Alison Ryan
Chair

Relevant experience

• Previously Non Executive Director at University Hospitals Bristol
• Previously Non Executive Director Somerset Partnership NHS Trust
• Previously Non Executive Director NHS South West
• Previously Non Executive Director NHS South of England
• Previously Chief Executive Weldmar Hospicecare Trust
• Previously Chief Executive Princess Royal Trust for Carers ( now called the Carers Trust)
• Previously Chief Executive Thrive
• Previously Deputy Commercial Manager Atomic Energy Establishment Winfrith

Qualifications

• M.A (Oxon)
• Member Chartered Institute of Management

Declared interests:

• None

Nigel Stevens
Non-Executive Director

Appointed:
1 April 2018

Nigel Stevens
Non-Executive Director

Relevant experience:

• Chief Executive Officer, UK & Ireland, Transdev Group (2006-2018)
• Chief Executive Officer, Transdev UK (2009-2011)
• Managing Director, Transdev London (2006-2008)
• Section Head, Defence "Think Tank" - Royal Air Force (2005-2006)
• Head of Logistics, RAF Brize Norton (2003-2005)
• Defence Logistics Organisation, Bath – Royal Air Force (2001-2003)
• Joint Services Command Course – Royal Air Force (2000-2001)
• Royal Air Force Logistics Division – (1987-2000)

Qualifications:

• BA (Hons) Politics & Geography (QMC, London University)
• MA (with Merit) in Defence Studies (Kings College, London University)

Committees and other roles:

• Board of Director' Nominations and Remuneration Committee
• Audit Committee
• Clinical Governance Committee

Declared interests:

• School Governor, Beechen Cliff School, Bath
• Chief Operating Officer, Keolis UK and Ireland
• Non-Exec Chair of Acton Banks Healthcare

Joanna Hole
Non-Executive Director

Appointed:
1 April 2011

Joanna Hole
Non-Executive Director, Vice Chairman and Senior Independent Director

Relevant experience:

• 2008-2010 Ministry of Defence Whitehall, Head of Safety, Sustainable Development & Continuity (civilian and military)
• 2006-07 Ministry of Defence Whitehall Director of Business Continuity (civilian)
• 2003 - Ministry of Defence Whitehall Deputy Director HR Development Framework (civilian)
• 2001 - Assistant Director Estate Strategy Defence Logistics Organisation 1999-2001 Head of Secretariat Defence Logistics Organisation
• Prior to 2000, held a number of senior management roles within the Ministry of Defence: delivering business strategy and support, HR policy and career management, Ministerial and Parliamentary business, national and international procurement policy, training management/delivery, and secondment as Material Manager at a major Royal Navy Dockyard.

Qualifications:

• Cranfield University School of Management,
• Defence Strategic Leadership and Strategic Management Programmes (2007 and 2008 respectively)
• Ashridge Higher Management Training Programme (1998)

Committees and other roles:

• Chairman of the Non-Clinical Governance Committee
• Audit Committee
• Board of Directors' Nominations and Remuneration Committee

Declared interests:

• No interest currently declared

Jeremy Boss
Non-Executive Director

Appointed:
6 March 2017

Jeremy Boss
Non-Executive Director

Relevant experience:

• Present – Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair at the Drivers & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).
• 2015 – Digital & Technology Leader for the Department of Energy & Climate Change
• 2013 – Chief Information Officer at the Audit Commission
• 2007 – Interim Managing Director (Finance, IT, Estates, Legal) at the Audit Commission
• 2006 – IT Director of the Audit Commission
• 2003 – General Manager Information Systems at Imperial Tobacco PLC
• 1982 – 1997 Chartered Accountant and Management Consultant at Coopers & Lybrand

Qualifications:

• BSc (Hons) in Economics, Economics, University of Warwick
• Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
• Fellow of the British Computer Society

Committees and other roles:

• Clinical Governance Committee
• Commercial Transactions Steering Group
• End of Life champion

Declared interests:

• Non-Executive Director at the Drivers & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)
• Chair of the Widcombe Association, the largest residents association in Bath
• Co-opted member of the Bath City Forum
• Chair of the IT Faculty of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales
• Member of the Governing Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales
• Director of Boss Cyber Limited, a sole employee advisory company
• Trustee of FG Cooke Charitable Trust (4 The Circus, Bath)

Sumita Hutchison
Non-Executive Director

Appointed:
4 September 2019

Sumita Hutchison
Non-Executive Director

Relevant experience:

• Non-Executive Director Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS FT (2018 to date)
• Commissioner on Bristol Race Mayoral Commission and Bristol Women’s Mayoral Commission (2015 to date)
• Previously Non-Executive Director Bristol Community Health (2018 to 2019)
• Previously Social Care Commissioner Bristol City Council and South Gloucestershire Council (2017 to 2019)
• Previously Equalities and Engagement Lead, Avon and Somerset Police (2006 to 2017)
• Previously Employment Solicitor (Clarke Willmott and Irwin Mitchell) (1998 to 2006)

Qualifications:

• BA (Hons) Law (QMC, London University)
• Legal Practice Course, Masters, (University of the West of England)

Committees and other roles:

• People Committee
• Non-Clinical Governance Committee
• Board of Director' Nominations and Remuneration Committee

Declared interests:

• Non-Executive Director Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS FT
• Commissioner on Bristol Race Mayoral Commission and Bristol Women’s Mayoral Commission