Board of Directors
The Board has 6 Non-Executive Directors (including the Chairman) and 5 Executive Directors (including the Chief Executive).
The appointment/reappointment of the Chairman and appointment/reappointment of the Non-Executive Directors are made by the Council of Governors. The appointment of the Chief Executive is by the Non-Executive Directors, subject to approval by the Council of Governors.
Executive Directors
Heather Lawrence OBE, Chief Executive
Heather trained and worked as a nurse before moving into health service management.
She has more than 20 years' experience at NHS Trust Board level, having served as Chief Executive of both Hounslow and Spelthorne Community and Mental Health Trust and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust before being appointed Chief Executive at Chelsea and Westminster in May 2000.
She has also held a number of national positions, for example as NHS Employers' lead negotiator for the three-year pay deal for staff on Agenda for Change. She was also a member of the Government's Nursing and Midwifery Commission through which she and 15 other members advised the Government on the future roles of nurses and midwives.
Heather was awarded the OBE in the New Year's Honours 2009 for services to healthcare.
Heather announced in January 2012 that she will be leaving the Trust this summer.
David Radbourne, Chief Operating Officer
David joined the Trust in April 2012 having previously been Director of Corporate Performance and Transition at NHS North East London PCTs.
David joined the NHS as a management trainee in 1995 and has held a number of senior roles in acute trusts, commissioning bodies and at the Department of Health and NHS Modernisation Agency.
David’s successes include helping to achieve successful authorisation as a Foundation Trust and early achievement of the 18 weeks and cancer access standards at Milton Keynes NHS Foundation Trust, in addition to winning a number of significant service developments for the Trust.
In his most recent role at NHS North East London PCTs, in addition to improving performance across North East London, he led on the implementation of the NHS reforms to strengthen commissioning and establish Clinical Commissioning Groups.
David is a graduate of the University of Wales and holds an Executive MBA.
Dr Mike Anderson, Medical Director
Dr Anderson was appointed in Summer 2003.
Previously, he was a Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist at West Middlesex Hospital where he also held the post of Medical Director.
He is an Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer of Imperial College and continues in active clinical practice as a Consultant Gastroenterologist.
Lorraine Bewes, Director of Finance & Information
Prior to her appointment in May 2003, Lorraine was Director of Performance at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Deputy Director of Finance at Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust.
She joined the NHS in 1991 following a successful commercial accountancy career, during which she worked at ITN and WH Smith Television Services.
Lorraine has led the early implementation of service line reporting in the NHS and is the Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) on the Board with the lead on information governance. She is a graduate of Oxford University and is a chartered accountant.
Therese Davis, Chief Nurse and Director of Patient Experience and Flow
Therese rejoined the Trust as Interim Director of Nursing in June 2010, having been Director of Nursing at the Trust a number of years previously.
She was appointed to the substantive post of Chief Nurse and Director of Patient Experience and Flow in February 2011. Therese has been a nurse in London for the past 25 years, originally specialising in medical and oncology nursing, and a Director of Nursing for the past 13 years including at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead.
Her successes include implementing systems and initiatives to improve the experience patients receive whilst in hospital. She has also led many initiatives to enhance effectiveness and patient safety, setting goals and targets to achieve positive change.
Therese has a degree in nursing from Manchester University and an MBA from Henley College, for which she received an NHS bursary.
Non-Executive Directors
Professor Sir Christopher Edwards, Chairman
Professor Edwards was appointed in November 2007. He was the first Principal of Imperial College School of Medicine from 1995 to 2000 before becoming Vice-Chancellor of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne where he led a major restructuring to make it one of the top universities in the UK.
During a distinguished medical and academic career, Professor Edwards has held numerous senior positions including President of the Association of Physicians of Great Britain and Ireland and Chairman of the Council of Heads of Medical Schools.
He was knighted in June 2008 and appointed as the first Chairman of NHS Medical Education England in December 2008. He is also Chairman of the Council of the British Heart Foundation. He chairs the Finance & Investment Committee.
Sir John Baker (Vice Chair) CBE
Sir John's appointment as a Non-Executive Director Designate was approved by the Council of Governors in December 2010. He became a full Non-Executive Director in October 2011. He is the Senior Independent Director.
Sir John has had a career in both public and private sectors. He is currently Chairman of Renewable Energy Holdings Plc. He spent 10 years dealing with transport policy as a senior civil servant, followed by 10 years leading an urban regeneration and social housing agency, before becoming Managing Director of the Central Electricity Generating Board in 1979 and leading the management of the UK electricity privatisation and restructuring programme. He was Chief Executive and then Chairman of National Power PLC from 1989 to 1997 and from 1995 to 1998 he was Chairman of the World Energy Council.
Outside the business arena Sir John is Chairman of the Governing Body of Holland Park School and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Mayor of London's Fund for Young Musicians. He is currently the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors, Chair of Audit Committee and Senior Independent Director.
Professor Richard Kitney OBE, Non-Executive Director
Professor Kitney was reappointed for a term of two years ending on 31 October 2012. He is Professor of Biomedical Systems Engineering and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Imperial College.
A leading authority on the use of IT in healthcare, Professor Kitney is Chairman and Director of Visbion Ltd. He is currently a member of Assurance Committee and Audit Committee.
Jeremy Loyd
Jeremy's appointment as a Non-Executive Director Designate was approved by the Council of Governors in December 2010. He became a full Non-Executive Director in October 2011.
Jeremy is currently a Non-Executive Director of UCL Cancer Institute Research Trust and the Marine Management Organisation. He was formerly Director and General Manager of Carlton Television, Managing Director of Capital Radio and a Non-Executive Director of several other companies in both the UK and USA.
Jeremy was also Deputy Chairman of Blackwells, the academic information distributer and retailer. He is currently the Chair of Patient Experience Committee and a member of Assurance Committee.
Sir Geoff Mulcahy
Sir Geoff's appointment as a Non-Executive Director Designate was approved by the Council of Governors in December 2010. He became a full Non-Executive Director in October 2011.
Sir Geoff is Chairman of Javelin Group (a retail consultancy), a trustee of CCCS (a debt counselling charity) and an operating partner of GLP (an investment adviser). Until 2002 he was Chief Executive of Kingfisher plc, a retail business operating in 14 countries worldwide with brands in the UK including B&Q, Comet, Superdrug, and Woolworths. He retired after demerging Kingfisher into three separately quoted businesses.
Previously he worked for British Sugar, Norton Company (a US engineering company), and Esso. He has been a Non-Executive Director of a number of companies including BT and Intercontinental Hotels (previously Bass plc). He is currently a member of Audit Committee and Finance and Investment Committee.
Karin Norman, Non-Executive Director
Karin was reappointed for a term of three years ending on 31 October 2012.
She worked in investment banking in London and New York as a fixed income specialist, advising on investments, risk and capital management, and structured finance.
She was a Non-Executive Director of the NHS Pensions Agency and is currently the Chair of Assurance Committee and a member of Finance and Investment Committee, the Investment Committee for Parkinson's UK, a Trustee of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, and My Generation, a community and youth charity that she co-founded.
