Sir William Wells joined the Charity as a
Trustee on 1 November 2009 and took over as Chairman on 30 November
2009. He has held numerous senior positions in the private and
public sectors over a career spanning more than 40 years. Sir
William's career has comprised both property and healthcare in
parallel and he currently chairs a number of health related and
financial companies.
Nichola Pease brings 27 years of experience in
fund management, most recently as Deputy Chairman of J O Hambro
Capital Management, a specialist investment house which manages
investment portfolios for institutions and family offices. In
addition to an illustrious career in the City, Nichola also helped
set up Banking on the Young in 2007, a charity which supports young
people wishing to set up businesses. The charity works with Youth
Business International, a subsidiary of the Prince's Trust, of
which she is a Patron.
Dr Nicolaus Henke is a global expert on health
care policy and strategy and leader of McKinsey & Company's
Healthcare Practice in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). His
experience has included advising a number of governments around the
world and the NHS on the future of commissioning as well as the
regulatory framework of the future health sector.
Wol Kolade is the Managing Partner of ISIS
Equity Partners. Wol holds a number of Non-Executive positions,
including Non-Executive Director at Social Finance Ltd and he is a
former Chairman of the British Private Equity and Venture Capital
Association. He has been a Governor at the London School of
Economics and Political Science since 2002.
Sue Gallagher has worked in a number of very
senior roles in the NHS and was the Chief Executive of Merton
Sutton and Wandsworth Health Authority (MSWHA) from 1997 to 2002.
More recently she has worked with the Department of Health as a
consultant and as an executive coach, facilitator and development
consultant for senior leaders in the health service. Sue is a
Non-Executive Director on the boards of NHS Lambeth, Southwark and
Lewisham.
Rory Maw is Chief Financial Officer for Bridges
Community Ventures, a private equity firm. He qualified as a
Chartered Accountant and has 14 years' corporate finance experience
at Schroders and Morgan Stanley. Rory holds a number of
Non-Executive directorships, including Vice Chairman of Guy's and
St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
David Colin Thomé has 30 years
experience as a GP as well as significant knowledge of
national policy as the Department of Health's (DH's) National
Clinical Director for Primary Care from 2001-10. He also chaired
the Long Term Conditions Board and co-chaired and led the Primary
and Community Care Strategy (PCSS) for the NHS next Stage (Lord
Darzi's) Review, published in 2008. He subsequently chaired the
PCSS Clinical Advisory Group and co-chaired the Transforming
Community Health Services board.