BOARD
Our board is made up of leading figures from industry, charities, medics and government
Trustees
Trustees
The Viscount Brentford of Newick
A solicitor by training, Crispin's career has been centred in London working with what is now Taylor Wessing. He has been involved in peace building in Africa for over 20 years and was, until recently, a member of the House of Lords where he had special interests in African affairs, human rights and the needs of charities. He gives time and support to many small charities. Crispin continues an active involvement in youth work - an interest he has held all his life. He is an avid tennis player! Married to Gill, Crispin has four children and four grandchildren.
Dr Hazel Butler - retired General Practitioner
Hazel has been a doctor since 1969. After training at Bristol she worked there and then worked in Surrey, London and Kent. In Cranbrook she single-handedly ran a practice for nearly 20 years and was a GP trainer. She recieved a number of high awards for her medical work. Hazel combined her career with that of vicar's wife, and during that period was particularly involved in youth work and work with young marrieds. Since retiring Hazel has visited a variety of developing world nations to run clinics, taking with her IHP medicines. SHe has published a children's book and created a CD - 'Heavenly Humpties'. She runs retreat days and is developing a web-based ministry. Hazel has three sons and seven grandchildren, and enjoys gardening, theatre, cooking and reading.
Gary Davies - Partner, Indigo Creative Marketing
Gary has worked in the advertising and marketing field for over 25 years in the UK and the US. He also worked with Operation Mobilisation, spending four years on the MV Logos (incorporating the world's largest floating book exhibition), mostly in South East Asia and Africa. Since 1993, Gary and his wife Flora have run Indigo Creative Marketing, working primarily with charities. Gary's interests include sailing, music, gardening, travel…. and his three children! He plays in a music group and is an accomplished guitarist.
Stephen O’Brien CBE (Chair IHP) - President of London First; Chair of Tower Hamlets PCT; and founding CEO of Business in the Community
Stephen's career has been in the financial sector. His posts include Chair of Charles Fulton Holdings, Director of Jessel Toynbee and Co, Non-Exec Director of the Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum, and founding CEO of Business in the Community. He was Joint President, Chair, and founding CEO of London First. Stephen is Chair or Director of numerous Trusts and Councils, Chair of Governors of the University of East London and an ordained deacon in the Church of England. Married with 4 children and three stepchildren, Stephen is actively involved in his community through membership of several Trusts, including the Immigrants Aid Trust and the Advisory Council for the Prince's Trusts. His interests include classical music, carrying his wife's harp, gardening, cooking and needlepoint.
Helena van Kan - Trustee
Helena has worked within the banking sector, both in marketing to major corporate clients and in property finance. Since leaving the City, Helena has concentrated on her family and overseeing a large building project. She is an active member of a school PTA and her interests include raising money for various charities, gardening, theatre, travel, tennis and art. Helena is married to Julian and has 2 daughters.
Members
Dr R W Barker - Director General of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI)
Richard has been involved in healthcare and pharmaceuticals for the last 25 years. He is currently the Director General of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) representing the industry to government and other stakeholders, and on the boards of the European and International equivalents. Prior to this he spent more than a decade in the United States, managing IBM's healthcare business and Chiron's diagnostics operation and also working with early stage biotechnology companies. His interests include mountain walking and kayaking and playing with his new granddaughter!
Anthony Dunnett CBE - President, IHP
Anthony worked in banking for 25 years, in the UK and abroad, ending as Finance Director of a number of HSBC's businesses. He spent 10 years working in Government, firstly in the DTI, and then heading up English Partnerships. In 1999 he became founding CEO of the South East England Development Agency. A former cubs leader, Anthony was also churchwarden for six years. His interests include working on his lathe, gardening, athletics, music and modern architecture. He is married to Ruth and they have three children and seven grandchildren.
Ruth Dunnett - Company Secretary
IHP Following a degree at Sussex University, Ruth worked as a teacher overseas and in the UK. For over fifteen years she has combined facilitating community adult education courses with running a retreat property, involvement in church government and more recently, pursuing a further degree. Ruth is the mother of three young adults. She is a school governor and has many varied interests including dance, walking, reading, creating recipes and singing. She is quite passionate about dark chocolate!
Hon Jake Epp - vice chair, IHP; Chair of Health Partners International of Canada; and Chair of Ontario Power Corporation
Jake Epp has been the Chairman of Health Partners International of Canada since 2002 and a member of the Board of Directors since the early 1990s. Mr. Epp has had an illustrious career as a politician and a leader in the private and public energy field. He was Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Minister of Health and Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. He is presently Chair of Ontario Power Corporation Throughout his life, Mr. Epp has been active in his community and has held various leadership positions including board member of Steinbach Bethesda Hospital, Eastern Manitoba Children’s Aid Society, and the China-Alberta Petroleum Centre based in Beijing, China. In 2005, Mr. Epp was named Chancellor of Tyndale University College and Seminary.
Ram Gidoomal CBE - Chair of London Sustainability Exchange
Ram is Chair of London Sustainability Exchange and an entrepreneur and former UK Group Chief Executive of the Inlaks Group, a multinational employing 7,000 people worldwide. Made a CBE in 1998 for services to the Asian Business Community and Race Relations, he is Chairman of Employability Forum, helping refugees into jobs, and of the South Asian Development Partnership. Past Mayoral candidate for London. His hobbies include reading, current affairs, swimming and walking!
Professor The Lord McColl CBE (Ian) - Professor of Surgery; Chair of Mercy Ships; and President of the Leprosy Mission
Lord McColl pursued a medical career at St Bartholomew's Hospital and then Guy's where he has remained as Professor of Surgery. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary (Lords) to Prime Minister John Major and continues to play an active role in the House of Lords. Lord McColl is Chair and surgeon to Mercy Ships UK and Vice-Chair of Mercy Ships International. He is also President of the Leprosy Mission and Vice President of the Prince of Wales' Health Council on Disability Partnership. He is actively involved in many charities and makes frequent visits to a Mercy Ship. His wife, children and their spouses are all involved in medicine.
Peter O'Driscoll - Partner of Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe
Peter O’Driscoll, a partner in the London office, is a member of Orrick's European Corporate Group. He has extensive experience in cross-border M&A, private equity and capital markets transactions in various emerging markets, Europe and the U.S. Although Mr. O’Driscoll has advised on transactions in a variety of sectors, a number of the transactions on which he has recently worked have been in the telecommunications, minerals and energy sectors. Mr. O'Driscoll has been a resident of London since 1991, and practiced in New York from 1987 to 1991.
Trudi Hilton BPharm(Hons) MSc MRPharmS - IHP Chief Pharmacist, West London Mental Health NHS Trust Chief Pharmacist
Trudi Hilton is a Chief Pharmacist in the NHS where she has specialised in the treatment of people with mental illnes. She is the Mental Health representative on the National Professional Committee of the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists, was a founder of the College of Mental Health Pharmacists and has been involved in pharmacy consultations with the Department of Health and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society if Great Britain. When time permits Trudi plays in a 'Clarinet Choir' and sails her Comet dinghy on the Thames.