Corporate Health…a concept whose time has come 

Some leading organizations have paved the way for setting standards in “corporate wellness” including the global sport brand Adidas and Colley’s, the surveyors company who are part of the Lloyds Banking Group. 

Kees Van der Graaf will open the session today, sharing insights from a major study involving some 80 CEOs from around the world and how they are preparing their organisations and themselves to deal with the huge challenges they will face in the next 5-10 years. 

Jonathan Austin, CEO of Best Companies Ltd, will discuss how getting onto the Top 100 Companies list in the United Kingdom features more and more the need and necessity to look after your people. 

Dorian Dugmore will highlight delivering wellness interventions to large corporations, such as the aforementioned Colley’s. “In today’s competitive Business environment looking after your people has never been more important. Here at Colley’s we have delivered cardiac and lifestyle risk assessments and physically measured key cardiac risk factors for nearly 400 employees. This has led to averting potential health problems while at the same time motivating our workforce to be conscious of looking after their own health and the well-being of their respective families,” says Jack Saxton, CEO of Colley’s.

Lastly, Lee Rice will present based on his tremendous experience dealing with executive teams from American Corporations.  “Cardiovascular disease remains the number one cause of premature death in the USA, and yet most high level corporate executives are unaware of their true cardiovascular risks.  Making a ‘business plan’ for wellness through a combination of assessment, education and life-restyling programs has proven to save lives and translates to bottom line benefits in both cost and performance.  In today’s economy, corporations cannot afford to ignore the health risks of their most important assets,” says Rice.  


Corporate Health I and II -  14:00 – 15:30 & 16:00 – 17:30, Room 3, 14 April 2011