Trustees
Richard Meddings
Chair of the board
Bio
I am the Chair of the board and have wide experience both as an executive and also as a non-executive director across a wide range of organisations.
Richard brings extensive leadership experience across the health and financial sectors and has contributed significantly to public service and charitable initiatives. He served as Chair of NHS England, where he led post-pandemic recovery, reducing the elective backlog, developing long-term workforce and capital plans, investing in digital platforms, and supporting the devolution to integrated care boards and also chairing the NHS Genomics Medicines Service.
Previously, Richard has held senior Board roles in major companies including Standard Chartered, Credit Suisse, Deutch Bank, 3I, TSB and Legal & General. He also served for seven years on the Board of HM Treasury and was Chair of Seeing is believing, an avoidable blindness charity and Deputy Chair of TeachFirst.
Richard is currently a non-executive director on the Board of HSBC and Chair of Birmingham Health Partners.
I am honoured to chair Breast Cancer Now. It is a hugely important charity and mission, providing not only funding for lifesaving research but also importantly providing direct life-changing support for anyone affected by breast cancer. While progress has been made, there is still so much more to do to transform the outlook for all those affected by this devastating disease.
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