International Women’s Day is business as usual for GatenbySanderson

As women make up 68% of the GatenbySanderson workforce, 71% of our senior leadership and 51% of client appointees, International Women’s Day is business as usual for GatenbySanderson.

We do think it’s a great opportunity though, to pause and recognise some of the great pioneering work being undertaken across public services. Here are just some of the many women, over the last 12 months, we are privileged to have played a part in appointing, who, every day, help shape a better society.

Chief Executives

  • Joanne Wagstaffe, Chief Executive, Three Rivers District Council
  • Anne Marie Graham, Chief Executive Officer, UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA)
  • Helen Ray, Chief Executive, North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
  • Kirsten Major, Chief Executive, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Tracey Cox, Chief Executive, BSW STP and CCGs
  • Louise Barnett, Chief Executive, The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
  • Jan Ditheridge, Chief Executive, Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
  • Melany Pickup, Chief Executive and Partnership Lead, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Amanda Long, Chief Executive, Considerate Constructors Scheme
  • Dr. Alicia Greated, Chief Executive Officer, Knowledge Transfer Network
  • Amanda Garrard, Chief Executive, Berneslai Homes
  • Deborah Heenan, Chief Executive, Red Door Ventures
  • Laurie Bell, Interim Chief Executive, The Cheltenham Trust
  • Mandy Skinner, Assistant Chief Executive, London Borough of Hounslow
  • Kim Wright, Chief Executive, London Borough of Lewisham
  • Debbie Warren, Chief Executive, Royal Borough of Greenwich
  • Liz Bromley, Chief Executive Officer, NCG
  • Vicki Stott, Executive Director of Operations (Deputy Chief Executive), Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
  • Jennifer Coupland, Chief Executive Officer, Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
  • Gee Cook, Chief Executive Officer, West Herts Schools Trust
  • Joanne Oak, Chief Executive,Valleys to Coast
  • Liz Haworth, Group Chief Executive, Halton Housing
  • Caroline Siarkiewicz, Chief Executive of Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), Department for Work and Pensions
  • Kath O’Dwyer, Chief Executive, St Helens Council
  • Joanna Farrell, Chief Constable at Durham Constabulary, Durham Police and Crime Commissioner
  • Catherine Dixon, Director General, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
  • Carilyn Burman, Chief Executive, CILEx Regulation
  • Audrey Murphy, Chief Inspector Jersey Care Commission, Government of Jersey
  • Caroline Langley, Chief Executive, Institute of Psychoanalysis
  • Laurie Bell, Interim Chief Executive, Cheltenham Trust
  • Oonagh Smyth, Chief Executive, Skills for Care
  • Sharon Bell, Chief Executive, Services for Education (S4E)
  • Jane Hughes, Chief Executive, Mental Health Matters
  • Stephanie Edusei, Chief Executive, St Oswald’s Hospice
  • Katie Bell, Chief Executive – Diocese of Sheffield, Church of England
  • Esther Wakeman, CEO, Leeds Cares
  • Sandra Schembri, Chief Executive, Nordoff Robbins
  • Catherine Spencer, Chief Executive, Seafarers UK
  • Sara Livadeas, Chief Executive Officer, The Fremantle Trust
  • Sarah Norman, Chief Executive Officer, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Ms Fiona Dwyer, Chief Executive Officer, Solace Women’s Aid
  • Lisa Wainwright, Chief Executive Officer, Sport and Recreation Alliance
  • Tosca Fairchild, Assistant Chief Executive, North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Jennifer Coupland, Chief Executive, Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.

Chairs

  • Cheryl Hobson, Chair, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner
  • Sue Musson, Chair of the Interim Board, Aintree Broadgreen and Royal Liverpool Hospitals
  • Julie Nerney, Chair, Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
  • Kathy Doran, Chair, The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
  • Donna Hall, Chair, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
  • Lesley-Anne Alexander, Chair, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
  • Catherine Mason, Chair, Community Health Partnerships
  • Dr. Laura Hill, Clinical Chair, Sussex CCGs
  • Julia Rudrum, Lay Vice Chair, Sussex CCGs
  • Jackie Smith, Chair, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
  • Alison Ryan, Chair, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
  • Marie Burnham, Independent Chair, Central Lancashire Integrated Care Partnership
  • Rachel Musson, Chair of Audit, Education and Training Foundation
  • Regina Finn, LCCC & ESC Chair, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
  • Jasvinder Sanghera CBE, Independent Chair – Leeds Safeguarding Children Partnership, Leeds City Council.

