Henry Otto Brünjes (born 15 October 1954) is a physician and founder of the Premier Medical Group.
[2] He was chairman of Rapid Trauma and Assessment (2000–06), the Personal Injury Forum of Bupa (2004–07) and Newmans Clinics (2011–).
During his university career Brünjes worked as a professional pianist and television actor but abandoned entertainment to concentrate on medicine.
The couple bought the historic house, a Grade II listed property, in 2010 and then carried out a multi-million pound restoration.
He founded Premier after noticing an increasingly large number of patients willing to pay for private healthcare.
Brünjes worked with Powell to develop a strategy for further expansion through acquisitions instead of focusing on organic growth.
In 2008, Brünjes led Premier's acquisition of Medico-Legal Reporting, a rival firm, with financing from the investment bank Nomura.
The business was sold in 2010 to Capita for £60 million; Brünjes remained as non-executive chairman after the sale.
[8][9][3][4] After the sale of Premier, Brünjes started work on other business opportunities including real estate.
Brünjes has expressed interest in investing in obesity and elderly care related ventures.