Meet the board
Learn more about our board of directors at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust.
Non-Executive Director
Brendan Hill
Non-Executive Director
Louise Nelson
Chair
Ken Jarrold CBE
Appointed February 1, 2018
Qualifications include BA [Hons] in History from Cambridge University, Diploma of the Institute of Health Services Management and an Honorary Doctorate from the Open University
Chief Executive
James Duncan
Appointed February 1, 2022
Qualifications include BA Politics and History and member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy.
Executive Medical Director and Deputy Chief Executive
Dr Rajesh Nadkarni
Appointed January 16, 2016
Qualifications include FRCPsych, MMedSc in Psychiatry (University of Leeds), Doctorate of Medicine (MD) and Diplomate of the National Board in Psychiatry from India and Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS).
Executive Director of Workforce and OD
Lynne Shaw
Appointed June 1, 2018
Qualifications include; MA in Human Resource Management, Post Graduate Certificate in Strategic Workforce Planning, and BA (Hons) in Business Management.
Executive Director of Finance, Commissioning and Quality Assurance
Lisa Quinn
Appointed February 1, 2009
Qualifications include Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).
Executive Director of Nursing
Gary O’Hare
Appointed April 1, 2006
Qualifications include Enrolled Nurse; Registered Mental Nurse and Diploma in the Care and Management of the Mentally Disordered Offender (ENB A71).
Non-Executive Director
Alexis Cleveland
Appointed July 1, 2015
Qualifications include BSc in Statistics and Geography.
Non-Executive Director
Paula Breen
Appointed October 1, 2019
Qualifications include MA (Strategic Human Resource Management); Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD); BA Business Management & Finance; Institute of Leadership and Management (ILAM); Post Graduate Diploma in Education Leadership.
Non-Executive Director
Darren Best
Appointed October 1, 2019
Experience and skills / expertise: 30 years as a Police Officer with over a decade working in senior police leadership roles
Non-Executive Director
Michael Robinson
Appointed January 16, 2019
Qualifications include BA [Hons] in Law from Oxford University. Qualified Solicitor (now retired).
Non-Executive Director
David Arthur, FCA
Appointed January 14, 2019
Qualifications include Chartered Accountant (1977), Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (1982).