Iqbal Topia

I am a results-driven senior leader and turnaround specialist with over 15 years of experience driving transformation, operational excellence, and commercial success across healthcare and retail sectors. With a foundation as a qualified pharmacist and an MBA from Aston Business School, I combine clinical insight with strategic leadership to deliver impactful, measurable outcomes.

Throughout my career, I’ve held leadership roles in NHS trusts, private healthcare, and retail pharmacy, leading multimillion-pound operations and complex change programs. As Managing Director of Lancashire Hospital Services, I successfully steered the organization from a significant financial deficit to profitability, growing turnover by over 35% during the COVID-19 pandemic through innovation, service redesign, and stakeholder engagement.

I advise healthcare providers and independent businesses on integration, performance improvement, and sustainable growth

As a member of the R3 and IFT I bring deep expertise in organizational recovery, operational integration, commercial negotiations, and patient-centered care innovation.

Being a lean six sigma Blackbelt, I’m passionate about transforming systems to be more efficient, resilient, and aligned with the needs of the business. Whether leading national service rollouts, designing contract strategies, or turning around loss-making branches, my approach is always hands-on, people-focused, and outcomes-oriented.