal & Company Secretary in VFS Global, a private equity-owned global travel industry corporation. Before moving into in-house roles, Raoul was an attorney in a top-tier law firm in Zurich. 

Raoul holds a Master of Law from the University of Fribourg and a Doctor iuris from the University of Berne and is admitted to the Bar in the Canton of Zurich.

Jarkko joined Oral Hammaslääkärit as COO at the position of Commercial Director for Scandinavia and the Baltics in GlaxoSmithKline.

Jarkko has extensive management experience in the field of private health care services and the pharmaceutical industry. During his career, he has worked as CEO of Pihlajalinna Dextra Fertility Clinic and the Director of the company´s private health care services and insurance business. He also holds various chairs in the Board of Directors of diverse health care companies.

Jarkko Jokinen has an MBA in social and health management and studies on general management in the Tampere University of Applied Sciences and on marketing in Henley Business School.

Malin Schmidt joined as CEO of Smile Tandvård in February 2017.

Prior to joining Colosseum Smile Group, Malin held various managerial positions within education for the past 13 years. For 10 years Malin worked for the EF Education group, building chains of school networks in China, Indonesia and Russia. Her focus has always been on growth, expansion strategy as well as sales, marketing and HR. Before entering education Malin started out as a management consultant for a smaller boutique firm in Sweden.

Malin holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the Gothenburg School of Economics in Sweden.

Bio to follow.

Dr Farzeela Rupani joined CDG from CDUK in 2023.

Farzeela is a GDP by background interested in cosmetic dentistry and orthodontics, having qualified in 2006 from Kings College London. Following her Vocational Training year, she worked in mixed practices across north London and Hertfordshire with high NHS delivery commitments.

Farzeela’s interest in business management, health policy and leadership, led her to embark on an MSc in International Health Management, leading to a healthcare consulting role at KPMG. She worked with different NHS trusts to improve operations and quality and make efficiency savings whilst being mindful of the clinical impact. Farzeela subsequently took on a role at the GDC within Fitness to Practise, initially as an Investigating Committee member and later as a Clinical Case Examiner.

Prior to joining Colosseum Dental UK, Farzeela advised and sat on the Senior Leadership Team of a major dental supplier. Additionally, she has extensive teaching and mentoring experience, having taught BDS undergraduates, which she is really passionate about. 

Patrick De Maeseneire is the Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2016. He currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Jacobs Holding AG – the majority shareholder of Colosseum Dental Group.

Besides his function as CEO, he also serves as chairman of Jacobs’ portfolio company, Barry Callebaut AG and a member of the Board of Ahold Delhaize, a Dutch-Belgian international food retailer.

Before joining Jacobs Holding AG, Patrick was CEO of Adecco S.A., the largest staffing company in the world, and also Barry Callebaut AG. Under his leadership, Barry Callebaut started its successful global expansion, which ultimately turned it into the global leader in chocolate and cocoa.  He started his career at Arthur Andersen Consulting followed by executive positions at Wang, Apple Computer and Sun International.

Patrick holds a Master’s degree in Commercial Engineering from the Solvay Business School of Brussels University (VUB), and a special license in marketing management from Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School, Belgium. Patrick also completed studies in Business Management at the London Business School and INSEAD.

Philippe is Co-Chairman of Jacobs Holding AG – the majority shareholder of Colosseum Dental Group and Executive Chairman of Telemos Capital.

Philippe Jacobs has been an Investment Director at Aalto Invest focusing on the firm’s public equity investments and previously worked at the Global Industrials Group in the Investment Banking Division of Royal Bank of Scotland and also at UBS AG in London and Zurich.

Philippe holds an M.Sc. in Finance from Imperial College Business School in Britain and Bachelor of Arts HSG in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen. Besides, he has completed a course at the FESCO International Training Center in Shanghai in Chinese language and culture.

Jörg began his professional career in Diagnostic Radiology, working at Duke, Stanford, Zurich, and Essen, where he was appointed Professor of Diagnostic Radiology in 1999. From 2003 he served as Medical Director & CEO of the University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf. In 2011 he moved to the industry as CEO of amedes AG, a European Diagnostics Lab-Services provider, and from 2014 to 2018 as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for GE Healthcare. Here he oversaw the global technology and product portfolio strategy for GE’s $19 Bn healthcare business. Upon returning to Germany, Jörg built the health innovation hub (hih), an independent think tank serving the German Federal Ministry of Health. Leading an interdisciplinary team of 15 domain experts, Jörg was close to the creation and implementation of more than 30 legislative initiatives laying the foundation for the digital transformation of Healthcare in Germany within the legislative period ending Dec. 2021. With the onset of 2022, Jörg focusses on being a healthcare entrepreneur, strategically supporting companies in the med-tech, biotech, and medical services industries by serving in various Board positions. 

