St Andrew's Healthcare Board of Directors

Rt Hon Paul Burstow, Non-Executive Chair

Former Health Minister, Rt Hon Paul Burstow has a wealth of experience and insight in mental health and social care, having served as Care Minister during the coalition government.

Among his portfolio of roles Paul is a Professor of Mental Health Public Policy at the University of Birmingham, Chair of the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust as well as the Chair of the Social Care Institute for Excellence.

Appointed as Chair: 1 October 2020.

Rupert Perry, Non-Executive Director

A qualified chartered accountant and IT entrepreneur, Rupert  set up Pirum, a fintech start-up focussed on automating operational processes in the global securities finance markets in 2002. He served as Pirum’s Chief Executive until 2014 and the business was sold to a private equity buyer in 2015. He remains involved with the company, as both a management consultant and non-executive director.

Rupert has been a Governor of St Andrew's Healthcare since 2017 and was appointed as a Board Member and Trustee in December 2022.

Sheryl Lawrence, Non-Executive Director

Sheryl qualified as a chartered accountant, specialising in external and technology audit before joining the retail banking sector in 1996. Her roles have covered internal audit, risk management and compliance at Barclays, Lloyds and Santander banks as well as Nationwide and Coventry building societies. 

She has been an independent non-executive director since 2018 and chairs the audit committee at RCI Bank and the risk committee at DF Capital Bank.

Appointed board member and trustee in December 2023.

Andrew Lee, Non-Executive Director

Andrew is an experienced banker and asset financier having held Executive Board positions in the Lloyds Group, Co -op Group and several other financial institutions. Having retired from Executive Board roles he is now an experienced NED having held Board positions in financial services, healthcare, UK consumer protection and charitable foundations. Andrew is an experienced Board Committee Chair (Finance, Risk, Audit, Strategy, Compliance) and Chairs St Andrew's Finance Committee.

Board member and Trustee since May 2020.

Ruth Bagley, Non-Executive Director

Ruth has extensive experience in both the public and private sectors. She is currently Chair of the Warwickshire Rural Housing Association and a Council Member at Keele University. Ruth comes from a Local Authority background where she was a Chief Executive. She brings wider experience in housing, and higher education and is now keen on complementing that with experience in the healthcare sector.

Board member and Trustee since June 2021.

Karen Turner, Non-Executive Director

Karen has an extensive career which has included time in hospitals, health and local authorities, including Director of Prevention at NHS England and NHS Improvement; Director of Mental Health, at NHS England, and Director of Mental Health, Disability and Equalities, in the Department of Health.

She currently holds non-executive roles at the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Evelina Women and Children’s Services, Guys and St Thomas’s Trust, and Strength and Learning through Horses.

Board member and Trustee since September 2022.

Stephen Shrubb, Non-Executive Director

Stephen Shrubb began heading up the Quality and Safety Committee in October 2022. A former nurse, he has a long-standing track record in mental health and has progressed to significant leadership roles in mental health providers, as well as in national bodies. He began his career as a mental health nurse in 1980 and went on to work for the NHS for more than 40 years before retiring in 2015.

Board member since October 2022.

Dr Vivienne McVey, Chief Executive Officer

Vivienne joined St Andrew's from HCRG Care Group where she was Chief Executive. Vivienne originally qualified as a doctor and worked as a full time GP before taking on a clinical leadership role within the NHS as Executive Chair of Chiltern and South Bucks Primary Care.

Vivienne is a board member and trustee.

Dr Sanjith Kamath, Executive Medical Director

Dr Sanjith Kamath has been a Consultant Psychiatrist since 2007, working in both the NHS and the private sector before joining St Andrew's Healthcare in 2012.

He was heavily involved in implementing outcomes driven, value-based healthcare across the charity, leading to his appointment as Executive Medical Director in 2018.

Board member and Trustee since May 2018.

Dawn Chamberlain, Chief Operating Officer

Dawn Chamberlain began her role as Chief Operating Officer in September 2022, having been working for NHS England as Director for Clinical Improvement.

A former Occupational Therapist, Dawn has extensive experience leading transformation and service improvement across all aspects of health and social care.

Previous roles in the NHS include London Productivity Director at NHS Improvement, Chief Operating Officer at South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust and Assistant Director Inpatient and Therapy Services at Brent Community Services.

Dawn is a board member and trustee.

Kevin Mulhearn, Chief Finance Officer

Kevin joined St Andrew’s Healthcare during the height of the pandemic in May 2020, navigating his way in the new role as Finance Director during an extremely challenging period for healthcare. He quickly became familiar with the complexities, financial and operational challenges both within the charity and across the mental health sector.

Kevin has worked in the financial sector for 25 years, having started out as a trainee accountant. Since then he has continuously progressed and held various Senior Finance positions and prior to joining St Andrew’s Healthcare he was Finance Director at Maximus Ltd, an organisation helping people access health, employment and disability services.

Kevin is a board member and trustee.