NEDs

  • Jessica Turner, Non-Executive Director UCAS Media Limited, UCAS
  • Elizabeth Bishop, Non-Executive Director (Finance), St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Amanda Moat, Non-Executive Director, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Ada Burns, Non-Executive Director, South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Fiona Driscoll, Trustee, King Edward VII’s Hospital
  • Dr. Fiona Marston, Non-Executive Director, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
  • Shalni Arora, Non-Executive Director, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
  • Carmen Drinkwater, Non-Executive Director – Transformational Change, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
  • Parveen Kumar, Non-Executive Director (Clinical), St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Sumita Hutchison, Non-Executive Director, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
  • Eiri Jones, Non-Executive Director (Clinical), Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
  • Rakhee Aggarwal, Non-Executive Director (Clinical), Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
  • Helen Edwards, Non-Executive Director, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
  • Anna Mealings, Non-Executive Director, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
  • Dr. Pui-Ling Li, Associate Non-Executive Director, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Catherine Jervis, Non Executive Director, Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Janet Campbell, Non Executive Director, NED Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Dr. Linda Burke, Non Executive Director, Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Aileen Feeney, Non-Executive Director, Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
  • Cha Patel, Non-Executive Director (Commercial), Community Health Partnerships
  • Clare Urmston, Non-Executive Director – Finance, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Maggie Boyd, Non-Executive Director – Clinical, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Anne Boyd, Non-Executive Director, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
  • Katherine Rodgers, Non-Executive Director, Hyde Housing Association
  • Dr. Elizabeth Harrison, Non-Executive Director, Housing Plus Group
  • Rachel Barber, Non-Executive Director, Housing Plus Group
  • Jane Wynne, Non Executive Director, Sovereign Housing Association
  • Elisabeth Bailey, Non-Executive Board Member – Digital Transformation specialism, Paradigm Housing Group
  • Pauline Essah, Board Director, University of Suffolk
  • Carolyn Hirst, Board Member, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
  • Linda Farrant, Board Member, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
  • Janet Wheatley, Member of the Independent Ethics Panel, South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner
  • Julia Woodhouse, Independent Board Member of the Standards and Regulation Board, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
  • Anne Spackman, Independent Board Member of the Standards and Regulation Board, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
  • Joanna Killian, Trustee, St Mungo’s
  • Caroline Fawcett, Trustee, Alzheimer’s Society
  • Karen Byrne, Trustee, Independent Age
  • Joanne Roney, Trustee, Early Intervention Foundation
  • Kelly Beaver, Trustee, Early Intervention Foundation
  • Sharon Kemp, Trustee, Early Intervention Foundation
  • Sally Burlington, Trustee, Early Intervention Foundation
  • Gina Cicerone, Trustee, OVO Foundation
  • Bridget Fletcher, Non-Executive Director (Clinical), Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Barbara Spicer, Non-Executive Director – Commercial, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
  • Liz Rylatt, Finance Committee Member, UCAS.

Directors – Central Government and Regulation

  • Dr. Jill Hatcher, Chief People Officer, Home Office
  • Victoria Tricarico, Human Resources Director, Competition & Markets Authority
  • Mandy Eddolls, Human Resources Director, House of Commons
  • Juliette Enser, Senior Director, State Aid, Competition & Markets Authority
  • Sarah Anne Blackmore, Executive Director Standards, Social Work England
  • Rachel Cutting, Director of Compliance and Information, Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority
  • Helen Earner, Director of Operations, Charity Commission
  • Laura Webb, Director of Membership, Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE)
  • Fehintola Akinlose, Finance Director, House of Lords
  • Corinne Richardson, Deputy Director of Data Engineering, Department for Education
  • Ann Conway-Hughes, Programme Directors – Transformation, HM Revenue and Customs
  • Gill Evans, Programme Directors – Transformation, HM Revenue and Customs
  • Lolade Onabolu, Senior Programme Director, Home Office
  • Elizabeth Whatmore, Senior Programme Director, Home Office
  • Caron Weaver, Asset Management Programme Director, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
  • Jacqui Archer, Commercial Director, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
  • Pamela Duerden, EHSSQ Director, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
  • Angharad Rayner, Closure Director – Trawsfynydd, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
  • Heather Lees, Director of Finance and Corporate Services, Criminal Cases Review Commission
  • Paula Pitcher, Director of People, DVSA
  • Sarah Jackson, Executive Director – Programmes and Growth, Knowledge Transfer Network.

