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Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is responsible for the operational management of the hospital and, with the participation from the Council of Governors, sets the strategic direction of the Trust.
The Board is made up of executive and non-executive directors. Executive Directors work full-time for the Trust, whilst the Non-executive Directors are appointed by the Council of Governors and give at least three days a month by attending Board meetings and working on specific projects. Non-executive Directors are appointed for three years.
Kamran Malik
Acting Chair
Kamran is a finance professional focusing on business transformation, through a coaching approach to people and culture change.
Kamran qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG, worked overseas with TNT in senior finance roles, was a Finance Director for a start up before joining Royal Mail. In almost 20 years at Royal Mail, Kamran further expanded his business acumen by undertaking various senior leadership roles and professional qualifications including Risk Management , Regulatory Compliance, Procurement, Business and Personal Coaching and as Director of Cost Transformation.
Committees
- Chair of Audit Committee
- Member of Finance and Performance Committee
- Member of Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Terms of office
- Initial appointment (as Associate Non-Executive Director): 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022
- Appointed as Non-Executive Director: 11 September 2021 to 10 September 2024
- Appointed as Acting Chair: 1 September 2023
Dr Richard Jenkins
Chief Executive
Dr Richard Jenkins joined the Trust on 10 February 2020 as Interim Chief Executive on a joint basis with Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, where he is also Chief Executive. He was subsequently appointed Chief Executive of The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust from 1 September 2022 as a joint role with his existing Chief Executive position at Barnsley. He is one of the few qualified and clinically active Chief Executives in the UK. He has previously been the Medical Director for two NHS provider organisations.
He has practiced medicine for over 28 years since graduating from the University of Sheffield in 1991 with an intercalated degree in virology as well as his medical degree. He was a trainee doctor in South Yorkshire until becoming a consultant in 2002, specialising in diabetes and endocrinology. During his training, he held various roles including as Lecturer at the University of Sheffield and he spent three years doing research for a Doctor of Medicine degree.
Executive Directors
Our Executive Directors were appointed because of their business focus and operational / management experience within and outside the health sector.
Michael Wright
Deputy Chief Executive
Michael Wright joined the Trust on 10 February 2020 as Interim Deputy Chief Executive and subsequently became Deputy Chief Executive on a substantive basis on 1 November 2020.
Michael has worked across both the NHS and Department for Work and Pensions. Previous NHS roles include being a director at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the Director of Finance at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Dr Jo Beahan
Medical Director
Jo joined the Trust as Medical Director in December 2022 having previously been Deputy Medical Director at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Jo graduated from the University of Sheffield in 1995 and has worked in a number of acute trusts in South Yorkshire. She has worked as an Emergency Medicine Consultant since 2008. She has held additional roles supporting education and training.
Jo is a CQC Specialist Advisor for the CQC Urgent and Emergency Care. She has a good knowledge of local healthcare challenges.
Helen Dobson
Chief Nurse
Helen was appointed as Interim Chief Nurse in October 2021 and subsequently appointed to the substantive Chief Nurse role. She has extensive experience, qualifying as a dual registered adult / paediatric nurse.
She previously worked at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust specialising in Paediatric Critical Care and has a significant educational background, including being a Lecturer/Practitioner at the University of Sheffield and leading national educational groups. Helen joined The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust in November 2015 as Head of Nursing for our Surgical division. In February 2017 she was appointed as Deputy Chief Nurse.
Sally Kilgariff
Chief Operating Officer
Sally took up the role of Chief Operating Officer in May 2022 after being the Trust’s Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Director of Operations since November 2018.
Sally was born and raised in Rotherham and has extensive experience in the NHS, particularly in Rotherham. She started her career with a placement at Rotherham Hospital while at university, and began her employment in Rotherham in 2001. She has held various managerial roles, including Deputy Chief Operating Officer at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and General Manager roles for Medicine and Community, Surgery and UECC in Rotherham. Through these roles she has established strong working relationships across the Trust and with local partner organisations. Sally has completed a Bsc (Hons) in Business and Technology and a MSc in Health Service Management and Leadership. She completed the first cohort of the Aspiring Chief Operating Officer Programme run by NHSE in 2019.
Daniel Hartley
Director of People
Daniel Hartley joined the Trust in June 2023 as Director of People.
Daniel was previously the Regional Director of Workforce and OD for NHS England across the North East and Yorkshire. He has over 20 years of HR, organisational development and workforce experience, and has held a number of senior leadership roles across large public sector organisations.
Steve Hackett
Director of Finance
Steve Hackett joined the Trust as Director of Finance in July 2021.
Steve has worked in the NHS since 1990 having previously worked for local acute Trusts, NHS England and primary care trusts in the area. He qualified as a Certified Accountant in 1997 and has worked as a Director of Finance in the NHS since 2001, with recent previous roles as Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH).
