Our people

Andrew Redfern

Chief Executive

Apollos Clifton-Brown

Director of Health and Social Care

Claire McGonigle

Deputy Chief Executive

Dave Newmarch

Corporate Services Director

Dave Smith

Service Director

Suzanne Williamson

Director of Finance, Governance and Risk

Ruth Hawkins

(Interim Chair) Retired as Chief Executive at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; formerly an NHS Director of Finance for 22 years.

Catherine Arkley*

Charity management consultant specialising in strategic planning, operational management, and fundraising. Formerly CEO of Children’s Liver Disease Foundation.

Tim Gallimore*

Retired Organisational Development Consultant with 30 years management experience, including Bristol-Myers Squibb, Boots, Dixons Retail and Halfords. Former OD Lead with South Yorkshire Housing Association and multi-academy trust Chair

Louise Harris**

Strategic leader with over 15 years’ experience in senior management roles in the non-profit sector. A qualified accountant with an MA in People and Organisational Development.

Patrick Mitchell

Director of Innovation and Transformation at Health Education England; with 35 years management experience in the NHS and international healthcare consulting.

Dr Vinay Shankar

GP & Digital Lead in Nottinghamshire. Works within the NHS Time For Care team & former GP Fellow for Nottingham City CCG.

Nigel Turner**

Previously working at Next and Northern Foods, Nigel was a CFO at British Midland Airways for 10 years and a CEO there for 5 years. Nigel is now Chairman of aircraft lessor TrueNoord.

Paddy Tipping

Paddy has been involved with the planning and delivery of public services locally and nationally for about fifty years. He is an experienced senior leader in the public, private and third sectors and he is involved with a number of environmental charities. Paddy is also a Non-Executive Director of Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust.

Holly Dagnall

Director of Homes and Wellbeing at NCHA with over 20 years of senior management experience in leading strategy, managing business risk, quality and operational experience in the Housing, Care and Support sector; with an academic background in Social Sciences and Gender Studies.