Directors – Community, Protection and Defence

  • Candida Brudenell, Assistant Chief Fire Officer, Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service
  • Patsy Northern, Director of Corporate Services, Civil Nuclear Constabulary
  • Louise Harrison, Assistant Chief Constable, Civil Nuclear Constabulary
  • Michelle Russell, Director of Partnerships and Interventions, Security Industry Authority
  • Kathryn Robinson, General Counsel, London Fire Brigade.

Directors – Health

  • Peta Stross, Chief Operating Officer, Salford Primary Care Together
  • Elizabeth Calder, Director of Performance and Strategic Development, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
  • Yavenushca Lalloo-Padley, Divisional Managing Director, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Elizabeth Wilkinson, Director of Therapies and Health Science, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
  • Shajeda Ahmed, Director of Workforce, Organisational Development and Inclusion, North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Tiffany Jones, Communications and Engagement Director, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Claire Wilson, Chief Finance Officer, Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Phillipa Hubbard, Executive Director of Nursing and Professions, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
  • Helen Farrington, Executive Director of People and Organisational Development, Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
  • Suzanne Robinson, Director of Finance and IM&T, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
  • Lisa Kelly, Chief Operating Officer, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Maria Nelligan, Director of Nursing & Quality, Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust
  • Hannah Foster, Director of People, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Adel Jones, Director of Transformation and Partnerships, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
  • Camilla Wiley, Chief Nurse, Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Fiona Ashworth, Chief Operating Officer, Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Kathryn MacDermott, Director of Strategic Planning, Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
  • Carolyn Morrice, Chief Nurse, Brighton and Sussex University Hospital NHS Trust
  • Ann Corbyn, Director of People & Organisational Development, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
  • Dr. Suzanne Cleary, Director of Strategy and Partnerships, Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
  • Clare Smith, Chief Operating Officer, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Nicola Hill, Chief of People, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
  • Dr. Afifa Qazi, Medical Director, Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
  • Dr. Clare Morgan, Director of Strategy, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Karen Edge, Chief Finance Officer, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Christine Walters, Chief Information Officer, NHS Greater Manchester Shared Services.

Directors – Housing

  • Kate Silver, Director of People, The Royal Star and Garter Homes
  • Jan Lycett, Executive Director of Business Solutions, The Wrekin Housing Group
  • Amanda Newton, Executive Director – Customer Insight, First Ark Group
  • Sarah Butler, Director of Development and Sales, Moat Homes
  • Carrie McKenzie, Director of People and Communications, Moat Homes
  • Emma Barnes, Finance Director, Accord Group
  • Julie Porter, Executive Director of Development, Vale of Aylesbury Housing
  • Michelle Dawson, Managing Director Community Services Company, Radian Group
  • Claire Nuttall, Director of Strategy & Partnerships, Accord Group
  • Kathy Jones, Executive Director, Housing Plus Group
  • Janet Goode, Executive Director, Housing Plus Group
  • Jo Hough, Executive Director, Housing Plus Group.

Directors – Education

  • Kate Josephs, Director of Funding, Education and Skills Funding Agency
  • Vicki Stott, Executive Director of Operations, QAA
  • Charlotte Briscall, Director of Customer Experience, Digital & Data, Education and Skills Funding Agency
  • Corrine Garbett, Associate Director of HR, University of the Arts London
  • Stephanie Sandford, Director of International and Professional Services, Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
  • Denise Hollebon, Director of Estates and Facilities, University of Wolverhampton.

Directors – Not for Profit

  • Devia Gurjar, Director of Brand and Marketing, Barnardo’s
  • Isabel Hunt, Executive Director of Business Innovation and Insight, National Lottery Heritage Fund
  • Carol Payne, Director of Operations, I CAN
  • Emma Bowman, Director of Children’s Services  – South East, Barnardo’s
  • Annabelle Bonus, Director of Evidence and Impact, Drinkaware
  • Sarah West, Director of Campaigns and Communications, Hospice UK
  • Heather Hauschild, Chief Operating Officer, Portsmouth Catholic Diocese
  • Nicky Wynne, Director of Development, St Paul’s Cathedral
  • Rachel Dufton, Director of Communications & Engagement, British Psychological Society
  • Karen Beamish, Director of Membership and Professional Development, British Psychological Society
  • Tanya Abbott, Operations Director, Brandon Trust
  • Louise Driver, Director of Operations, National Forest Company
  • Hadassa Kessler, Director of Operations and Development, Kisharon
  • June Riley, Group Director of Finance, The Richmond Fellowship
  • Hannah Bronwin, Commercial Director, Energy Systems Catapult.

