Board of Directors

Vice Chair of the Board

Retiring from the role of Chief Nurse at Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group in August 2016, Kevin had held a range of Nursing and General Management posts in the NHS spanning over 38 years. Including, Chief Operating Officer for Sheffield PCTs Provider (Community) Services, and both Clinical Director of Operations and Nurse Director (Emergency Care) at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Kevin’s contribution to nursing was recognised in the 2018 New Year’s Honours when he was awarded an OBE for his services.

Kevin is the Vice Chair, Chair of the People Committee and a member of the Quality and Governance Committee. He also serves as a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Barnsley Facilities Service. Kevin’s current term of office runs until 29 November 2026.

Chair of the Quality and Governance Committee

Gary qualified as a doctor in 1979. He specialised in anaesthesia and became a consultant in Sheffield (in Neuroanaesthesia and Intensive Care) in 1991.

After performing various management roles and qualifying with management degrees, Gary pursued a leadership pathway. He was appointed Executive Medical Director at Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, working there from 2010 to 2015.

Between 2015 and 2018 Gary took a leadership role in Qatar. Gary assisted the government in developing the infrastructure and governance for the appointment of circa 10,000 medical and clinical staff, in preparation for the 2022 World Cup.

Upon his return from the Middle East, Gary established a consultancy and undertook a number of interim roles prior to, and during, the pandemic.

Gary is the Chair of the Quality and Governance Committee and a member of the People Committee, and his term of office runs until 31 December 2026.

Chair of Barnsley Facilities Services (BFS)

David joined the Board in October 2021. Prior to this position he has held a number of senior executive roles for both large and medium sized corporate MedTech businesses. This included Covidien Plc, Aerocrine AB and Healthcare 21 Group, in a career stretching over 26 years within the UK and European Medical Device Industry.

David serves as Chair of the Trust’s wholly owned subsidiary, Barnsley Facilities Services (BFS). David, who has lived for the past 30 years in the immediate area of Barnsley hospital, is also a trustee on the board of High Green Development Trust. High Green Development Trust supports enterprise development, children, those with disabilities, and sports and arts for the communities of North Sheffield and South Barnsley.

David attends the Finance and Performance and Audit Committees. David’s current term of office runs until 31 December 2025. He is also Chair of Barnsley Facilities Services.

Senior Independent Director & Chair of the Audit Committee

Stephen joined the Board in October 2021. He is a qualified accountant. He has over 30 years of private and public sector experience gained across multiple sectors in the UK and internationally. Prior to this position, he was Associate Non-Executive Director at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, and has held other roles including Group and Divisional Finance Director, Head of Shared Services, Senior Vice President and Partner / Director roles in global management consultancies. Stephen lives locally in the Penistone area.

Stephen is the Senior Independent Director, Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Finance & Performance Committee.  His term of office will run until 10 October 2024.

Chair of the Finance & Performance Committee

Alison worked in healthcare and the NHS for 30 years including 17 years at Director level across a range of hospitals, commissioning organisations and regional bodies. Her last working role was as the NHS England Locality Director for South Yorkshire & Bassetlaw when she worked closely with the Trust and its leadership team. She has extensive experience of assurance and governance, planning and strategy development and partnership working across the South Yorkshire area which informs her work with the Board.

Alison retired from full-time working at the end of 2022 to provide care for her husband. She is passionate about bringing this experience to her work with the Board to ensure that the important role of carers is recognised fully in how the hospital delivers its services including supporting staff who are carers in their home lives.

In addition to her role at Barnsley, Alison is a non-executive director for a housing association which works across South Yorkshire including in Barnsley to provide and improve social housing for local people.

Alison is Chair of the Finance & Performance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.

Non-Executive Director

Nicky is currently a Non-Executive Director for the Advancing Quality Alliance, and the Chief of People at the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (since Sept 2019).

Previously she was Director of HR at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (2015-19), Director of Workforce and OD at Chesterfield Royal NHS Foundation Trust (2013-15), Senior HR Interim at Rolls Royce PLC, Interim Head of HR Shared Services at Gala Coral Group, and held a range of roles across Boots including Director of Leadership and OD, Director of HR for Support Office and Supply Chain, Director HR for Stores, and Head of Talent Management for stores.

Nicky was previously a Trustee for First Steps ED, and Vice Chair of Nottingham Trent University.

Nicky is a member of the Finance and Performance Committee and People Committee.  Her current term of office runs until 31 May 2027.

Associate Non-Executive Director

Grant joined the Trust in June 2024.He is currently a Director at EE, responsible for managing partnerships to provide customer service to EE's 25 million customers.

With over 30 years' experience in the UK and internationally in relationship management, transformation, service delivery, and strategy in the Communications and Technology sectors, Grant has worked in a variety of senior leadership roles and hopes to contribute his insight and experience to how the Trust communicates with people.

Grant's current term extends until June 2026.

Associate Non-Executive Director

Mark joined the Board on 1 June 2024. He is a public health doctor and statistician who has spent the last two decades undertaking health research and teaching at the University of Sheffield.

Mark is currently the Dean of the School of Medicine and Population Health at the University, where he has overall responsibility for medical student training, a range of postgraduate health-related courses and the School's wide portfolio of biomedical, clinical and population health research.

Mark has strong family links to Barnsley and did part of his medical undergraduate training at the Hospital.