Bio

I recently joined Vodafone as 'Head of Centre for Health' working with Deloitte. I have spent the vast majority of my career as a senior finance professional (FCCA) but moved into Business Development and then Sales from 2018. My career spans both the public and private sectors, my role prior to Vodafone being with Oracle where I worked across Health & Social Care; Central Government and its Agencies; the Police; and Retail, Media and Gaming. Having managed both Finance and Sales teams, irrespective of what function I work in and second only to the talented people I have worked with, technology has been the greatest enabler of innovation, productivity and efficiency. I work closely with clients to progress their ability to improve outcomes and the 'end-user' experience whilst, particularly as an ex Finance Director and civil servant, understanding budgetary constraints. I am passionate about technology in Health & Social Care - particularly since COVID - and how we can support the whole 'system’ in being more coherent and accessible to patients/users to improve outcomes. This is something that impacts us all in many ways every day and there is so much more we can do! Diversity, sustainability and social value are hugely important to me and I am proud to support the 'Social Investment Business' (SIB) as a Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit and Finance Committee. SIB supports a wide range of organisations providing (through grants and loans, but also advice and practical help) finance for fairer communities. I also volunteer with a local charity, 'Cook4Care', preparing and delivering meals to Young Carers and their families and run by two very inspiring women.