The Trust
Executive directors
John Wilbraham, Chief Executive
Appointed: March 2003
John joined the trust in 2002 as the Director of Finance before becoming Chief Executive in 2003. During his 16 years leading the trust John has overseen the trust’s integration of acute and community services which is a key element of the current integration agenda.
John is a qualified accountant and Chair of the Institute of Healthcare Management North West
John is the chair or a member of the following committees or groups on behalf of ECT:
Chair:
Clinical Management Board, A&E Delivery Board and the Local Negotiating Committee (LNC)
Member:
Trust Board, Finance, Performance & Workforce Committee, Safety, Quality & Standards Committee, Audit Committee, ECHO – the trust charity, Partnership Forum, Pathology Executive Committee, CT/CC Transformation Board.
Other interests:
- Chair: Institute of Healthcare Management (North West)
- Member: Cavendish Group
Qualifications:
- BA (Hons) Business Studies, Liverpool
- IPFA (Institute Public Finance & Accountancy)
Dr John Hunter, Medical Director 
Appointed: May 2015
Current roles and responsibilities
John joined the Trust in September 2000 as a consultant in anaesthetics with a special interest in critical care and was appointed as interim medical director in November 2014, before being appointed to the role permanently in May 2015. John is leading the development of the trust’s clinical strategy and is building collaborative partnerships with clinical leads in primary, community and secondary care settings, supporting and developing new models of care.
- Consultant in Anaesthetics and Critical Care
- Clinical Lead for Organ Donation
- Chair: Human Tissue Authority Governance Sub-committee
- Lead Director: Clinical Audit Research and Effectiveness Sub-committee
- Lead Director: Medicines Management Sub-committee
- Lead Director: Mortality review Sub-committee
- Lead Director: Local Negotiating Committee
Other Interests:
- Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists
- Member of Intensive Care Society
Kath Senior, Director of Nursing and Quality
Appointed: October 2010
Current roles/responsibilities
Kath began her career as a registered A&E nurse in 1982 and has clinical and managerial experience across a wide range of clinical services. She went on to work in various service improvement roles, with a focus on improving patient and staff experience, clinical access, productivity and efficiency. She became chief operating officer in 2009 and director of nursing, performance and quality in 2010. Kath became the trust’s deputy chief executive in April 2013.
- Deputy Chief Executive
- Executive Lead: Safety, Quality and Standards Committee
- Executive Lead: Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults
- Executive Lead: Community Service Transformation
- Director of Infection Prevention and Control (DIPC)
- Chair: Infection Prevention and Control Committee
- Chair: Safeguarding Sub-Committee
Other interests
- Visiting Professorship of University of Chester
Qualifications
- BSc (Hons) Nursing
- MSc in Management
- Registered General Nurse
Mark Ogden, Director of Finance 
Appointed: July 2015
Current roles/responsibilities
In addition to being accountable for the trust’s overall financial sustainability, Mark leads on the delivery of the trust’s financial strategy, including the cost improvement programme, informatics programme and estates and facilities strategy. Mark brings a wealth of experience to his role, having been a director of finance since 1998 and working across a number of acute and integrated NHS trusts, along with a strategic health authority.
- Chair: Digital Transformation Group, Recovery Programme Board and Capital and Space Planning
- Lead Director: Audit Committee
- Lead Director: Trust’s Nominated Local Counter-Fraud Specialist
- Lead Director: Estates and Facilities (including security)
- Lead Director: Procurement
- Lead Director: Security Management
- Lead Director: Informatics
Other interests:
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Rachael Charlton, Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development
Appointed: May 2011
Current roles/responsibilities
Rachael joined the trust as Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development in May 2011 and leads on the trust’s people management, organisational development and education, library and training agendas.
- Lead Director: Leading the trust’s people management and organisational development and education and training agendas
- Lead Director: Remuneration Committee
- Lead Director: Partnership Forum
- Senior Responsible Officer: CT/CC Transformation Board
Other interests
- Member: Chartered Institute of Personnel Directors
- Executive sponsor: North West Workforce Streamlining Programme
Qualifications
- BA (Hons) Education and Nursing, MA Health Services
Management, both from the University of Manchester
Julie Green, Director of Corporate Affairs and Governance 
Appointed: February 2011
Current roles/responsibilities
Julie has over 30 years’ experience working within the NHS in both commissioning and provider organisations. She brings a vast amount of experience to her role and leads on trust governance, emergency preparedness, business continuity, health and safety and communications and engagement. Julie also acts as the trust’s Senior Information Risk Owner.
- Chair: Serious Incident Review Sub-Committee
- Chair: Information Governance and Health Records Sub-Committee
- Chair: Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity Sub-Committee
- Trust’s Senior information Risk Owner (SIRO)
- Lead Director: Finance, Performance and Workforce Committee
- Lead Director: Risk Management Sub-Committee
- Accountable Emergency Officer
Other interests
- Member: North West Foundation Trust Secretaries
Qualifications
- MSc Healthcare Governance with Distinction (Loughborough)
- Post Graduate Certificate in Clinical Risk Management and Clinical Handling
How to get in touch with our Executive Directors
If you would like to get in touch with our Executive Directors please email Janine Homer – Janine.homer@nhs.net