Experience

North East and North Cumbria NHS

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Patient Representative

  • Apr 2019 - Present

  Chair of the North of Tyne and Gateshead Cancer Patient Collaborative Group Patient Representative North Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group North East and North Cumbria Healthier Weight Steering Group Community Mental Health Transformation Workshop And Research projects Developing a co-designed systems-level response to safety issues for residents transitioning from hospital to care homes Palliative care for Older People with Multiple long term conditions-multimorbidity Show less



Corporate Selection Retirement Funds

• City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

• Principal Executive Officer

  • Aug 2007 - Aug 2015

  These funds have assets in excess of R20, 000m, and more than 250,000 members. The Principal Executive Officer's role is similar to a Company Secretary except that typically they are required to take a far greater role in leading a board of Trustees in the Retirement fund space compared to the corporate world. From April 2008 Non-Executive Director of the Principal Officers Association - a Section 21 Company aimed at the development of Principal Officers in SA. I am the Chairman of the projects sub-committee which aims to develop the Principal Executive Officers into a recognised professional body. We are well on the path to success and believe we will have the first student by 2013 From March 2008 Member of the Professional Matters Board of the Actuarial Society of SA Show less



Liberty Group South Africa

• South Africa
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Customer Service Director

  • Jan 2001 - Aug 2007

  Responsible for all aspects of Retirement Fund Administration Responsible for all aspects of Retirement Fund Administration



Aegon

• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Various director level appointments

  • Apr 1970 - Apr 1999

• IT Director

  • Jan 1997 - Jan 1999

  Responsible for all aspects of IT, including mainframe, networks, hardware and software development. Budget £45 million. Staff numbers 450.Trained in IBM risk and issue management, including change management as well as IBM programme methodology. Formed strategic partnerships with IBM, Tata Consultancy Services and GE Capital to facilitate faster software application development.

• Management Services Director

  • Jan 1995 - Jan 1997

  Responsible for all aspects of IT and HR issues for Scottish Equitable PLC. Budget £42 million. Staff numbers including contractors 600. During this period, Scottish Equitable was included in a book naming the 100 best employers in the United Kingdom.



Scottish Equitable plc

• Edinburgh

• Customer Services Director

  • Jan 1990 - Jan 1995

  Responsible for all aspects of Policy Administration Budget £15 million, staffing level 820. Delivered improved Customer Services - 19% annual growth of business, customer retention improved by 6% costs to customers reduced by 6.2%. Supported by a Standard & Poor's report at the time. Responsible for all aspects of Policy Administration Budget £15 million, staffing level 820. Delivered improved Customer Services - 19% annual growth of business, customer retention improved by 6% costs to customers reduced by 6.2%. Supported by a Standard & Poor's report at the time.