FRANK DRUMMOND
MD, MBA, PresidentIn 2006 Dr. Drummond began a start up company in Aix en Provence France, Bazile Telecom, bringing a single button cell phone handset for older users to the market. He was responsible for oversight of product and service development, manufacturing, distribution, and marketing and sales. Dr. Drummond raised 2 million Euros to facilitate the development phase. Bazile Telecom is the industry standard for cell phones for the elderly in France and is now widely available and profitable. Dr. Drummond previously worked in hospital administration supervising over 500 employees and managing a budget of over 20 million dollars. He is a board certified psychiatrist and completed an MBA at INSEAD, a top 10 ranked international program, where he focused on product development and marketing.
BILL COLOMB
MD, DevelopmentDr. Bill Colomb (DR. Bill as we call him) brings extensive clinical experience and specializes in child and adolescent psychiatry, working extensively with childhood disorders, attachment issues, and as a family therapist. Dr. Bill has an extensive network within the business community and was instrumental in raising the initial angel investment in mimijumi. Dr. Bill actively coordinates physician and lactation specialist networks as a key referral source.
Dr. Bill and Dr. Frank met in medical school and started thinking about changing the world one improved product at a time.
Lukas Scherrer
Design DirectorAfter graduating from University of Art and Design Zurich, Lukas deepened his understanding of design working in architecture and in the world of luxury goods at Bally. At IDEO he demonstrated his creative capacity by designing experiences for clients in the medical industry, consumer electronics for Western Digital and Samsung, furniture and spatial experiences for Steelcase.
Lukas teaches the craft of Industrial Design and Innovation as a guest lecturer at the California College of Art in San Francisco and at the University of Art and Design in Basel, Switzerland. He sits on the nominating committee of the Swiss Design Awards has won international design awards such as the IDSA/IDEA, IF, Spark, and Best of Neocon.
After the successful launch of the Bazile telecom handset Lukas designed, Frank asked Lukas to be part of mimijumi.