marilyn Orcharton
Non-Executive Director
Business Development
WIDE CELLS Group
Romania
Biography
A serial entrepreneur, Marilyn is a qualified dentist with a medal of Honour from the British Dental Association, and her first business was a dental practice. She co-founded Denplan Limited in 1986, which is still the UK's market leader in dental insurance, with a multi-million pound annual turnover. Marilyn sold her stake in Denplan in 1992 and founded Kite Consultants Ltd, which has researched and developed ISOPLAN, a unique business management software package for professional outlets: dentists, doctors, nursing homes and lawyers. She is a founder member of the Entrepreneurial Exchange and has been an honouree of the Leading Women Entrepreneurs. Marilyn was also a visiting surgeon at the University of Glasgow and the first woman to be a dental advisor to the Medical Defence Union and president of the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce. She also has a diploma in marketing and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
Research Interest
Business Development
