Meet the BBI Solutions Leadership Team


Corporate Profiles

Mario Gualano
Group Chief Executive Officer
Mario Gualano
With more than 25 of years international experience in the diagnostics industry, Mario has a wealth of commercial, technical and operational expertise.
He spent twenty years with Thermo-Fisher Scientific in various operational and commercial roles, most recently as a Division President responsible for 14 manufacturing sites and 30 commercial offices globally.
He has a PhD in Microbiology and Immunodiagnostics and an MBA.

Richard Couzens
Chief Financial Officer
Richard Couzens
Richard has over 20 years’ experience working in finance roles within FTSE 250 companies. These include holding senior roles in PWC, Serco and most recently Mitie.
Richard spent nearly 10 years at Mitie as Finance Director, and most recently as Divisional Managing Director where he led a £400M business.

Damian Evans
Global Head of Quality
Damian Evans
Damian is an experienced Quality Director with a career spanning 10 years in pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices.
Prior to joining BBI Damian held various Global Leadership roles in GE Healthcare; latterly heading QARA for the Cell Therapy, Healthcare IT platforms and Consumables divisions.
He is a Chemistry Graduate and Six Sigma black belt with experience in major acquisitions and integrations.

Mathew Hobbs
PMO & Performance Director
Mathew Hobbs
Having joined BBI in 2019, Mat brings over 20 years’ experience in UK & international finance, commercial and change management roles across both large-scale organisations and SME’s, including KPMG and Mitie.
Mat’s previous roles have seen him lead and deliver significant business change, including in M&A, business re-structuring, process improvement and cost management, outsourcing and systems implementations, as well as leading large cross functional teams.