Leadership

Keith co-founded Craneware in 1999 and has served as its CEO ever since. Under Keith’s guidance, The Craneware Group became recognised as the pioneer in value cycle management and a leading provider of superior products and professional services. Keith’s direction has helped Craneware to win multiple prestigious awards in such areas as international achievement, business growth strategy and innovation. Keith was named The Entrepreneurial Exchange’s “Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year 2003” and was a finalist in the 2004 World Young Business Achiever Award, winning the Award of Excellence in the Business Strategy category. He received the UK Software & Technology Entrepreneur of the Year Award from Ernst & Young in 2008 and was the Insider Elite Young Business Leader of the Year in 2009. Prior to launching Craneware, Keith worked primarily in international management, where he handled sales, marketing and technical consulting for companies with operations around the world. He studied Physics at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, receiving a bachelor’s degree in 1991.

Craig was appointed to the Board on 15 September 2008, just as the company was entering its second year as a publicly traded corporation on the London Stock Exchange. As CFO, he directs The Craneware Group’s financial operations in both the United Kingdom and United States. Craig has significant experience in senior financial roles with other private and public technology companies, including those with a multi-national presence. Prior to The Craneware Group, he was group director of finance and company secretary at Intec Telecom Systems plc. Earlier, he served as corporate development manager at London Bridge Software plc. During his time there, he also held the role of CFO for Phoenix International, a previously NASDAQ-traded software company, following its acquisition by London Bridge. Earlier in his career, Craig worked for Deloitte in both the United Kingdom and United States. Craig has a degree in Accounting and Financial Management from the University of Sheffield. He is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

As Craneware's Chief People Officer, Issy brings global experience of strategic and operational HR gained across a number of sectors including Technology, BPO, mature FMCG and Financial Services. Most notably prior to joining Craneware Issy worked at CommScope Inc, Wolfson Microelectronics plc and Convergys Corporation in executive HR roles, where alongside delivering the HR agenda, she led wide-scale change programs to deliver acquisitions, changes in business strategies, and operating models. In addition, Issy is a Non-Executive Director of AIM listed Concurrent Technologies plc, and a member of The Scottish and North American Business Council.

As the Chief Information Officer, Derek links technology to The Craneware Group strategy, developing new capabilities and services, which translate into success for The Craneware Group and its customers.

Derek joined The Craneware Group shortly after it was founded and built the main production system used by the company for orders, product delivery, and installation tracking, and created and managed its support department – consistently recognized by KLAS for excellence. Derek also authored the initial version of The Craneware Group’s first Web-based reference tool, Online Reference Toolkit^® , and led design of its Pharmacy ChargeLink^® and Supplies ChargeLink^® products.

Prior to joining The Craneware Group, Derek worked in local government within the United Kingdom, including serving as development officer (IT) for the finance department of the City of Edinburgh Council. In this capacity, he developed early intranet applications as well as database applications and financial reporting systems that resulted in significant cost savings.

Lidia Rodriguez-Hupp brings more than 23 years of experience in 340B software and program maintenance, and six years in various staff positions within the US House of Representatives, to her current position as Chief Customer Officer. As the Chief Customer Officer at The Craneware Group, Lidia oversees Customer Experience and Success, Customer Care, Support, and 340B Audit services, Industry Relations, Partnerships & Market Education, Government Affairs, Executive Relationships, and Contract Pharmacy Partnerships. The teams in the Customer Office aim to provide a 5-star customer experience that builds long-term partnerships, ensuring our customer base successfully leverages our entire suite of applications. Prior to the formation of The Craneware Group, Lidia most recently served as the Chief of Corporate Initiatives, 340B Compliance Officer, and Senior Vice President for Sentry Data Systems.

As business partner, counselor, and advisor, Eric plays a critical role in ensuring The Craneware Group’s compliance and governance capabilities. In support of The Craneware Group’s reputation as a trusted partner to hundreds of U.S. hospitals, Eric’s focus is emerging legal issues involving technology, the protection of patient rights, and regulatory compliance.

Eric joined as The Craneware Group’s Chief Legal Officer in October 2017 after serving as the Company’s external general counsel for nine years. Eric’s 20-year legal career is notable for trial work as legal counsel and advisor to companies ranging in size from small technology start-ups to large, publicly-traded companies across numerous sectors, including energy, telecom, healthcare, insurance, and financial services. In support of The Craneware Group’s reputation as a trusted partner to hundreds of U.S. hospitals, Eric’s focus is emerging legal issues involving technology, the protection of patient rights, and regulatory compliance.

Eric was a science major at Harvard before studying law at the University of Miami and the University of Missouri.

As Chief Transformation Officer at The Craneware Group, Tara Hanuscak, PharmD, MS leads the enterprise business transformation function.  The Transformation team partners with internal customers to inspire curiosity, innovate business processes, and measure outputs across The Craneware Group.  She harnesses her skills for turning talk into action and collaborates with leaders to help solve problems in the business of healthcare, allowing providers to focus on their health mission.

Throughout her career, Tara has been dedicated to improving healthcare delivery, one business segment at a time. For the first 20 years, primarily at OhioHealth, she served in hospitals, clinics, and retail pharmacies. During this time, she learned what it takes for large complex health systems to deliver patient care while remaining financially viable.  With a focus on business operations, she led teams who dramatically changed the way pharmacy, finance, revenue management, supply chain, compliance and analytics were done which resulted in substantial financial benefit.

Tara received her Master of Science in Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Doctorate of Pharmacy from The Ohio State University.

Abhilesh brings a wealth of experience to the CTO role, with over 20 years of Engineering experience including leading engineering teams at Cerner and Sentry Data Systems (SDS) Inc., before taking a leading role on the Product Board of the Craneware Group following the SDS acquisition. He owns overall responsibility for Platform Engineering; Revenue Intelligence, Medication and Supply and Data Innovation.

In his role as Chief Growth Officer, Ian leads our new revenue initiatives, through the strategic integration of marketing, sales, innovation and operational activities.

A key focus of his role is to foster partnerships to expand The Craneware Group's reach across the US healthcare market. With a background in strategic partnerships and origination, Ian has extensive experience in collaborating with executive leadership to design and implement strategic growth plans, foster key partnerships, and ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.

Ian’s previous roles span Physical Supply Chain, Banking and Finance, FinTech and Public Service at organisations such as Benteler Trading International AG, Greensill Capital, Citi, Santander and Bottom Line Technologies.