Our People

Meet the core stakeholders and managers of HA | Wisdom Wellbeing

Bertrand Stern-Gillet

*CEO, HA | Wisdom Wellbeing, UK, IRE, AUS, NZ *

Bertrand is HA | Wisdom Wellbeing’s CEO and has had a long career at The Peninsula Group. With a background in criminal defence, business development, operations, technology, finance and M&A – Bertrand’s experiences have lent well to the health and wellbeing space.

Having previously served as CEO of the Peninsula Group’s Canadian operations, he also successfully navigated them through the 2020-21 global pandemic, whilst increasing the client base and improving profitability. Whilst at Peninsula UK, Bertrand held general responsibility for the delivery of, annually, over 1.5 million HR and legal advice calls on behalf of over 40,000 clients.

Iain Eagling

Sales Director, HA | Wisdom Wellbeing

Appointed Sales Director in 2023, Iain’s strong sales background is the driving force behind successfully driving & retaining commercial revenue in the EAP space. Thoroughly believing in the value HA | Wisdom Wellbeing provides organisations globally, Iain ensures his strong relationship building and leadership skills translate through his team and the wider business. Prior to joining HA Wisdom Wellbeing, Iain spent over 20 years in the Financial Services & Payments industry, where he gained a Master Degree in Management of the International Payments eco-system.

Matthew Howarth

Finance Director, HA | Wisdom Wellbeing

As HA | Wisdom Wellbeing’s Financial Director as of April 2025, and over 15 years of experience in the financial sector, Matthew has a huge responsibility in ensuring the commercial viability of our leading EAP service.

Sarah Brimacombe

Associate Director - Client Experience & Retention, HA | Wisdom Wellbeing

Sarah is HA | Wisdom Wellbeing’s Associate Director of our Client Experience & Retention department. She is responsible for the service delivery of our relationship managers, who ensure all clients are tended to. With over 25+ years of management experience and a background in HR, private medical insurance and regulations, Sarah is well equipped in handling all kinds of business cases and ensuring the happiness of our clients. She also works closely with many departments to ensure client needs are met – from additional marketing materials through to assessing the needs of service users and everything in between.

Sarah Brimacombe - HA | Wisdom Wellbeing

Prav Patel

Head of Software Delivery & Engineering, HA | Wisdom Wellbeing

Prav is our software delivery and engineering lead. Having worked with BrightHR previously (also part of The Peninsular Group), he is well versed with what our customers need from a user perspective. With a career spanning 20+ years in testing, 2D/3D modelling and mobile and software, he now leads 12 staff across HA | Wisdom Wellbeing on the website and the Wisdom app.

Sachin Desai

Associate Director – Digital Growth, HA | Wisdom Wellbeing

Sachin heads up the growth team at HA | Wisdom Wellbeing. Possessing a strong background in paid, performance and growth marketing, Sachin and his team of marketers and creatives work hard to get our message, and our values heard.

Kylie Turner

Associate Director - Clinical Services, HA | Wisdom Wellbeing

Kylie joined HA | Wisdom Wellbeing in 2015. Her current role oversees the day-to-day management of our Counselling Department, ensuring overall operational efficiency and performance management across the department. She is also responsible for ensuring adherence to clinical governance across the service teams, maintaining and updating policies and ensuring all counsellors are providing the highest level of service and support to our callers. She holds a BSc (Hons) Psychology degree, Level 4 Diploma in Counselling, completed over 450 counselling hours and is a registered member of The British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP).

Matt Smith

Associate Director - Clinical Excellence, MSc, PGCert, MBACP (Accred.), HA | Wisdom Wellbeing

Matt joined HA | Wisdom Wellbeing in his current role in April 2024 and has previously worked in association with HA | Wisdom Wellbeing since 2013 variously as a counselling manager, affiliate counsellor, trainer and CISM provider. His extensive experience of working with EAP’s and commitment to clinical excellence informs service development and ensures a focus on the wellbeing of both service users and staff.

Kayleigh Frost

Associate Director – Operations, Wisdom Wellbeing ANZ

A thought leader on workplace mental health, Kayleigh is Associate Director of Operations at Wisdom Wellbeing – our Australia and New Zealand division - and a real thought leader on workplace mental health. Prior to that, Kayleigh had full responsibility for the management and development of the occupational health teams at the UK and Ireland’s leading mental health and wellbeing provider. She oversaw the clinical management and governance of the organisation’s wider network of affiliate counsellors and wellbeing practitioners, as well as trauma and wellbeing provisions.

Amy Patterson

Director of Inside Sales, HA | Wisdom Wellbeing

With a strong background in customer service, sales and marketing, Amy has worked her way through the ranks to our Director of Inside Sales at HA | Wisdom Wellbeing. Her belief in the EAP has helped her help businesses worldwide, and she now leads our passionate Wellbeing Experts in ensuring our message is communicated strongly and clearly.