Board of Directors
David Walker
Chairman
David Walker was appointed Chairman of Oxford Health in 2019. Prior to this he served on the Board of Central and North West London NHS FT since 2011. David has extensive NHS experience, including recent work on transformation plans for three Sustainability Transformation Plan areas and representing his trust in forums with national NHS bodies. Previously, he has been a trustee of the Nuffield Trust, the National Centre for Social Research, a Board member of social landlord Places for People and a council member of the Economic and Social Research Council. Until 2010 David was Managing Director responsible for Communications and Public Reporting at the Audit Commission. As a journalist he was a leader writer for The Times, chief leader writer for The Independent, founding editor of the Guardian’s Public Magazine and he has worked as a local government and social policy correspondent. He is the author of several books and is currently the chair of the Understanding Society (the UK household longitudinal study) and a contributing editor of the Guardian’s Public Leaders Network. View David’s profile
Dr Nick Broughton
Chief Executive
Nick was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust on June 15, 2020. He brings a wealth of experience to Oxford Health, having joined the Trust from Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, where he lead the organisation from a Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating of ‘Requires Improvement’ in 2017 to ‘Good’ in January 2020. Prior to that Nick was chief executive of Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. As a consultant psychiatrist for more than 20 years specialising in forensic psychiatry, he has held medical and clinical director roles, and a variety of other managerial positions, including as a director of Imperial College Healthcare Partners. He obtained his medical degree from Cambridge and completed his training at St. Thomas’ Hospital, London. View Nick’s profile
Marie Crofts
Chief Nurse
Marie has been a nurse for over 30 years and a senior manager with provider and commissioning organisations. She has also worked at a regional level, implementing evidence-based practice and working with carers to influence change. Her experience covers both mental health and community physical health services. She has been Director of Nursing in a mental health and learning disability organisation – 2gether NHS Foundation Trust and most recently was Director of Mental Health at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. Marie joined Oxford Health on June 3, 2019. View Marie’s profile
Dr Karl Marlowe
Chief Medical Officer
Dr Karl Marlowe joined Oxford Health as Chief Medical Officer (CMO) on 10 May 2021. Karl was previously CMO at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust where, since April 2018, he was responsible for the clinical leadership of 6,000 staff across more than 300 sites – including five community hospitals – and a £320m budget. A consultant psychiatrist, Dr Marlowe’s extensive training has taken in Liverpool Medical School, Barts and The Royal London, Maudsley Hospital and Guys and St Thomas Hospitals. He holds post-graduate qualifications from UCL and the Institute of Psychiatry, as well as Oxford’s Said Business School. He has previously been clinical director of adult mental health at East London NHS Foundation Trust, and continues to chair the Social Interest Group – a not-for-profit organisation set up to enrich and extend opportunities for people facing social and health exclusion. He is also passionate about climate change and at Southern Health worked hard to raise the profile of the need to reduce air pollution. He also led on embedding a quality improvement methodology across the Trust. View Karl’s profile
Mike McEnaney
Director of Finance
Mike commenced his financial management career in consumer goods with Hoover adding multinational experience gained in the oil and consumer lubricants sector with Burmah Castrol. He has substantial experience at the executive level gained as Finance Director of Honda’s UK manufacturing operations, Avis’s UK car rental business and a private equity backed global business. Together with the financial experience gained in manufacturing and commercial organisations, he has experience of managing IT and HR. View Mike’s profile
Charmaine De Souza
Chief People Officer
Charmaine De Souza joined Oxford Health as Chief People Office on October 4, 2021. Prior to her arrival she was HR Director at Greater London Authority, the capital’s unique devolved governance body which supports the Mayor of London and London Assembly. She led on the design and delivery of the Mayor’s flagship talent programme for women across the GLA Group – Our Time - which encourages the progression of women into senior leadership roles to support the ambition to reduce the gender pay gap. Charmaine has worked across a range of organisations in the public sector, starting her career as a graduate trainee at the BBC where she qualified as an HR professional. Moving to the Civil Service, Charmaine undertook policy and delivery roles working on police reform (Home Office), youth crime and antisocial behaviour (Department for Education). Charmaine then returned to the HR profession, rising to be a senior civil servant undertaking an HR Director role at HM Revenue and Customs before doing a spell at the Cabinet Office on senior leadership talent. Charmaine holds a MSc in Organisational Behaviour from Birkbeck College and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD). View Charmaine’s profile
Dr Ben Riley
Executive Managing Director for Community,Primary and Dental Care
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Kerry Rogers*
Director of Corporate Affairs and Company Secretary
