Global health and care technology company Tunstall Healthcare has announced the appointment of Emil Peters as group chief executive with effect from 16 May 2022.

Currently celebrating its 65th year, Peters aims to lead Tunstall into its ‘next generation’. “It is an honour to be joining such a long-standing and reputable organisation,” said Peters. “The work that the team at Tunstall have done to date is remarkable, the technology that they are developing and delivering is life-changing to some of our most vulnerable members of society. 

“I am excited to learn from my new colleagues and together with them, grow the business into a true deliverer of solutions to help and enable people globally, to live better and independently for longer.”

Peters joins Tunstall from Cerner Corporation, where he held the position of international president, managing all territories outside of the US. A Cerner veteran, he joined the company almost 25 years ago and held multiple positions across different directorates and markets until his appointment as president in 2017, having lived in Belgium, Spain, the USA and the UK. He brings with him experience in data integration in a healthcare setting as well as first-hand experience in the development and adoption of advanced software solutions across healthcare structures in multiple geographies. 

As a leader, Peters has been a champion of team engagement and has had a specific focus on driving diversity, equity, and inclusion. “It is the people within a company that make it,” he added. “Technical know-how and relevant experience are hugely important, but passion, understanding, collaboration and a shared vision are what pushes an organisation to the next level, and I am very excited to go on this journey with Tunstall.”

This appointment follows the recent announcement that Gary Steen has joined the health tech company as chief technology officer from telecoms blockbuster TalkTalk.

Tunstall Group works globally within the health, care and housing sectors, providing a range of technology-enabled solutions to vulnerable people, improving quality of life and enabling independent living in 19 countries across the world; the group provides cutting edge technology that can track and report falls (among other incidents), as well as alert-dedicated services that help if required and give peace of mind to family and friends.