Jörg received his Medical and Doctorate Degree from the University of Heidelberg and the Venia Legendi from the University of Zurich. He also holds an MBA degree from the Hochschule St.Gallen (HSG) in Switzerland.

Michael T. Doyle was appointed to the Board of Directors of Colosseum Dental Group and North American Dental Group in 2020.

Michael is the founder and CEO of MD Healthcare Partners – a private investment firm that delivers long-term financial and operational support to healthcare providers. He also serves as CEO of the Florida Orthopaedic Institute and Gastro MD.

He previously served as co-founder and CEO of Surgery Partners (NASDAQ: SGRY) – a publicly-traded national company with over 160 locations in over 30 states. Before that, Michael spent more than a decade in various leadership positions, including Senior Vice President of Operations, at HealthSouth (Encompass Health, NASDAQ: EHC).

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Physiotherapy from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and a Master of Business, Administration from Troy State University in Alabama.

Alan Hippe was appointed to the Board of Directors of Colosseum Dental Group and North American Dental Group in June of 2019.

Dr Alan Hippe is currently the Chief Financial and Information Officer at Roche in Switzerland since 2011. He has served on the regulatory board of the Swiss stock exchange, SIX, since 2018. Previously, he served on the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp and as a Member of the Board and Head of the Audit Committee of Voith GmbH, a family-owned industrial business in Germany.

Dr. Hippe earned a degree with distinction in business administration from the University of Mannheim and graduated in 1996 with a PhD from the University of Mainz.

Claude Streit joined Colosseum Dental UK in January 2019.

Claude previously spent 7 years in senior finance leadership roles at Hirslanden - the leading private acute care hospital group in Switzerland. Hirslanden is part of Mediclinic International, an international private healthcare services group listed on the London Stock Exchange (“LSE”).

During his tenure as Head of Group Controlling and Business Unit Financial Management and Member of the Operations Committee, he led the organisational transformation from a group of independent hospitals to a highly integrated hospital group. He was instrumental in building the new financial setup of Hirslanden, including a new Enterprise Resource Planning system that provides highly integrated value flows across functions. Furthermore, he established a reputation for aligning financial and business metrics to support business strategy and high growth.

Claude started his career in consulting. He earned a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen, majoring in Finance, Accounting and Reporting. Outside work, Claude loves to travel, spend time outdoors and enjoys running and skiing.

Coming from a family of healthcare professionals, Damien Cacaret is a Doctor of Pharmacy who graduated from HEC Paris.

In 2004 he created, developed and sold 2014 to ORPEA, a homecare services network DOMIDOM. When in 2015, ORPEA bought the ADHAP Services network, he became Director of the ORPEA Homecare Business Unit (ADHAP - DOMIDOM). With over 240 locations, 8,750 homecare workers, and 31,000 people cared for daily. He is at the forefront of the home helping in France.

For more than 15 years, Damien Cacaret has actively participated in recognising and professionalising the homecare profession in France through various mandates. Playing a significant role with the dependency players and official bodies, he was appointed President of SYNERPA DOMICILE in June 2015. (Union specializing in private homecare structures for vulnerable groups, which brings together and defends the profession and its position in depth).

In 2019 and after four years of collaboration, he left the ORPEA group. He wishes to pursue his career in entrepreneurial projects in the medico-social industry and join the OUI CARE Group, the French leader in personal services. In 2021, he undertook within the OUI CARE group by creating AUTONOMIA, the first network of Care Managers in France.

Jarkko joined Oral Hammaslääkärit as COO at the position of Commercial Director for Scandinavia and the Baltics in GlaxoSmithKline.

Jarkko has extensive management experience in the field of private health care services and the pharmaceutical industry. During his career, he has worked as CEO of Pihlajalinna Dextra Fertility Clinic and the Director of the company´s private health care services and insurance business. He also holds various chairs in the Board of Directors of diverse health care companies.

