
Appointments made to NHS property services
pharmafile | August 8, 2012 | Appointment | Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing | Charles Howeson, NHS
The company set up by the government to manage all the ex-PCT estate not transferred to providers (NHS Property Services), has recently made a number of appointments to senior roles within the company.
Charles Howeson (pictured) has been appointed non-executive chairman and Simon Holden has been appointed as chief executive. A number of other senior appointments have also been made to the company including the appointment of four Regional directors:
James Wakeham – Regional director South
Tony Griffiths – Regional director London
Martin Royal – Regional director Midlands and East
Kathryn Berry – Regional director North
In addition, Caroline Rassell has been appointed as finance director, Pam Chapman as director of Asset Management and Alan Farmer as head of HR to lead all the staff transition work as the company prepares to become operational in April 2013. These three posts are on a secondment basis.
Peter Coates, commercial director at the Department of Health said: “I am delighted to welcome all appointees to their new roles. Charles brings a wealth of experience to this post and will guide NHS PS towards meeting the organisational challenges of delivering estate management to the NHS. Simon and the rest of the team are highly experienced in managing property for the NHS and have a blend of skills ideally suited to taking this new venture forward.”
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