Two new appointments have been made to the Board of Directors of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals.
Craig Jones MBE has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director from 1 July 2011. Lewis Doyle has been appointed as Non-Executive Director designate from 1 July 2011 and will become a full voting member of the Board on BSUH’s authorisation as an NHS foundation trust in late 2012.
Craig is a workplace diversity expert and key advisor to industry and the Government on the diversity business case. He has been widely acclaimed for his work to make financial services companies better places for women to work and received, on behalf of Barclays, the Opportunity Now Award for Advancing Women in the Workplace in 2011.
Craig’s move into financial services followed a 20 year career in the Royal Navy. Between 2000 and 2008, as a serving Lieutenant Commander, he led groundbreaking work to help integrate gay men and women in the Armed Forces and was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2006 for service to equality and human rights. In his lengthy frontline military career he served in operations in Northern Ireland and the Northern Arabian Gulf.
Craig is a member and former Trustee of the Kemp Town Society and a current Board Member of Employers Forum on Disability.
Lewis Doyle has extensive public and FTSE sector experience and has worked in the public sector, financial services, support services and defence and aerospace. During his career Lewis has held a number of Directorships, operational and audit appointments and led a number of diverse teams including IT, estates, marketing and digital exploitation, customer services and Health & Safety.
Lewis is a Chartered Public Accountant and has a number of diverse business interests and in addition is a member of two audit committees, a volunteer with The Sussex Air Ambulance Trust and sits on the disciplinary panel of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA).
Chairman of BSUH Julian Lee said:
“I am extremely pleased that Craig and Lewis have been appointed to the BSUH Board. They bring a wealth of experience from both the public and private sectors and I am looking forward to working with them.”
Craig Jones’ appointment has been made by the Appointments Commission in accordance with the Commissioner for Public Appointments’ Code of Practice. Lewis Doyle’s appointment as a Non-Executive Director designate has been made by BSUH in accordance with the same principles. All non-executive appointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the selection process. However, in accordance with the original Nolan recommendations, there is a requirement for appointees political activity (if any declared) to be made public.
Craig Jones and Lewis Doyle have declared no political activity in the last five years and hold no other ministerial appointments.
Craig’s four-year term of office as a Non-Executive Director of BSUH began on 1 July 2011. Lewis’s term of office as a Non-Executive Director designate began on 1 July 2011 and will continue until NHS foundation trust status is achieved, following which he will be appointed for a three year term of office. Non-Executive Directors in NHS Trusts receive remuneration of £6,096 per annum.
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