Non-executive Directors at ESNEFT
Helen Taylor, Chair
Appointed: Helen joined the Board of Ipswich Hospital in April 2016 and was then appointed to the Board of ESNEFT in 2018. She became Chair of the Trust in June 2019; reappointed from 1 January 2023
Term of office: Expires 31 March 2025
Chair of Board of Directors and Council of Governors; member of Remuneration and Nomination Committee.
Helen’s career in health and social care spans more than 40 years and has taken her from ward to board. After an early clinical career as a nurse, midwife and health visitor, she moved into partnership working with local government and the common theme in all subsequent roles was seeking greater integration of services in the health and care system. Helen has worked at regional and national level including a lead policy role with the Audit Commission and was the statutory director of Adult Social Services in a London borough and a large shire county. The latter part of Helen’s working life has been a portfolio of roles including chairing a safeguarding adults board and trustee and executive roles with voluntary sector organisations in Suffolk.
Helen holds a BA in Health Policy and a Masters in Business Administration.
Eddie Bloomfield, Non-Executive Director
Appointed: 1 November 2018; reappointed 1 November 2021
Term of office: Expires 31 October 2024
Chair of Performance Assurance Committee and Charitable Funds Committee; member of Audit and Risk Committee and Remuneration and Nomination Committee.
Eddie has held four chief executive roles at the Ministry of Justice, which included head of the Court Funds Office and head of the Office of the accountant general and as HM chief inspector of Court Administration for England and Wales. He is involved with several charities in and around Colchester in trustee and other voluntary positions, and brings extensive experience in political, financial management and change management. He was previously a non-executive director at Colchester Primary Care Trust.
Mike Gogarty, Non-Executive Director
Appointed: 1 November 2021
Term of office: Expires 31 October 2024
Member of Quality and Patient Safety Committee, Innovation Committee (part year), Audit and Risk Committee and Remuneration and Nomination Committee.
Mike lives in Suffolk and before retirement spent much of his working life in director of public health roles in Essex. He started his career as a GP in Clacton and lived in Tendring for more than 30 years.
John Humpston, Non-Executive Director
Appointed: 1 November 2021
Term of office: Expires 31 October 2024
Chair of Remuneration and Nomination Committee; member of People and Organisational Development Committee and Charitable Funds Committee.
John began his career in the NHS as a human resources director before going on to work at board level in four national charities and professional membership organisations – Citizen’s Advice, Royal College of Nursing, Crisis and Emmaus. He has held a variety of non-executive board roles in the public, health, community and voluntary sectors. John is currently a non-executive director of Living Sport, Groundwork East and Emmaus Cambridge. He is also the past regional director and chair of East of England Samaritans and continues to work with the Samaritans as a listening volunteer.
Hussein Khatib, Non-Executive Director
Appointed: 5 April 2019; reappointed 5 April 2022
Term of office: Expires 4 April 2025
Chair of Quality and Patient Safety Committee; member of Performance Assurance Committee and Remuneration and Nomination Committee.
Hussein has experience of working in a senior clinical position in the NHS and substantial senior or board-level experience. He has a track record of executive leadership gained in a complex organisation.
Mark Millar, Non-Executive Director
Appointed: 1 January 2021; reappointed 1 January 2024
Term of office: Expires 31 December 2026
Deputy Chair of Board of Directors, Chair of Audit and Risk Committee; member of Performance Assurance Committee and Remuneration and Nomination Committee.
Mark has a long and distinguished career in the NHS as a chief executive and director of resources, having held a number of roles. Mark served as a non-executive director at Royal Papworth NHS Trust for seven years. He was previously elected president of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
Karen Sinnott, Non-Executive Director
Appointed: Associate non-executive director 17 April to 30 November 2023. Non-executive director 1 December 2023.
Term of office: Expires 30 November 2026
Karen is an experienced executive. She has worked in Human Resources for 25 years, both nationally and internationally. She brings board experience and a significant track record of leading through change. Her experience is in the highly-regulated financial services industry.
Karen is People Director at Santander. She has strategic leadership responsibility for Transformation, HR Business Partnering, and Service Delivery Operations. She is a member of the senior leadership team and participates in several steering committees. In these groups, her role is to challenge strategic decisions. She also guides their decisions by influence and advice. She strives for continuous improvement and relishes transitioning organisations through cultural change.
Karen lives in Suffolk with her husband and daughter. She is passionate about healthcare and addressing health inequalities. She wants to use her business skills to help her local NHS trust improve health services for the community.
Usha Sundaram, Associate Non-Executive Director
Appointed: 17 April 2023
Term of office: Expires 16 April 2025
Usha is an Associate Professor in Consumer and Digital Marketing at Norwich Business School, which is part of the University of East Anglia. She is Associate Dean for the Social Sciences Faculty. Her portfolio remit is graduate employability and opportunities. She has over 30 years of experience in training and education in the hospitality, tourism, and retail sectors. She has held teaching, administrative, and leadership roles in UK Higher Education (HE). She researches and writes about digital technologies, economic clusters, skills, and green technologies. She consults with a range of businesses and third sector organisations. She mentors several business and tech start-ups.
Usha has nearly 10 years of Non-Executive Director experience in charities, social housing, schools, and HE. She has experience in investment appraisal, service user outcomes and experiences, audit, risk, assurance, and complex digital transformation.
Richard Spencer, NED - Senior Independent Director
Appointed: 1 November 2018; reappointed 1 November 2021
Term of office: Expires 31 October 2024
Senior Independent Director, Chair of the People and Organisational Development Committee; member of Performance Assurance Committee and Remuneration and Nomination Committee.
Richard is a former director of culture and policy and director of corporate social responsibility at BT, and also worked as the company’s head of strategy and partnerships. Since taking early retirement in 2017, he has been appointed to the Communication Consumer Panel by the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and continues to act as an executive coach. He is also trustee of a homeless charity based in Colchester.