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Our Executive Directors

Our next Board meeting

The full schedule and recordings for our 2024 Board meetings are now available.

See our 2024 board meeting schedule and recordings 

See our latest board member declaration of interests 

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Julian Emms

Chief Executive

Julian was appointed our CEO in 2012, and has overseen our successful transformation into a Foundation Trust, our integration with community health services and our latest CQC rating of ‘Outstanding'.

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Alex Gild

Deputy Chief Executive

Alex started in the NHS as a trainee finance assistant in 1996 before joining us in 2006. In 2009 he was appointed Acting Director of Finance and is now our Deputy Chief Executive.

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Tehmeena Ajmal

Chief Operating Officer

Tehmeena joined the NHS in 1994, and has worked in acute, commissioning, ambulance and more recently in community and mental health services before being appointed as Chief Operating Officer in 2022.

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Debbie Fulton

Director of Nursing and Therapies

Debbie qualified as a nurse in 1989 and has undertaken a number of management and leadership roles with us, most recently as Deputy Director Nursing, before being appointed as Acting Director of Nursing and Governance in December 2018.

Paul Gray

Chief Financial Officer

Paul joined the NHS in 1999 as a graduate trainee. He has held a number of senior roles in both acute and specialist providers before joining the Trust in 2018 as Director of Finance and is now Chief Financial Officer

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Dr Minoo Irani

Medical Director

Minoo has been working as a Consultant Paediatrician since 2001, holding positions as Lead Paediatrician, Locality Clinical Director and Lead Clinical Director with us before being appointed as Acting Medical Director in 2015 and as Medical Director.