Jarkko Jokinen has an MBA in social and health management and studies on general management in the Tampere University of Applied Sciences and on marketing in Henley Business School.

Bio to follow.

Malin Schmidt joined as CEO of Smile Tandvård in February 2017.

Prior to joining Colosseum Smile Group, Malin held various managerial positions within education for the past 13 years. For 10 years Malin worked for the EF Education group, building chains of school networks in China, Indonesia and Russia. Her focus has always been on growth, expansion strategy as well as sales, marketing and HR. Before entering education Malin started out as a management consultant for a smaller boutique firm in Sweden.

Malin holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the Gothenburg School of Economics in Sweden.

Mia Grundstrøm is appointed as CEO of Colosseum Tannlege and Head of Colosseum Norway as of the 15th of August 2020.

Mia comes from the health care industry, Aleris Helse AS, where she has worked since 2007 as CFO, Deputy CEO and CEO for the past few years. She has extensive experience in service development through innovation and customer experience as well as in project management, M&A and digitalization.

Mia holds a degree in economics from BI Business School.

Peter joins Colosseum from Jacobs Holding, where he was responsible for developing Colosseum Dental Group globally but, above all, in the repositioning and leadership of the Group's Italian entities. Peter has a deep knowledge of the Italian market and has gained significant knowledge of the dental services sector. In recent years, Peter has focused on preparing Odontosalute for its next growth phase and has led the acquisitions of Mirò and Dentalcoop. Before joining Jacobs Holding, Peter worked for the consulting firm Bain & Company, where he led complex transformation programs across multiple industries.

Thomas Bäumer has been working with Jacobs AG since 2007, when he acted as CEO of TUJA Zeitarbeit GmbH, and joined as CEO of Colosseum Germany in 2018.

Prior to joining Colosseum, Thomas held various managerial positions. He served as the CEO of Adecco Operations Germany from 2014 to 2016. He is on the supervisory board of various companies.

In the charitable field, Thomas Bäumer is involved as a sponsor and member of the board of trustees of the association Roter Keil, which fights against child prostitution. In addition, Bäumer is chairman of the Betriebsarztzentrum Münster e. V.

In 2016, Thomas Bäumer was honoured with the Federal Cross of Merit on the ribbon for his involvement in the temporary employment industry as well as for his social and social commitment.

Michel Portmann joined in 2021. 

Michel joins from JP Morgan, where he most recently held the position of Executive Director Investment Banking and Head of M&A Switzerland. In his 13 years of Investment Banking, Michel gained significant experience in identifying new business opportunities, originating and executing M&A and corporate finance across a broad set of international transactions.

Patrick Landeau joined in 2019.

Patrick has in his former roles been responsible for applying employee management solutions for the fulfilment of business objectives, driving profitable growth of business lines, optimising business models and market intelligence as well as leading sales, revenue growth and profitability in the Adecco Group as SVP, Global Practice Leader & Candidates Associate Management and Onsite Operations; as VP, Operational Excellence and Business Development; and in Adecco Spain as National Sales Director.

Patrick holds a DESCAF (BA Degree) from the Pau Graduate School of Business and has graduated from the IMD Leadership Program.

Sebastien Jarp joined CDG as Group Head of Finance in 2022. 

Sebastien is a highly seasoned FP&A lead with exposure in multinational businesses in various industries. He was the EU FP&A Lead at Amazon, most recently responsible for financial planning for EU marketplaces across 18 product categories. He also held the Finance Lead position at Sonova Group in their Audiological Care business unit, responsible for FP&A processes and leading from the finance side the set-up and implementation of Dynamics 365 ERP/CRM across Sonova’s hearing aid clinics. He held further positions at Procter & Gamble EMEA and Inditex Group, leading business controlling and reporting activities in various fields such as product supply finance, category finance and procurement.

Sebastien holds an MA in International Relations from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva and a postgraduate degree in European & International Economic Law from the University of Lausanne.

Maja joined Colosseum Dental Group from Colosseum Dental Benelux in 2022.

Maja is a highly seasoned HRD professional. Her extensive experience and relevant academic and corporate exposure cover multiple managerial roles such as Manager L&D at Executive Education of Erasmus University, Program Manager L&D of Human Capital at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Senior Advisor Learning & Career Development of De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek and Mediamarkt Netherlands.  

Maja holds a master's degree in Business & Management from the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (NL) and an additional three years of study medicine at the Medical Center of Erasmus University (NL).