Trustees

Jonathan joined the Thames Hospice Board in 2011 and became Chair in 2018. He retired from Heatherwood & Wexham Park NHS Hospitals FT in 2012, after 22 years as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon.

Jonathan was Medical Director of the Trust for more than four years, during which time he developed a wide knowledge of the local health community, together with specific experience in infection control, patient safety and governance. He was an examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons of England from 2003 to 2015. Jonathan and his wife Hilary have three children and, as of 2016, three grandchildren.

Retirement has allowed Jonathan to spend more time with his enlarging family, travel the world, enjoy the variety of London theatre, follow Wasps rugby, play tennis and walk Burnham Beeches with their flat coat retriever. Jonathan has always had a passion for Lepidoptera (insects including butterflies and moths) and volunteers for Butterfly Conservation; regularly counting and photographing butterflies in Bucks during the summer.

Chris is a graduate of Edinburgh University and has had a career in agribusiness and the food industry, specialising in supply chain management. He has had director roles in procurement, manufacturing and supply chain across Europe for Nestle and United Biscuits.

He ran his own Supply Chain and Change Management consultancy business, and has worked with ABF, Northern Foods, RHM and latterly Premier Foods and Burtons Biscuits.

As well as his role as Vice-Chair at Thames Hospice, Chris is Trustee and Secretary of The Prince Philip Trust Fund for The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. He is Chair of the Windsor & Eton Choral Society, Vice-Chair of the Windsor and Eton Society, a Lay Steward at St George's Chapel, Windsor, a Director of St George’s House, a Trustee of The Foundation of The College of St George, Windsor Castle and a local committee member of Macmillan Cancer Support. Chris lives in Windsor with his wife Linda and also has a home in St Andrews.

Bruce worked at Frimley Park Hospital as a Consultant Urologist for 22 years, during which time he was lead for Urology, Clinical Director for Surgery and Chair of the pioneering End of Life Steering Group. Bruce was also the training program director for Urology in KSS Deanery.

From 2016 until he retired in 2019 he worked at Frimley Health, part-time, as the Freedom to Speak Up Guardian - an impartial source of advice and help to staff raising a concern. He continues a longstanding interest in teaching communication skills to senior doctors and nurses. During lockdown, he has developed the course so that it can now be delivered online, effectively. He is interested in patient safety and in bringing humanity back into healthcare, which are values Thames Hospice holds dear.

Bruce lives locally and is married to Bridget; they have three children and three grandchildren. He enjoys skiing, walking, fishing and supporting the England rugby team.

Andy joined the Board of Trustees at Thames Hospice in 2017 and Chairs the Finance and Investment Committee.

Andy is a partner and financial reporting specialist at RSM, a leading provider of audit, tax and consulting services to middle-market businesses. He works with his colleagues to bring creative solutions and sound support to his clients. Andy has spent most of his career in the top mid-tier of accountancy firms and has also worked for General Healthcare Group.

In his free time, father-of-two Andy spends time with his boys and his wife often getting lost within the grounds of beautiful National Trust properties and playing football at Virginia Water. When he can, he likes a good book or playing video games. Andy also likes to get to the pool a couple of times a week for a swim to keep his energy and fitness in check.

Margaret joined the Board of Trustees at Thames Hospice in September 2013. As part of her role she serves on the HR, Patient Care & Quality Committees at the charity.

Margaret aims to develop awareness of the special role of hospice care across our community, create opportunities for learning and development and appropriately support teams to achieve their full potential.

Margaret brings a wealth of people, organisation and leadership development career experience to the varied and challenging role of Trustee. A Chartered Fellow of the CIPD, Margaret held HR & OD leadership roles in the private and public sector - in global companies including Shell, Motorola and DHL - and as Director of HR & HRD in the NHS.

Margaret now runs her own Strategic HR & OD consultancy - supporting people and businesses to achieve their best performance.

Since 2015, she has proudly supported achieving the vision of a 'leading edge' Hospice at Bray Lake to serve the needs of local people. Margaret has also been privileged to volunteer (since 2006) her calligraphy skills to record entries in the Hospice Memorial Books to support bereaved families.

Margaret was proud to be a Games Maker at Eton Dorney for the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics and, in 2014, a Clydesider (volunteer) for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

She is also a Trustee of Headway Thames Valley (the brain injury charity).

A keen rugby supporter, she still aspires to be a backing singer/saxophonist with Roxy Music - anticipating the audition by singing with Windsor's Rock Choir - and learning to play the alto sax in her spare time.

Ken joined the Board of Trustees in 2012 and was Chair of the Committee overseeing the build of the new hospice.

Ken previously worked as Finance Director at the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and its sister organisation, the International Award Foundation.

