Non-executive director appointments at Guy’s and St Thomas’

2 new Non-Executive Directors have been appointed to join the Board at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.

Alison Wilcox and Jamie Heywood have been appointed with effect from 6 January 2025.

Alison began her career in the NHS before moving on to a range of roles spanning management consultancy, HR business partnering, strategy and leadership roles with international businesses Hay Group, Vodafone and BT plc.

Most recently, she was Group HR Director for BT plc, stepping down in 2022 to focus on her non-executive director portfolio. Alison is currently a Trustee Board member and Chair of the Nominations Committee at Health Data Research UK and a non-executive director at Dwr Cymru (Welsh Water).

Jamie is Chief Executive Officer of zolar, which provides software and services to small solar installers across Europe to help accelerate the energy transition. He has over 30 years’ experience leading growing technology companies across Europe and Asia.

He has worked in leadership roles at companies including Uber, Amazon and Virgin Mobile. Jamie has previously held non-executive roles at Autocab, where he was Chair, and at Alon Cellular.

These appointments were approved by the Council of Governors at their meeting on Tuesday 10 December and are for an initial 4 year term.

Charles Alexander, Chairman of Guy’s and St Thomas’, said:

The appointments of Alison and Jamie gives us the balance of skills, knowledge and experience we need across our non-executive directors. Alison’s expertise in workforce and Jamie’s in digital transformation, perfectly match the Trust’s priorities and the challenges the NHS is facing.

Alison Wilcox said:

I’m delighted to be joining the Board of Guy’s and St Thomas’ which is such an important institution, playing a truly pivotal role in the lives and wellbeing of patients, families, communities and staff and with the ambition to lead the transformation of healthcare.

Jamie Heywood said:

I am honoured to be joining the Board at Guy's and St Thomas' and very much look forward to working with the management team, the Council of Governors, and the other Board Members to ensure the Trust's digital transformation delivers for all of its stakeholders.