Affidea appoints new Group CFO and Managing Director to support the company in its next phase of strategic growth

Affidea, the leading European provider of diagnostic imaging, outpatient and cancer care services, announces the appointment of Mr. Marcus Kaeller as Group Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director, effective July 20th. He will be based in Affidea’s corporate Headquarter in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Affidea, the leading European provider of diagnostic imaging, outpatient and cancer care services, announces the appointment of Mr. Marcus Kaeller as Group Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director, effective July 20th. He will be based in Affidea’s corporate Headquarter in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Marcus Kaeller brings broad international experience in complex financial organisations from healthcare, consumer, consulting and education industries across Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific. With more than 25 years in Senior Leadership Finance roles, Marcus has a strong track record in strategic development, the implementation of key financial systems driving sustainable business growth as well as building world class financial governance. 

In this role, Marcus will strategically lead all financial planning and reporting, treasury, financial risk management and operations to bolster the growth journey of the company, while aligning the finance priorities.

Following a period of transition, Patrick Southey (incumbent CFO) will return to Affidea’s shareholders, Waypoint Capital.

Giuseppe Recchi, Affidea CEO stated: “Marcus has the required leadership capabilities and understands the priority of delivering top quality care with a sound financial strategy. We are excited to have him onboard while we are embarking on our next phase of strategic development. At the same time, I would like to thank Patrick who has supported Affidea for more than one year on its growth pathway. His contribution was key for our success”.

Marcus Kaeller, newly appointed CFO for Affidea Group added: “Affidea’s noble mission to improve millions of lives and its big ambitions to transform the delivery of healthcare services makes it a very exciting company. I look forward to supporting the business scale at a time when the needs for high quality care are so crucial.”

Prior to joining Affidea, Marcus Kaeller held various CFO roles for multinational organisations like Laureate Education International being responsible for Europe, Middle East and Africa and Asia Pacific, but also in large healthcare companies like AstraZeneca in the UK, Switzerland and Venezuela. Marcus received a BCom Honours in Business Administration and Economics from The University of Edinburgh as well as an MBA from the London Business School. Marcus is also a Qualified Accountant by Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, London, UK.

About the Affidea Group

Affidea (www.affidea.com) is the largest European provider of medical imaging, outpatient and cancer care services, has 280 centers in 16 countries in Europe, performs over 14 million examinations every year and benefits from the expertise of over 9000 health professionals. Affidea is the only healthcare provider on IBM Watson and Microsoft Cloud's Imaging Board. Thanks to the company’s focus on patient safety, Affidea has become the most awarded diagnostic imaging provider in Europe by the European Radiology Society - over 50% of the accredited centers on the Eurosafe Wall of Stars belonging to Affidea. Affidea is owned by interests associated with the Bertarelli family which are advised by their business entreprise, Waypoint Capital.