Kerry Rogers joined the Board of Directors* as Director of Corporate Affairs and Company Secretary on 1 September 2015. Kerry has held Director level roles in the NHS prior to coming to Oxford Health NHSFT, most recently with Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the Midlands. With over 20 years’ experience in business and finance in both public and private sectors, Kerry champions good governance and in her company secretary role provides the essential interface between our Board and all of our stakeholders. Prior to joining the NHS in 2005, her early public sector career was as an Inspector of Taxes. She then went on to be a finance director and company secretary in the private sector, contributing to the strategic direction and operational excellence of businesses. *Non-voting board member View Kerry’s profile
Martyn Ward*
Executive Director for Digital and Transformation
Martyn joined the NHS in September 2016 and was appointed to the Board of Directors as Director of Strategy & Performance in January 2018, and the Trust’s Chief Information Officer in July 2018. As an engineer with a background primarily in IT and information, Martyn has 27 years’ public service experience and has served in the Royal Air Force, Thames Valley Police and most recently, at Oxfordshire County Council, where he led IT Services from 2012. During his time at Oxfordshire County Council, Martyn played a key role in securing the investment required to improve broadband throughout rural Oxfordshire and was a member of the joint board that was setup with BT to oversee delivery. Martyn brings significant experience of leading organisational change and transformation and is particularly focused on the development of integrated services with both private and public sector partners. He has recently completed the director programme at the NHS Leadership Academy, in addition to previous training courses hosted by the Ashridge Business School and the Office of Public Management. *Non-voting board member View Martyn’s profile
Sir John Allison KCB CBE
Non-Executive Director
Sir John was appointed to the Board on 1 April 2015, having previously been appointed Associate* Non-Executive Director from 1 October 2014. He had a long distinguished career with the Royal Air Force, retiring with the rank of Air Chief Marshal. Subsequently he was a Director of Jaguar Racing Ltd and then a Project Director for Rolls Royce Plc. He was also a member of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Tribunal for 13 years. Sir John was elected President of Europe Air Sports in 2004 and served for 5 years. He was President of the Light Aircraft Association from 2006 to 2015. Sir John is a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath and a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Between December 2005, and March 2013 he served as Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State; the officer of the British Royal Household responsible for bearing the Sword of State on ceremonial occasions. *Non-voting member while an Associate Non-Executive Director. View Sir John’s profile
Bernard Galton
Non-Executive Director
Bernard had a long and successful Civil Service career and retired in 2014 from his role as Director General in the Welsh government. He has 15 years executive board experience, and has also been a Non Executive Director in both an NHS Foundation Trust and a private sector joint venture company. He led a large corporate services department and was Head of Profession for Human Resources and Organisation Development across all public service bodies in Wales, and responsible for complex multi-million pound contracts with key private sector suppliers across ICT, property and facilities management and learning and development. He is also a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. He also worked at the highest level in NHS Wales gaining an in depth understanding of the key strategic issues facing health and social care services and the professional and operational challenges facing clinical leaders. View Bernard’s profile
Chris Hurst
Non-Executive Director
Chris was appointed in April 2017 and is a consultant and executive coach with 25 years’ board experience, working in both executive and non-executive roles. He is a chartered accountant and has worked in the banking and technology sectors, in local and national government and as a Deputy CEO in the NHS. He is a Board Trustee of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) and a non-executive director of a small digital development company. View Chris’ profile
Kia Nobre
Non-Executive DirectorView Kia’s profile
Mohinder Sawhney
Non-Executive Director
Mohinder Sawhney, was appointed a Non-Executive Director in January 2021. A senior adviser to international companies and non-profit organisations, Mohinder is an economist who has extensive experience advising organisations large and small, including the World Bank, the Department for International Development, Diabetes UK, Hampshire County Council, and the Bank of England. Mohinder, whose name is sometimes abbreviated to ‘Mindy’, is a speaker of Croatian, who has worked extensively in former Yugoslavia. In 2020 she completed her final third term as Chair of Revitalise, a charity providing respite breaks for disabled people and carers. View Mohinder’s profile
Lucy Weston
Non-Executive Director
Lucy was appointed as an Associate Non-Executive Director in September 2017 and became a Non-Executive Director in March 2019. She is a chartered accountant who has spent most of her career in the private and charity sectors. She is a Non Executive Director (Vice Chair) of Soha Housing and a Governor of Oxford Brookes University. View Lucy’s profile
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