Experience

British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA)

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Mar 2020 - Present



British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS)

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Nov 2017 - Feb 2020



British Heart Foundation

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Policy and Public Affairs (Interim)

  • Aug 2015 - Oct 2016

  The role was to maximise the policy influence of the BHF through public affairs covering all areas, especially prevention, medical research and healthcare delivery. Duties included:• Oversight of the second most effective policy / public affairs team in the charity sector• Implementing a new senior stakeholder engagement programme to maximise influence.• Working on specific policy initiatives, such as the Government's science spend, healthcare policy, and health prevention.



Chartered Institution for Water and Environmental Management

• Chief Executive

  • Mar 2014 - May 2015

  Key responsibilities included: board liaison, staff management, and oversight of activities including qualifications & training, events, policy, publications, member engagement etc.Described by my Chair of the Board of Trustees as “a dedicated and professional Chief Executive”, I worked fast and hard to stabilise an organisation which was facing immediate and pressing issues of a commercial/financial nature. Ultimately, I helped to helped to transform CIWEM into a modern business-like organisation.I generated substantial new revenues, whilst reducing operating costs, to the satisfaction of the bank. I saw through a major restructuring of the organisation, creating clarity over departmental roles and responsibilities. During that time, I swiftly appointed capable people to key posts across the organisation, creating a stable and cohesive senior executive team.I put in large amounts of time and effort to create a stable framework of internal controls, processes, common systems and good governance arrangements. This included leading the implementation of a new CRM system which improved organisational efficiency as well as enabling a better service for our members. Together with other improved IT software and hardware solutions these changes amount to a significant move forward for the organisation.I led on a rebranding of the organisation, to give a more professional look and feel. this included greater alignment with member interests, for example In the editorial direction of the member's magazine.



Society for General Microbiology

• United Kingdom
• Veterinary

• Chief Executive

  • Jun 2011 - Apr 2014

  Board liaison, management, and oversight of activities including publishing, conferences, policy, education, grants, prizes and awards



Understanding Animal Research

• United Kingdom
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive

  • Nov 2004 - May 2011

  Policy, communications, public affairs, strategy, membership engagement, campaign coordination, international work.



Association of Medical Research Charities

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Policy and Public Affairs

  • Jan 2000 - Oct 2004



Help the Aged

• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Campaign Manager

  • 1998 - 2000

  This was a fixed term contract for two years to run the "Dignity on the Ward" campaign, to highlight the plight of inadequate care of older people in hospital. We achieved our ultimate policy goal, which was to influence the National Service Framework for older people.



Friends of the Earth

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Wildlife/Transport Campaigner

  • 1994 - 1998



Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Environment Alliance

• Information Officer

  • 1990 - 1993



Newham General, King George's & Southend General Hospitals

• Hospital Doctor

  • 1987 - 1989