Ian Luder BSc(Econ) FCA FTII
Chairman

Sheriff of the City of London for 2007/08 and Lord Mayor 2008/09, Ian Luder was a Non-Executive Director (NED) of Homerton University Hospital for six years. In 2004 he helped steer it to Foundation Trust status, when he became Deputy Chairman. A chartered accountant and former partner at Grant Thornton, he has also been a NED of Barndoc Healthcare Ltd and an Independent Member of the Audit Committee for the House of Lords.

Ian is an Alderman of the City of London Corporation and serves on its Port Health and Environmental Services Committee which involves a public health responsibility extending to the Thames estuary.

Clare Panniker, Chief Executive

Clare has worked in the NHS for over 20 years, leading change and improving the quality of healthcare, from the ground up. A registered nurse with a business degree, Clare has worked with front line specialties across the board and has a detailed understanding of how to improve services that focus on giving patients the best possible experience. Prior to joining Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in September 2012, she was Chief Executive at North Middlesex Hospital where she is credited with radically transforming the organisation's performance and culture.

Clare mentors other aspiring NHS leaders, from both clinical and management backgrounds. She was also the Chief Executive Representative on the national 'High Quality Care for all' Advisory Panel, chaired by Lord Darzi and David Nicholson, NHS Chief Executive in 2009.

Adam Sewell-Jones BSc ACMA, CGMA Deputy Chief Executive

Adam Sewell-Jones joined the Trust as an accountancy trainee in 1992. He stayed here for four years, before going to work in Finance at Redbridge Health Care Trust. He returned to the Trust in the role of General Manager for the Medical Directorate from 2000 to 2002, and then spent two years within Finance at University College London Hospitals. He returned here in 2004 to be Deputy Director of Finance and was appointed Director of Finance in September 2007. In January 2013 Adam became Deputy Chief Executive and has been given the responsibility of leading the Trust’s transformation programme. Adam lives in Romford and is married with two daughter.

Mark Magrath MBA, Commercial Director

Mark has worked in healthcare for more than 30 years, previously in Southend, Bromley, Croydon and the USA. He became an Executive Director at the Trust in 2002. Mark leads the Trust on contracting, service development and information management and technology. Previous NHS senior management experience includes planning, performance management, informatics, general management, contracting and marketing. He has a professional clinical background in pathology / medical science and a keen interest in creativity in information systems design.

Born in North London, he is married with two children and lives in Benfleet.

Dr Celia Skinner, Medical Director

Celia obtained her Fellowship from the Royal College of Physicians in 2001 and has specialised in genito urinary medicine, particularly the treatment of HIV/Aids. She was previously deputy medical director at Barts Health where she had worked since 1995, having previously been associate medical director and a divisional director.

Celia is passionate about improving clinical care and sees the job of medical director here at BTUH as an opportunity to build on her achievements at Barts.

Nigel Taylor FCIPD, Director of Personnel and Organisational Development

Nigel joined the Trust in August 2003, having worked in the NHS in both hospital management and personnel since 1980, including four years as Human Resource Director at Kings Lynn and Wisbech Hospitals from 1999. He has extensive experience of personnel management and is Chairman of the Essex NHS Employers' Network.

Nigel lives in Chelmsford with his wife and two children.

Diane Sarkar, Director of Nursing

Diane was appointed as the Director of Nursing in November 2010. Her experience spans the NHS and private healthcare. After training at The Royal Free Hospital in London, she worked in a number of London's large acute hospitals and progressed through several operational and corporate management positions. In 1996, Diane worked in the private sector at the Wellington Hospital, setting up new governance frameworks and leading on the Quality agenda. Having completed a Masters degree, Diane returned to the NHS in 2001 at Southend Hospital, as Deputy Associate Director of Operations for Medicine and then Associate Director of Nursing. Her focus has been particularly around developing the nursing workforce, as well as leading on a number of corporate agendas, including quality improvement, the patient safety and patient experience agenda. Diane is currently the Director of Infection Prevention and Control (DIPC)

Diane is married with two young children and lives near Rettendon, where she enjoys horse riding and walking.

