- Trustees, Management & Advisers
Trustees, Management & Advisers
Trustees
- Professor Paul Lorigan (chairman; professor of medical oncology, University of Manchester)
- Dr Katharine Acland (consultant dermatologist, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Trust)
- Mrs Deborah Beirne (nurse consultant clinical research, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust)
- Professor Martin Cook (consultant histopathologist, Royal Surrey County Hospital)
- Dr Pippa Corrie (consultant medical oncologist, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)
- Dr Mark Harries (consultant medical oncologist, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust)
- Professor Richard Marais (scientist, CRUK Manchester Institute)
- Dr Jerry Marsden (consultant dermatologist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham)
- Dr Paul Nathan (consultant medical oncologist, Mount Vernon Cancer Centre)
- Mr Howard Peach (consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust)
- Professor Barry Powell (consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon, St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust)
Management and Advisers
- Chief Executive Officer: Simon Rodwell
- Financial Adviser: Stephen Sandys
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