Council and Committees
As at 31 March 2006
Patron
His Royal Highness The Prince Philip KGKT
The Council
Chairman
Sir Peter Morris AC FRS FRCS
Vice Chairman
Sir Richard Thompson KCVO DM FRCP
Honorary Treasurer
Howard Hughes FCA
Members of Council
Susan J Bell
Richard B Blossom BSc (Hons)
Dr Nicholas A Boon MD FRCP
Robin D Broadley
Dr Nicholas Brooks FRCP FESC appointed 30 November 2005
Professor J Clive Ellory DSc ScD
Professor Godfrey H Fowler OBE MA FRCGP
Professor Anthony M Heagerty MD FRCP
Dr Kevin P Jennings MB FRCP
Dr Barry R Keeton FRCP FRCPCH
Professor Robert Lechler MBChB PhD
Susan H Lloyd
Mr Patrick G Magee FRCSI FRCS
Professor Sir Michael G Marmot PhD FFCM
Keith M H Millar FCA DL
Alistair C Mitchell-Innes
Sir Robin Mountfield KCB
Dr Denise Pollard-Knight PhD appointed 30 November 2005
John H Salmon FCA
Professor Peter S Sever PhD FRCP
Anthony Spink
Professor Kenneth M Taylor MD FRCS
Benjamin H B Wrey MA (Cantab)
The following members retired during the year:
Gordon A Campbell MA FREng retired 30 November 2005
Dr Huon H Gray MD FRCP retired 28 July 2005
Executive Committee
Chairman
Howard Hughes FCA
Members
Susan J Bell
Dr Nicholas A Boon MD FRCP
Robin D Broadley
Dr Barry R Keeton FRCP FRCPCH retired 30 November 2005
Susan H Lloyd
Sir Robin Mountfield KCB
Dr Denise Pollard-Knight PhD appointed 30 November 2005
John H Salmon FCA
Professor Kenneth M Taylor MD FRCS
Sir Richard Thompson KCVO DM FRCP
Ex-officio
Peter T Hollins
John M Edwards FCA
Professor Peter L Weissberg MD FMedSci
Aneesha Moreira
Kenneth C Blair
Betty McBride
Remuneration Committee
Chairman
Howard Hughes FCA
Members
Alistair C Mitchell-Innes
Sir Peter Morris AC FRS FRCS
John H Salmon FCA
Investment Committee
Chairman
Benjamin H B Wrey MA (Cantab)
Vice Chairman
John M Edwards FCA
Members
David Beale FIA
Howard Hughes FCA
Keith M H Millar FCA DL
Nick Train BA (Oxon)
Ex-officio
Peter T Hollins
Audit Committee
Chairman
Howard Hughes FCA
Members
Keith M H Millar FCA DL
John H Salmon FCA
Shops Committee
Chairman
Alistair C Mitchell-Innes
Members
Susan H Lloyd
David E Lockyer MSc
Gareth Thomas appointed 8 June 2005
Andrew J Varley
Ex-officio
Peter T Hollins
John M Edwards FCA
Kenneth C Blair
Betty McBride
Senior Executives
Director General
Peter T Hollins
Secretary and Finance Director
John M Edwards FCA
Medical Director
Professor Peter L Weissberg MD FMedSci
Director of Fundraising
Aneesha Moreira
Shops Chief Executive
Kenneth C Blair
Director of Policy & Communications
Betty McBride
Director of Human Resources
Rachel Bennett BD FCIPD appointed 1 March 2005
Medical Committees
Chairs and Programme Grants Committee
Chairman
Professor Robert Lechler MBChB PhD
Vice Chairman
Professor Peter L Weissberg MD FMedSci
Members
Professor Cyrus Cooper DM FRCP
Professor David C Crossman MD FRCP
Professor Robin F Irvine PhD FRS
Professor Peter Scambler FRCPath FMedSci
Professor Stephen K Smith DSc FMedSci
Professor Nick B Standen PhD FMedSci
Professor Paul M Stewart MD FMedSci
Ex-officio
Peter T Hollins
Professor Jeremy D Pearson MA Ph
Valerie Mason
Project Grants Committees
Chairmen
Professor J Clive Ellory DSc ScD
Professor David J Webb DSc FRCP
Members
Professor Timothy J Aitman DPhil FRCP
Professor D John Betteridge MD FRCP appointed 11 May 2005
Dr Shoumo Bhattacharya MD MRCP retired 22 March 2006
Mr Robert S Bonser MRCP FRCS
Professor Keith M Channon MD MRCP
Professor Nish Chaturvedi MBBS MRCP
Professor Kieran Clarke BSc PhD retired 13 July 2005
Professor John N Danesh MBChB MPhil appointed 13 July 2005
Professor John E Deanfield MB FRCP
Professor Tim W Evans DSc FRCP retired 14 September 2005
Professor Astrid E Fletcher BA PhD retired 13 July 2005
Professor Keith N Frayn ScD FRCPath retired 18 January 2006
Professor Chris J Garland BSc PhD
Dr Sarah J George BSc PhD appointed 11May 2005
Professor Judith A Goodship MD FRCP
Dr David R Greaves BSc PhD retired 18 January 2005
