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Our team

Founded by operators and practicing physicians.

Harvard Business School training, real clinical practice, and the discipline of elite sports medicine, pointed at one goal: letting doctors be doctors.

  • Harvard Business School
  • CA(SA) · Singularity
  • 3 U.S. patents
  • Team physicians, pro and college sports

Leadership

The founding team

Three Harvard graduates with a rare blend of experience: an operator, a venture investor, and an orthopaedic physician.

Willem van der Post, Founder & CEO of Pinotage Health.

Founder & CEO

Willem van der Post

  • CA(SA)
  • Harvard Business School
  • Singularity
  • Chartered Accountant CA(SA) with a Harvard Business School and Singularity foundation
  • Operator across xTech Capital, SimpleCapital, and revX.ai
  • Earlier career at Deloitte
Dr. David Schneider, MD, Co-founder, Investor & Advisor at Pinotage Health.

Co-founder, Investor & Advisor

David Schneider, MD

  • MD
  • Harvard Business School
  • 3 U.S. Patents
  • Author
  • Physician MD with Harvard Business School training
  • Holder of 3 U.S. patents and a published author
  • Team physician for the Los Angeles Lakers, Dodgers, Kings, Anaheim Ducks, and USC football
Dr. Luke Oh, MD, Co-founder, Investor & Advisor at Pinotage Health.

Co-founder, Investor & Advisor

Luke Oh, MD

  • MD
  • Harvard Business School
  • Mass General
  • Trained and practiced across AdventHealth, Harvard Medical School, and Mass General
  • Team physician for the Orlando Magic, Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots, Revolution, and Boston Bruins
“With this system in place, my admin burden is gone. I can now focus on more patients, not paperwork… and my handicap’s never been better!”
Dr. David Schneider · Shoulder & Elbow Surgeon, Co-founder

Leadership

The team building it

Operators and clinicians who have run revenue cycles, scaled healthcare companies, coded the claims, and shipped the software.

Management

  • Philip Schrank, Chief of Clinical Product Development at Pinotage Health.

    Chief of Clinical Product Development

    Philip Schrank

    • MD
    • FAAOS
    • COSC
    • CPC-I

    Philip is the rare orthopedic surgeon who is also a certified medical coder. Board-certified in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine (Kerlan-Jobe fellowship, NYU residency, Georgetown MD), he holds CPC-I and COSC coding credentials and ran an orthopedic revenue-cycle practice. He keeps the product true to how care is actually documented, coded, and reimbursed.

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  • Juan González, Chief Operating Officer at Pinotage Health.

    Chief Operating Officer

    Juan González

    • Dartmouth
    • ex-Vista Health
    • ex-SAP

    Juan runs global operations at Pinotage after 25+ years scaling AI, technology, and healthcare businesses, most recently as Chief Customer Officer at remote-monitoring provider Vista Health, with earlier leadership at SAP and a run of growth-stage software companies.

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  • Heinrich de Lange, Chief Technology Officer at Pinotage Health.

    Chief Technology Officer

    Heinrich de Lange

    • Stellenbosch University
    • Founder, Octoco
    • Software & IoT

    Heinrich leads engineering and the platform at Pinotage. An electrical and electronic engineer trained at Stellenbosch University, he has spent a decade founding and building technology companies as a software and IoT engineer, with CTO roles across software, IoT, and energy ventures and his own company, Octoco. He owns the systems that turn a clinical conversation into a structured, coded, and EHR-ready record.

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  • Manuela Krog, Chief Financial Officer at Pinotage Health.

    Chief Financial Officer

    Manuela Krog

    Manuela is a Chartered Accountant (SA) with more than 30 years of experience in corporate finance, governance, audit, and strategic leadership. She brings extensive expertise in financial oversight, risk management, reporting, and organizational growth, helping companies navigate complexity and scale sustainably.

    Manuela's career includes 18 years at Deloitte, where she was an Audit Partner and technical specialist in IFRS serving complex multinational companies across a range of industries. In recent years, she has advised CEOs, boards, and executive teams on strategy, governance, financial performance, and organizational transformation, earning a reputation as a trusted advisor and thoughtful business leader.

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  • Adrian Villacorta, General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer at Pinotage Health.

    General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer

    Adrian Villacorta

    • Attorney
    • The Villacorta Law Firm

    Adrian has been a practicing lawyer for over 29 years and began his career at several prominent law firms. He is the principal of The Villacorta Law Firm, P.C. and has represented clients across the country in a wide variety of matters including employment, fiduciary duty, corporate transactions, trade secrets, and regulatory compliance

  • Karen Zupko, Strategic Healthcare Consultant at Pinotage Health.

    Strategic Healthcare Consultant

    Karen Zupko

    Karen Zupko is Founder and President of Karen Zupko & Associates (KZA), a nationally recognized healthcare consulting and education firm. With more than 40 years of experience, she has advised thousands of physicians and healthcare organizations on practice growth, operational excellence, revenue optimization, and physician leadership. A sought-after speaker and trusted advisor, Karen is widely respected for helping healthcare leaders navigate change and achieve measurable results.

    Connect on LinkedIn , Karen Zupko

Engineering

  • Urs de Swardt, Engineering Lead at Pinotage Health.

    Engineering Lead

    Urs de Swardt

  • Johann Joubert, Product Owner at Pinotage Health.

    Product Owner

    Johann Joubert

  • Christian Malan, Senior AI Engineer at Pinotage Health.

    Senior AI Engineer

    Christian Malan

  • Gerhard Keuck, Senior Platform Engineer at Pinotage Health.

    Senior Platform Engineer

    Gerhard Keuck

  • Marcell Muller, Junior Fullstack Engineer at Pinotage Health.

    Junior Fullstack Engineer

    Marcell Muller

Sales

  • Rich Martinez, Chief Revenue Officer at Pinotage Health.

    Chief Revenue Officer

    Rich Martinez

    • ex-Nsight Health
    • ex-Everly Health

    Rich is a revenue operations executive for healthcare and life sciences organizations, most recently as Vice President of Sales & Revenue Operations at Nsight Health, where he built the commercial framework behind $23M-to-$68M enterprise growth, with earlier leadership roles at OrganaBio and Everly Health.

  • Justin Fiore, Senior Sales Development Representative at Pinotage Health.

    Senior Sales Development Representative

    Justin Fiore

    • ex-Nsight Health
    • ex-DJO Enovis

    Justin drives new business and pipeline growth across healthcare and medical device sales, most recently generating $20.8M in qualified pipeline as a Senior Sales Development Representative at Nsight Health, with earlier experience as a Medical Sales Representative at DJO Enovis and in business development at Casa Home Pros and Nationwide Financial Services.

  • Craig Barnett, Sales Development Representative at Pinotage Health.

    Sales Development Representative

    Craig Barnett

    • ex-Nsight Health
    • ex-BMO Harris Bank

    Craig drives outbound sales and pipeline growth in healthcare SaaS, most recently sourcing $7.3M in projected 2026 revenue as a Sales Development Representative at Nsight Health, with earlier leadership experience as a Call Center Manager at BMO Harris Bank and in sales training and account retention at Spectrum.

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