Mansfield Advisors, a London-based strategy consultancy specialising in health and care provision, life sciences and medtech, has appointed Henry Elphick as chairman, to support the business’s future strategy and expansion in the UK and across Europe.

Elphick is a senior consultant to the global financial services group Macquarie and deputy chair of the European Health Care Private Equity Association. He is also an ambassador for Championing Social Care, an advisor to the International Longevity Centre think tank and a trustee of Turn2Us, a national charity fighting poverty in the UK.

He was previously chief executive of LaingBuisson since 2016, non-executive chairman of the care home provider Elizabeth Finn Homes from 2010 to 2018, and an investment banker for nearly 20 years, advising healthcare companies across Europe. He started his career as a lawyer with Linklaters in London, New York and Washington DC before moving into banking with Rothschild, UBS Investment Bank and Jefferies, where he was joint head of European healthcare investment banking.

Mansfield Advisors founding partner Adam Scott said: “Henry’s deep knowledge and relationships across the healthcare sector in Europe will add tremendous value in supporting our clients’ decision-making as we continue to grow our business.”