Professor Alistair S Hall PhD FRCP appointed 23 November 2005
Professor Sian E Harding BSc PhD
Professor Alun D Hughes BSc MBBS PhD
Professor Juan C Kaski DSc FRCP
Professor William A Large PhD BPharm
Dr Nicholas W Morrell MD FRCP
Professor David E Newby PhD BM DM appointed 18 January 2006
Dr Christopher M H Newman PhD FRCP appointed 18 January 2006
Dr Sussan Nourshargh BSc PhD
Professor Chris J Packard DSc FRCPath
Professor Julian F R Paton PhD
Professor David J Paterson MSc DPhil appointed 14 September 2005
Professor Chris Peers BSc PhD
Dr Catherine M Shanahan BSc PhD
Professor Godfrey L Smith BSc PhD retired 11 May 2005
Professor Peter H Sugden MA DPhil
Professor Christoph Thiemermann MD PhD
Professor Adam D Timmis MD FRCP retired 22 March 2006
Dr John N Townend FRCP FESC
Professor Stephen P Watson PhD FMedSci appointed 13 July 2005
Professor Peter H Whincup MB PhD appointed 23 November 2005
Professor Roger G Wilcox DM FRCP retired 14 September 2005
Dr Christopher Wren FRCP
Ex officio
Peter T Hollins
Professor Peter L Weissberg MD FMedSci
Professor Jeremy D Pearson MA PhD
Valerie Mason
Fellowships Committee
Chairman
Professor Peter Sever PhD FRCP
Members
Professor Mark J Caulfield MRCP
Professor S M Cobbe MD FMedSci appointed 7April 2005
Professor Keith A A Fox FESC FRCP
Dr Andrew A Grace PhD FRCP retired 7 July 2005
Professor Andrew C Newby MA PhD retired 12 January 2006
Professor Richard D Vaughan-Jones BSc PhD
Professor Bryan Williams MD FRCP appointed 6 October 2005
Ex officio
Peter T Hollins
Professor Peter L Weissberg MD FMedSci
Professor Jeremy D Pearson MA PhD
Valerie Mason
Emergency Life Support and Defibrillation Committee
Chairman
Professor Stuart M Cobbe MD FRCP
Members
Dr Viv Armstrong MB FRCA
Dr Ian Bullock PhD RGN
Dr Mick Colquhoun BSc FRCP
C Sian Davies MBE RGN
Harry Dymond BSc
Dr Tom Evans FRCP FACC
Dr Anthony J Handley MD FRCP resigned 12 May 2005
Gill Haskett RGN
Ian Hayton MBA BSc appointed 12 May 2005
Ian McDougall RGN RMN
Dr Jerry Nolan FRCA
Will Scott
Di J Standley BEd (Hons) MILAM
Dr Norman Vetter MD FFPHM
Ken Wenman Spara MA appointed 17 November 2005
Mark Whitbread MSc
Michael Willis OBE resigned 17 November 2005
Ex officio
Peter T Hollins
Professor Peter L Weissberg MD FMedSci
Dr P Michael Knapton MBBChir FRCGP appointed 16 January 2006
Betty McBride
Aneesha Moreira
Maura Gillespie
Katharine Peel
Andrew Reid
Colin Elding
Claire O’Neill
Mary Richardson
Hospital Care and Professional Training Committee
Chairman
Dr Nick Boon MD FRCP
Members
Professor John Bligh MD FRCGP
Dr Laura Corr PhD FRCP
Dr Sandeep Gupta MD FRCP
Dr Peter Mills FRCP
Dr Mark Monaghan PhD
Jill Riley MSc RN
Dr Caroline Shuldham MSc RGN
Ex officio
Peter T Hollins
Professor Peter L Weissberg MD FMedSci
Dr P Michael Knapton MBBChir FRCGP appointed 16 January 2006
Betty McBride
Nicki Cooper
Maura Gillespie
Belinda Linden SRN BSc
Jackie Lodge
Katharine Peel
Primary Prevention Committee
Chairman
Professor Sir Michael Marmot PhD FFCM
Members
Dr Fiona Bull PhD MSc
Dr Julia Hippisley-Cox MRCP(UK) MRCGP
Dr Kevin Lewis
Professor Klim McPherson MA PhD
Professor Andrew Steptoe DPhil DSc
Ex officio
Peter T Hollins
Professor Peter L Weissberg MD FMedSci
Dr P Michael Knapton MBBChir FRCGP appointed 16 January 2006
Betty McBride
Nicki Cooper
Maura Gillespie
Jackie Lodge
Qaim Zaidi
Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention Committee
Chairman
Professor Richard Hobbs FRCP FRCGP
Members
Dr Mark Davis MB MRCGP
Susie Dinan
Dr Chris Isles MD FRCP
Professor Bob Lewin MA MPhil
Jan Procter-King
Dr Jane Skinner
Dr Malcolm Walker
Ex officio
Peter T Hollins
Professor Peter L Weissberg MD FMedSci
Dr P Michael Knapton MBBChir FRCGP appointed 16 January 2006
Betty McBride
Aneesha Moreira
Nicki Cooper
Jackie Lodge
Belinda Linden SRN BSc
Shirley Hall
Qaim Zaidi
Maura Gillespie
Observer
Maree Barnett (Department of Health)