Before joining the charity sector, Ken worked for the international communications group Cable and Wireless. Here he held a number of senior financial and commercial positions, including Chief Financial Officer for its North American operations and business responsibility for their operations in the Middle East, Africa and the Indian Ocean.

Jacinta has worked in Market Research for over 20 years. She learnt her skills at top market research agency BMRB, working for government, commercial and charity clients.

Since 2001 she has run her own specialist research consultancy, conducting surveys and interviews exclusively for charities, to help them with their marketing, fundraising and strategy. She also provides research to Compass Partnership management consultants. Jacinta joined Thames Hospice as a trustee in September 2013 and is on the Revenue Generation and Marketing Committee sub-committee.

Jacinta has lived in Maidenhead for many years. Outside work she enjoys watching her sons play football, is a member of a local reading group, plays tennis (badly) and loves skiing.

Judith became a Thames Hospice Trustee in 2017 after a long career as a GP and Senior Partner in a Maidenhead practice.

She also spent five years on the board of WAM (Windsor, Ascot and Maidenhead) Clinical Commissioning Group, giving a clinical focus to the commissioning of services for local residents.

Judith is married to her husband Clive, has three grown-up children and two grandchildren. She enjoys skiing, playing golf and travelling.

For over 20 years Craig has been helping charities improve their fundraising results. He is a successful consultant and author and works with fundraisers around the globe.

He is passionate about the hospice movement and spent the first half of his career working in independent hospices and at Sue Ryder. He first experienced hospice care in his teens when his aunty received wonderful end-of-life care.

Outside of work, he is a foster carer, season-ticket holder at Everton, avid reader and occasional golfer and gardener.

Catherine brings a wealth of experience, knowledge and expertise to the Thames Hospice board following a successful career specialising in paediatrics and community nursing.

She has extensive health service experience across a variety of settings including acute hospitals, community providers and commissioning groups. Catherine has worked at the Department of Health with the Performance Improvement Team leading interventions in emergency care. Before retiring, she worked at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital as the Director for Community and Children’s Mental Health.

Having lived experience of hospice care, Catherine is passionate about the sector and sees the Hospice as a place of hope when everything in life can be very dark and grim.

Catherine is a keen walker with her Cocker Spaniel 'Lottie', particularly along the River Thames. She has a large family and an eclectic mix of friends spread far and wide - travel and keeping in touch is what she enjoys most.

Jon joined the Thames Hospice Board in 2020 and is on the HR & Nominations Committee and Finance & Investment Committee.

He is a qualified accountant, treasurer and member of the Institute of Directors. With more than 30 years experience of director-level leadership of finance, systems and change teams, he has worked with a number of global multinational companies in various industries. He is a trustee of other charities and is full of admiration for what the sector contributes.

Jon is married and has three adult children. He enjoys rugby from a distance but participates in running and cycling. His other pleasure includes reading history and living in the Thames Valley which offers plenty of history to see.

Jon says:

"I am very honoured to be a Trustee of Thames Hospice whose wonderful staff provide compassionate care and support to our community, making such a difference to so many lives each year."

Nilesh joined the Board of Trustees at Thames Hospice in 2020 and sits on the Finance and Investment and Income Generation and Marketing Committees.

Nilesh is a Chartered Accountant and was a Partner and then CEO of Blick Rothenberg, a London based accounting and tax consulting practice. Having grown the business from 200 to 600 people he stepped down from the role in August 2020. Nilesh continues to act as a strategic adviser to Blick Rothenberg as well as sitting on the Advisory Board of another commercial business.

Nilesh chose to become a Trustee for Thames Hospice after experiencing first-hand the difficulty of caring for a family member at home without the support of a local hospice. During his time at Blick Rothenberg, Nilesh also supported a local children’s hospice and was moved by the work they did with very limited resources.

Nilesh said:

“I feel very fortunate in my life and am fortunate to have skills and experience which others can hopefully use. Thames Hospice ticks all the boxes for me in terms of what it does and the values it lives by.”

Nilesh is married and has four children, three grandchildren and a dog. In his spare time he enjoys time with the family as well as walking, playing golf, reading and armchair support for most sports. He is an avid traveller having visited over 50 countries around the world.

Starting her career in the civil service, Janet King joined Frimley Park Hospital in 1987 working for West Surrey and North East Hants Health Authority as Personnel Manager.

Janet became a Director of Frimley Park Hospital NHS Trust in 1991 and is currently the Director of HR and Corporate Services and Deputy Chief Executive at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. Janet’s portfolio includes human resources management, all non-clinical support services, estate and capital planning.

After experiencing first-hand the support and care Thames Hospice provides for our patients and their families, Janet believes end-of-life care is a basic human right for everyone, providing a vital service to the population. On the Board Janet aims to help strengthen the links between secondary care and the Hospice so that we can jointly provide the best care for end of life patients.