Mr. Dean Fathers, Chair of Bassetlaw Primary Care Trust, has been appointed as Chair of Nottinghamshire Healthcare, the County’s mental health and learning disability service provider.
Dean has a wealth of experience in a range of organisations, from blue-chips in the private sector and national Government Departments / Agencies, to medium sized private, entrepreneurial companies. He is an accomplished Director, having held numerous executive and non executive board positions and also has international experience as an organisational change leader, working in areas as diverse as; the automotive industry, construction, distribution, education, media, retail, and pharmaceutical / health in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Dean is Chair and Director of the Centre for Better Managed Health and Social Care at City University, London.
Mr. Fathers will start in post on 1 January 2011 for an initial three-year period to 31 December 2014, and will be paid £23,366 per year by the Trust. He has been appointed by the Appointments Commission in accordance with the OCPA Code of Practice.
As Chair, Dean Fathers will hold Non-Executive Director status with the Trust. All Non-Executive appointments are made on merit, with political activity playing no part in the selection process. However, in accordance with the original Nolan recommendations, there is a requirement for appointees’ political activity (if any declared) to be made public. We can confirm though that Dean Fathers has declared no political activity – nor does he hold any Ministerial appointments.
Dean Fathers will replace departing Chair Professor Clair Chilvers, who retires as Chair following her appointment to Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Dean Fathers commented: “It’s brilliant to be joining Nottinghamshire Healthcare at such an exciting stage in its development. The Trust has recently gained Foundation Trust standard and is proving successful at delivering new contracts and business across its service areas. I look forward to continuing with the great work delivered by Professor Chilvers and working closely with Mike Cooke to consolidate and improve upon the success achieved so far.”
Professor Mike Cooke is Chief Executive of the Trust:
“I am delighted that Dean is joining us – as Chair of a local NHS organisation we have, of course, come across each other during day to day business. Dean has always shown an interest in mental health and learning disability issues and I look forward to working more closely with him to continue the great successes enjoyed by this Trust to the benefit of our staff, service users and carers.”
