Our Board and Executive Committee

Non-urgent advice: North West Leadership and Talent Board

The North West Leadership and Talent Board consists of board members from the North West region. They represent a wide range of organisations, systems and networks. The L&T Board are responsible for informing, overseeing and holding to account the delivery of inclusive leadership and talent priorities and activity that is aligned to national, regional and local system priorities. Board members bring a range of complementary skills and experience from across different areas to ensure representation from across systems, sectors and organisations.

Non-urgent advice: NHS North West Leadership Academy Executive Committee

The NHS North West Leadership Academy Executive Committee brings together representatives from across our member organisations. The committee provide strategic leadership and oversight of the work of the North West Leadership Academy, to align leadership and talent development priorities to the needs of member organisations. The Executive Committee work closely with the NWLA team and stakeholders to represent the organisations and systems we serve, share insights from our members and to ensure our offers and quality of service supports leaders now, and in the future.

Welcome from our Chair

I am privileged to take on the role as Chair of the North West Leadership and Talent Board.

Having been part of the Leadership Academy’s development programmes in the past, I am keen to continue to advocate for and support these programmes through this new appointment. It is important that the communities we support have strong, effective leaders who reflect and serve the needs of the people who are using their services, and I am really looking forward to working with the team as we look to the next few years. There are exciting times ahead of as we look to enable the leadership development of our members and support their leadership as they navigate through the challenging but exciting agenda.

Silas Nicholls

Chief Executive Officer
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust

Chair and member of:
NW Leadership and Talent Board
NHS NWLA Executive Committee

Dianne Mardell

Managing Director and Head of Leadership & Lifelong Learning (Interim)
North West Leadership Academy

Member of:
NW Leadership and Talent Board
NHS NWLA Executive Committee

Nicky Clarke

Chief of People
Northern Care Alliance

Co-Chair
NW HRD Network

Member of:
NW Leadership and Talent Board
NHS NWLA Executive Committee

Chris Samosa

Chief People Officer
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board

Member of:
NW Leadership and Talent Board
NHS NWLA Executive Committee

Janet Wilkinson

Chief People Officer
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care

Member of:
NW Leadership and Talent Board
NHS NWLA Executive Committee

James Fleet

Chief People Officer
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Member of:
NW Leadership and Talent Board
NHS NWLA Executive Committee

Jonathan Griffiths

Director of Primary Care
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside

Member of:
NW Leadership and Talent Board
NHS NWLA Executive Committee

Trish Armstrong-Child

Chief Executive Officer
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Member of:
NW Leadership and Talent Board
NHS NWLA Executive Committee

Melissa Swindell

Chief People Officer
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

Member of:
NW Leadership and Talent Board
NHS NWLA Executive Committee

Jan Ledward

Executive Director of Strategy and Partnerships
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Member of:
NW Leadership and Talent Board
NHS NWLA Executive Committee

Sally Senior

Regional Programme Lead (Talent)
NHS England North West

Member of:
NW Leadership and Talent Board

Gillian Bishop

Chief Executive Officer
North West Employers

Member of:
NW Leadership and Talent Board

Paula Cowan

Medical Director Primary Care
NHS England North West

Member of:
NW Leadership and Talent Board

Dr Manisha Kumar

Chief Medical Officer
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care

Member of:
NW Leadership and Talent Board
NHS NWLA Executive Committee

David Curtis

Non-Executive Director
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Member of:
NW Leadership and Talent Board
NHS NWLA Executive Committee

Chris Cutts

Regional Director of Workforce & OD
NHS England North West

Member of:
NW Leadership and Talent Board

Tim Dalton

Clinical Chair
Healthier Wigan Partnership

Specialist Advisor

Elaine Fairhurst

Chair
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Specialist Advisor