Our Board of Directors

Dr Olu Olasode

Position

Senior Independent Director (SID)/Non-Executive Director.

Responsibilities

  • Chair of the Integrated Audit and Governance Committee

  • Member of the Nominations and Remuneration Committee.

History with the Trust

Term: 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2024 (first term).

Professional background 

Fellow Chartered Accountant, Economist, and Leadership Consultant.

Other current activities and experience

  • Over 32 years of executive leadership experience

  • 25 years as Non-Executive Director and Chairman of audit and governance. This is within public and private sector organisations.

  • Previous organisations include:

  • The Care Quality Commission

  • the Audit Commission

  • local and central Government.

  • Experience in implementing effective governance, leadership, corporate strategy, and financial resilience. 

  • Substantive experience in culture transformation, corporate turnaround and change management. 

  • Delivery of major projects across the private sector, public sector and in Government.

Current roles held

  • Group Chief Executive Officer of TL First Consulting Group,

  • Non-Executive Director and Chair of the East Kent Hospitals Integrated Audit and Governance Committee

  • Independent Chair of Audit and Governance with the London Borough of Croydon Council.