Andy Ray ACMA, CGMA, Acting Director of Finance

Andy’s initial training in finance started at Ford Motor Company Ltd where he worked for 5 years. He joined the NHS in 1991 at Southend Hospital, and in the same year qualified as an accountant. He worked for Southend Hospital for 15 years, followed by a spell at Barts and the Royal London NHS Trust, and in 2007 moved to Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as Deputy Director of Finance. Andy has had two periods as Acting Director of Finance, in 2001 at Thurrock PCT, and more recently for 16 months in 2009 here at Basildon Hospital. In 2010 Andy was shortlisted for the HFMA Deputy Director of Finance of the Year Award, and managed the department that won the HFMA Efficiency Award.

Andy lives in Billericay and is married with two teenage daughters.

Hannah Coffey, Chief Operating Officer

Hannah joined the NHS in 1997 as an NHS Graduate Management Trainee, and worked in a number of roles across primary, community and hospital care, including a three-month elective , working in mental health services in the townships of Cape Town. After graduating from the Scheme in 1999, Hannah joined Hillingdon Primary Care Trust as a Primary Care Manager and spent the next three years working as an operational manager for primary and community services, before a two-year stint as Head of Performance Management and Modernisation in the Primary Care Trust commissioning team.

Hannah is married and lives in Leigh on Sea.

Robert Holmes MA FCA, Deputy Chair

Bob is a chartered accountant with many years' experience as a Finance Director for a range of organisations including Stena Line, Prism Rail and Seawheel Ltd. Since 2003 he has run his own consultancy practice. Bob is also a Non-Executive Director of the Dover Harbour Board, where he also chairs the Board of Pension Trustees.

Bob has experience of running large commercial enterprises, providing services to the public. His role with Dover Harbour Board has given him an understanding of how a public sector board is accountable to its stakeholders and local community.

Bob lives in Peldon, near Colchester, and is married. He has three children. Bob joined the Board in December 2006 and his term of office ends on 31 March 2015.

Peter Sheldrake BSc (Hons), Senior Independent Non Executive Director

After graduating with an honours degree in sociology, Peter joined the police and spent his entire 31 year career with the Essex force. He rose through the ranks becoming Divisional Commander of Braintree District in 1999, and two years later was appointed Chief Superintendent and Divisional Commander of Basildon District.

Trevor Parks, Non Executive Director

Trevor has more than 20 years' experience of management in the telecommunications industry and currently manages his own company. He has significant experience of using IT systems to improve organisational efficiency, and of financial management. He has also been involved in volunteer work with Young Enterprise.

He was first appointed as a Non-Executive Director in December 2005. He was reappointed in March 2010, his second term runs until March 2014. Trevor lives in Basildon.

Anne Marie Carrie

Anne Marie Carrie is Chief Executive of the children’s charity, Barnardo’s, where she has implemented major change programmes. She has a strong public service career background in local and central government. Brought up in Glasgow, Anne Marie moved south in 2003 to work for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Barbara Riddell

Barbara Riddell was Director of Resources at London Fire Brigade, where she was responsible for finance, HR, procurement and property from 2001-10. A civil servant working in central government and then the Property Services Agency/English Partnerships for two decades, she was also Head of Corporate Services for the Metropolitan Police. She has served as a non-executive on boards in the public and not-for-profit sectors and is Chairman of Housing for Women. She is married with two grown-up children, both of whom are GPs. She was awarded an OBE in 2008.

David Hulbert

David Hulbert is a director of Ravensbeck, a media-oriented deal, management and advisory firm and was previously President of Walt Disney Television - International. A Cambridge graduate, with an MBA from Stanford Business School, he has built a successful career working for major blue-chip companies across the globe.

John Govett

John Govett is Group Chief Executive of Ixion Holdings Ltd (part of Anglia Ruskin University) and Chairman of Paragon Concord Ltd. He has led company-wide root and branch reviews for organisations including P&O Ferries (as UK & Worldwide Commercial & Marketing Director) and Surrey County Council (as acting Deputy CEO). A former Head of Marketing at Tesco, John and has held various non-executive Director & Governance roles.