Non-Executive Directors
Our Non-Executive Directors were appointed because of their business skills and experience and strong links with the local community.
Heather Craven
Heather is a Chartered Accountant who trained with KPMG and has spent most of her career working across a wide spectrum of industries at director levels including FTSE and AIM listed companies.
Since 2006 she has helped a number of organisations, via interim and consultancy roles, to identify operational and financial issues and weaknesses and has delivered solutions to resolve those problems and developed and implemented strategies to deliver growth and profitability. Heather is committed to using her skills and experience to assist the Trust in meeting the challenges it faces in delivering a quality healthcare service and improving its operational performance and financial stability.
Committees
- Member of Quality Committee
- Vice Chair of Nomination and Remuneration Committee
- Chair of Charitable Funds Committee
Terms of office
- Initial appointment: 17 February 2017 to 16 February 2020
- Reappointed: 17 February 2020 to 28 February 2023
- Reappointed: 1 March 2023 to 29 February 2024
Zlakha Ahmed
Zlakha has nearly 40 years of experience of working, leading, managing and overseeing the development of work within Black and minoritised communities in a South Yorkshire context. She set up the Apna Haq organisation a domestic sexual violence support organisation for BME women and girls in Rotherham, of which she still works as a part time CEO. She brings board experience from a local, regional, national and European level. Zlakha was involved in drafting up the NICE domestic violence guidance which was published in 2013. She was awarded an MBE for services to women’s rights and community cohesion in 2014.
Term of office
- Initial appointment as Associate Non-Executive Director: 1 October 2022 to 30 September 2023
Dr Rumit Shah
Rumit is currently a full-time practicing General Practitioner in Hatfield, Doncaster.
A graduate of the University of Sheffield, Rumit initially followed a career path in Trauma and Orthopaedics. His commitment to the NHS spans over 36 years and during this time he has been engaged in various capacities including the Local Medical Committee (LMC), Primary Care Groups, Primary Care Trusts and he has now been elected to a be a Clinical Director of East Doncaster Primary Care Network. He is also the Chair of Doncaster LMC.
Rumit has been a GP Appraiser, on the National Clinical Assessment Service assessing General Practices, a GP member on the Area Prescribing Committee, and the Scheduled Drug Monitoring subcommittee of Doncaster Clinical Commissioning Group.
Rumit is a keen advocate for excellent quality of care delivered in a timely fashion and in a safe environment with a clear emphasis on good communication.
Committees
- Member of Audit Committee
- Chair of Quality Committee
- Member of Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Terms of office
- Initial appointment: 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2021
- Reappointed: 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2024
Martin Temple
Martin is an experienced chairperson with a background in large-scale manufacturing, business services, public sector, regulatory organisations, academia, and the health sector. Through his chairmanship of the Health and Safety Executive and having served for nine years on the Board of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust he has direct experience of the health sector. He has also acted as an Independent Chair for a number of reviews for several governments covering design and the built environment, government business support, and health and safety.
Committees
- Vice Chair of People Committee
- Member of Finance and Performance Committee
- Member of Nomination and Remuneration Committee
- Member of Charitable Funds Committee
Term of office
- Initial appointment: 1 October 2022 to 30 September 2025
Hannah Watson
Hannah is a career HR professional focussed on leading change and has experience in both private and public sector organisations, nationally and internationally.
Currently a Director working part-time in a large government department, Hannah is bringing experience of navigating challenges at scale within a complex political framework, which she combines with prior volunteering as a school Governor in a large high school, and leading people change within commercial organisations.
Hannah lives in West Yorkshire with her husband and daughter.
Committees
- Member of Finance and Performance Committee
- Member of People Committee
- Member of Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Terms of office
- Initial appointment: 17 August 2023 to 16 August 2026
Dee Sissons
Dee Sissons is a palliative care nurse by background and currently the CEO of a children’s hospice that offers services across the East Midlands.
Living locally, she trained in Sheffield and her career spans commissioning, acute services and the independent sector. She has represented nursing and end-of-life care locally and nationally.
Dee plays a key role in nursing leadership and the profession and is passionate about developing others. She brings a wealth of knowledge about practice, professional standards and governance.
Unafraid of a challenge, she has recently embarked on a professional doctorate bringing the nursing voice to the debate on excellence and nursing care. She is also a Florence Nightingale leadership scholar and Chair of the Osteopathic Foundation.
Committees
- Member of Audit Committee
- Member of Quality Committee
- Member of Nomination and Remuneration Committee
- Member of Charitable Funds Committee
Terms of office
- Initial appointment: 1 October 2022 to 30 September 2025
The Executive Directors can be contacted by email rgh-tr.foundation.trust@nhs.net. Please note this email should not be used for complaints.