The Board of Directors is responsible for exercising all of the powers of the Trust and is the body that sets the strategic direction, allocates the Trust's resources and monitors its performance. The Board is made up of four Executive Directors, five Non Executive Directors and a Non Executive Chairman. The Chairman and Non-Executive Directors are appointed by the Remuneration and Nomination Committee of the Governing Council. All of the Non-Executive directors are considered to be independent. The Executive Directors are appointed by the Nominations and Renumeration Committee of the Board on permanent contracts. Since the organisation became a Foundation Trust in February 2007 Trust Board meetings have been held in private.
Tony Waites - Trust Chairman
Appointed 1/2/2007 and re-appointed on 1/3/2010. Previous board level positions in industry including positions as chairman, managing director and finance director. Previously the Chairman of County Durham and Tees Valley Strategic Health Authority.
Stephen Eames - Chief Executive
Appointed in November 2007, Stephen Eames has worked in the NHS for over 30 years and has substantial experience in all sectors of health care provision, particularly in acute and specialist services. For the last 16 years he has operated as a Chief Executive holding posts in London and the South East, the West Midlands and the North West.
