Our People
Here at L&R we pride ourselves on being a company that puts people first, our Purpose starts with people and this forms the basis of everything we do. We are a generous and caring company with a team spirit, we 'win together, learn together.'
We'd like to introduce you to the UK Leadership team;
Jon Browne
Managing Director
Jon joined L&R UK in 2016 as the UK Sales Director following successful leadership positions with Baxter Healthcare, Smith & Nephew, KCI and J&J.
Jon started his career as a Registered Nurse and specialised in Cardiac care before moving into the Commercial world in 1998.
“Accepting the Managing Director role for L&R UK in 2021 continues to be a real privilege and I am proud to lead our business forward by Inspiring People, Improving Health and Transforming Care for our customers, patients and employees. It can sound like a cliché but our people are truly the greatest asset we have. Collectively, we have a huge passion for demonstrating value through our core campaigns for patients with lower limb wounds and to diversify our commercial offerings to the NHS.”
Louise Whitehead
Commercial Director
Louise joined L&R UK in 2025 as Head of Sales and was appointed Commercial Director in 2026. She brings more than 28 years of healthcare commercial leadership experience, having held senior sales, business development, and general management roles across the UK and EMEA.
Throughout her career, Louise has successfully led high-performing teams across a range of healthcare and medical technology sectors, delivering growth through customer-focused partnerships, value-based solutions, and collaborative engagement with healthcare professionals. Prior to joining L&R, she held senior leadership positions at Baxter and Ascom, where she was responsible for commercial strategy, market expansion, product launches, and large-scale healthcare programmes.
As Commercial Director, Louise leads the UK commercial organisation, working closely with customers and partners to ensure L&R continues to deliver innovative solutions that improve patient outcomes and support the evolving needs of the healthcare system.
"I am passionate about creating meaningful partnerships that make a positive difference for patients and healthcare professionals. At L&R, we are united by a shared purpose to improve health and transform care, and I am proud to work alongside such a dedicated team to deliver value for our customers and the patients they serve."
Darren Glover
Director of People Operations
Darren joined L&R at the start of 2021, as Director of People Operations following 25 years successful leadership in education settings. With responsibility for the People Operations department which incorporates Human Resources, Learning and Development and Information Technology as well as Quality and Regulatory and Supply Network Operations. This portfolio provides a deep understanding of key functions of the business and the ability to help ensure the structure and systems will help us realise the strategy.
"There are so many areas of L&R as a business that I find rewarding and enriching, one I am most passionate about is seeing our values come alive in peoples everyday actions, communications and seeing these help us to ensure our direction is guided by solid foundations."
Jon Godby
Finance Director
Jon is L&R’s Finance Director, bringing more than 30 years of senior financial experience to the business. He is responsible for overseeing all our financial operations.
Initially he joined the business in a part-time consultancy capacity, and has grown with us over the last 11 years now working on a full time basis. Jon joined with a breadth of experience which included previous senior finance roles in Retail with Shop Direct, B2B with Whitworths and Pharma with Novartis.