Directors – Local Government

  • Katherine Church, Joint Strategic Chief Digital Officer, Surrey Heartlands and Surrey County Council
  • Melanie Brooks, Corporate Director Adult Social Care and Health, Nottinghamshire County Council
  • Elizabeth Griffiths, Assistant Director Public Health, Birmingham City Council
  • Jessica Gibbons, Director Communities and Neighbourhood Services, Wiltshire Council
  • Dawn Adey, Director of Internal Operations, Somerset West and Taunton Council
  • Melanie Lock, Director of Adult Services, Somerset County Council
  • Melanie John-Ross, Executive Director – Children’s Services, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Tina Benjamin, Director for Corporate Parenting, Surrey County Council
  • Allison Parkinson, Director of Safeguarding and Family Resilience, Surrey County Council
  • Andrea Newman, Director of Communications and Engagement, Surrey County Council
  • Sue Nelson, Director, Customer Experience, London Borough of Enfield
  • Katie Stewart, Executive Director of Environment, Transport and Infrastructure, Surrey County Council
  • Hayley Connor, Director of Commissioning, Surrey County Council
  • Abi Onaboye, Director Children’s Commissioning and Community Safety, London Borough of Lambeth
  • Elizabeth Ann Cook, Assistant Director – Housing, Chesterfield Borough Council
  • Tinu Olowe, Director of Human Resources & Organisational Development, London Borough of Enfield
  • Mary Morrissey, Director of Economy and Infrastructure, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Christine Durrant, Executive Director, Chesterfield Borough Council
  • Melanie Creighton, Director of Finance and Resources, Liverpool City Council
  • Dr. Muna Abdel Aziz, Director of Public Health, Salford City Council
  • Jill McGregor, Corporate Director of Children’s Services, Trafford Council
  • Rachel Rosewell, Deputy Treasurer, Greater Manchester Combined Authority
  • Julie Mepham, Director for Children’s Social Care, Doncaster Children’s Services Trust
  • Charlotte Walton, Director of Adult Social Care and Health, Cheshire West & Chester Council
  • Lisa Harris, Strategic Director of Place Services, St Helens Council
  • Michelle Cross, Service Director Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and In-House Provision, Kirklees Council
  • Deborah Harkins, Director of Public Health, Calderdale Council
  • Amy Harhoff, Corporate Director of Regeneration, Economy and Growth, Durham County Council
  • Anna Bryden, Director of Public Health, London Borough of Ealing
  • Moira McGrath, Director of Commissioning, Essex County Council
  • Alice Lester, Operational Director, Regeneration, Growth and Employment, London Borough of Brent
  • Kelly O’Neill, Director of Public Health, London Borough of Hounslow
  • Sarah McClinton, Director of Health and Adults Services, Royal Borough of Greenwich
  • Sophie Ellis, Director of Customer Delivery, Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
  • Niran Mothada, Executive Director, Strategy and Communication, Greater London Authority
  • Jessica Crowe, Corporate Director of People, Policy and Performance, London Borough of Newham
  • Jane Bowie, Director of Integrated Adults Commissioning, London Borough of Lambeth
  • Sarah Mulley, Executive Director, Communities and Skills, Greater London Authority
  • Halima Khan, Executive Director, Communities and Skills, Greater London Authority
  • Anna Benbow, Director of Social Investment and Property, Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
  • Amanda Reid, Director of Planning and Place, Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
  • Fiona McDermott, Strategic Director Finance and Investment, London Borough of Lambeth
  • Nichola Jones, Assistant Director inclusion and SEND, Birmingham City Council
  • Lisa Fraser, Assistant Director Education and Early Years, Birmingham City Council
  • Balwinder Kaur, Assistant Director Community and Operational Services, Birmingham City Council
  • Dr. Sabrina Cohen-Hatton, Chief Fire Officer, West Sussex County Council
  • Kitran Eastman, Managing Director, Peterborough Limited.

* Of all candidates who declared

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