Peter Wharton-Hood

Life Healthcare - CEO of Life Healthcare

Profile

Peter is a chartered accountant and has completed the Harvard Advanced Management Programme. He is a seasoned and proven business leader with strong global experience in strategy and operational delivery in complex and evolving environments. Peter has also gained deep experience in running retail businesses, operations and information technology, whilst in executive positions with the Standard Bank Group. During his time with Deutsche Bank (DB) in London, he was head of Operations for the Global Markets division, and subsequently Global COO for the Corporate & Investment Banking division, which included responsibility for technology and operations. He also managed the complex Brexit transition process for DB. Peter is a driven and courageous leader, with a successful track record of leading bottom-line profitability of substantial complex corporations, whilst delivering large-scale industry transformation. He has successfully and passionately driven diversity and inclusion programmes, both in South Africa and internationally, as well as dealing with regulators across the globe. He was appointed to the position of Group CEO in September 2020.

Firm Profile
Your journey to better health starts here.

We are here to assist you before, during and after your visit to a Life Healthcare hospital or facility, so that you can feel equipped to take control of your healthcare.

When a doctor and patient work together as a team, clinical outcomes are more positive and the overall patient experience is more successful. While it is sometimes difficult to find the right doctor, Life Healthcare has a first-class team of passionate physicians from which to choose and each one is committed to caring for your health and wellbeing.

Life, health and care are enshrined in everything we do. We carry this emphasis through in our dedication to well-being and quality of life, clinical excellence in world-class facilities, quality service, respect and a spirit of giving to those entrusted to our care. With life at the core of everything we do, the critical components of health and care hold everything together. Our purpose is making life better. And we fulfil that purpose by means of our compassionate and patient-centric approach.

Our crystal-clear vision allows us to constantly move in the right direction: our vision is to be a market-leading, international, diversified healthcare provider.

We improve the lives of people by means of the delivery of high-quality, cost-effective care. We are always striving to do our best, and a good sign of our performance is our patient satisfaction, and our care is infused with layers of compassion, enabling us to grow.

Our values form the cornerstone of how we behave – they are the essence of our culture and the unifying beliefs that connect us.