Meet the Team
Milbotix is an experienced team of technologists, business executives, and clinical and research specialists who are committed to improving the lives of people with dementia and other conditions which make it difficult to communicate distress.
Dr Angelo Karunaratne
Senior Consultant – Biomechanics, Medical Devices & E-textiles
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John Major
Non-Executive Director
Advisory board
Dr Shlomi Haar
UK DRI
Dr Jennifer Bute
Person living with dementia, former GP
Jac Fennel
Senior Lecturer in Product Design – UWE
Tony Hall
Chair Bristol Dementia Action Alliance
Giuseppe Di Martino
LD / MH representative, Commissioning Project Manager, Swindon
Heather Kirton
Clinical Lead, St Monica Trust
Kimberley Devlin
Tricuro, Kimberley Devlin Exec. Director of Operations
Jacqui Arnold is co-founder and Social Care Subject Matter Expert at Milbotix. She is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist and has worked in social care for nearly 40 years, with extensive experience providing care for older people in a range of settings. She was formerly on the board for Skills for Care, and until 2021 held the role of Dementia Lead for a social care charity in Bristol, UK. In recent years, she has held both internal and external consultancy roles specialising in dementia.
Dr Iveta Eimontaite is Head of Research at Milbotix. Her research specialisms are in cognitive psychology and human factors, with expertise spanning neuroscience, emotion, and the physiology of stress. Iveta received her PhD in 2016, and she has since authored almost 30 academic peer-reviewed publications.
Prof Annie Brooking is Head of Marketing at Milbotix. An experienced executive and non-executive Director, Annie has spent 27 years as a CEO of high technology companies. She specialises in strategic product marketing and her illustrious career includes a stint working in Silicon Valley under Google ex-CEO Eric Schmidt. She has authored three books and brought 19 products to market, many of them disruptive.
Prabha Venkatesh is a Data Scientist at Milbotix. She has an undergraduate degree in Electronics Engineering and worked as a Software Developer before completing her MSc in Data Science at Lancaster University. She’s excited to be using her skills in the med-tech domain.
Dr Angelo Karunaratne directs the development of SmartSocks® gait and fall-prevention products at Milbotix. He brings over 10 years at the intersection of biomechanics, wearable technology, and medical devices, spanning academic research, industry leadership, and product commercialization. His experience includes doctoral research and the development of pioneering wearable products across mobility, rehabilitation, and digital health.
Kumi is a Neuropsychiatrist and is passionate about delivering person-centred care and treatment with compassion, dignity and respect at the heart of his practice.
I started my journey as a junior software tester for a health tech company which developed bespoke rostering systems for the private care industry. Over 10 years I managed to work my way up to a senior tester and then into a management role, leading testers and overseeing the development schedule. Also, during this time, I gained lots of knowledge in how the care industry operates and how technology can help. I am excited to apply this knowledge to Milbotix and SmartSocks.
John has been working for over forty years in the brand and design industry, leading a number of marketing, brand and design consultancies in the UK and Internationally including WPP’s flagship brand consultancy, the Brand Union.
