Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> March 6, 2000

Ajit Patel – Goldshield Group Plc (gds.l)

AJIT PATEL is the Chairman and Chief Executive of Goldshield Group Plc. He co-founded Goldshield in 1989. Having qualified as a pharmacist in 1982, he opened his own retail pharmacy business in 1984, which he subsequently sold in 1995. Whilst running the retail pharmacy business, Ajit also started a printing business with Kirti Patel and Shane Gogerly, where he gained considerable experience in marketing and outsourcing. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with an overview of the principal business of

Goldshield Group and could you highlight the most important events in

the recent corporate history?

Mr. Patel: Our business