Cambridge University Hospitals appoints new chief executive

Roland will join the Trust on 16 November along with Sir Ron Kerr who is joining CUH as a board advisor. Iain Alexander also starts work as the Trust’s interim chief finance officer (CFO) on 2 November.

Roland Sinker joins from King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust where he is acting chief executive. He has worked in the NHS for 10 years in senior strategy and operational roles, most recently leading the turnaround at King’s. Prior to joining the NHS, Roland worked as a lawyer and management consultant.

Sir Ron Kerr has an extensive NHS background, having spent over 30 years in senior NHS leadership roles. Ron will undertake the role at CUH part time alongside his existing commitments at Guy’s and St Thomas’ where he is currently executive vice chairman and was previously chief executive for eight years.

The Trust has invited Iain Alexander to take the position of interim CFO. As a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Iain has extensive experience of supporting NHS organisations in turnaround. He has also previously been a director of finance in the NHS.

Jane Ramsey, Chair of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said:

“We are delighted to welcome Roland Sinker to the Trust.  A board advisor, Sir Ron Kerr, is also joining the Trust, as is Iain Alexander who will take up the position of interim CFO between now and the end of the year.

“I know that Roland, Ron and Iain are all greatly looking forward to joining the Cambridge University Hospitals team and to meeting staff, patients and stakeholders.

“As you know we have some significant financial and quality challenges ahead of us and their skills and experience will strengthen our ability to tackle these as quickly as possible.  I look forward to working with them over the coming months.

“I would also like to thank David Wherrett, our workforce director, for his sterling work as acting chief executive over the past weeks, and Jonathan Rowell for stepping into the position of acting CFO.”

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