Our Board

Kathy is the Chair of the ICB board and the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Partnership, as well as the Chair of Derby and Derbyshire ICB.

Prior to this Kathy was Medical Director at Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for over six years, where she was also a consultant physician at the trust from 1994 until 2009.

Kathy was the Medical Director at the former NHS Trust Development Authority for three years up to 2016 and prior to this she was the Clinical Transitions Director, helping to build the NHS Commissioning Board, which is now NHS England.

Her work has focused on improving quality by building clinical leadership and expertise across the system, supporting the most challenged organisations and leading change.

Kathy was chair of University Hospitals Derby and Burton until 2022. She has also sat as a non-executive director at Barts Health and Barking Havering and Redbridge NHS Trusts.

Additionally Kathy is chair of the NHS Confederation’s Integrated Care System Network board.

In 2018 Kathy was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for her services to leadership across the NHS.

Amanda Sullivan has 37 years of experience in clinical practice, commissioning, and system transformation. She is currently Chief Executive at NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (ICB), a role she formally assumed in July 2022. Her previous roles include: 

• Accountable Officer for Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) between 2020 – 2022 where she oversaw the merger of 6 CCGs and the development of integrated system working. She was the Interim Accountable Officer for the 6 CCGs between 2018 – 2020.

• Accountable Officer at Newark and Sherwood CCG and Mansfield and Ashfield CCG between 2012 – 2018, supporting the development of a health and care alliance across Mid Nottinghamshire.

• Chief Operating Officer at Newark and Sherwood CCG and Interim PCT Cluster Director of Nursing for the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire PCT Cluster from 2011 – 2012, leading the establishment of a new organisation and overseeing service quality.

• Director of Nursing, Quality and Governance at Nottinghamshire County Teaching Primary Care Trust from 2007 – 2011, where she was awarded a prestigious Florence Nightingale Scholarship.

• Acting Director of Nursing and Emergency Planning Lead, then Interim Deputy Director of Nursing at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust from 2005 – 2007, where she developed a new model for nursing and midwifery practice across the whole trust.

• Staff Nurse, Midwife and Consultant Midwife from 1988 – 2005.

Stephen is a qualified accountant with a substantial knowledge of both the Public and Private sectors.  He has significant and varied board experience at both Executive and Non-Executive level working in highly complex business, legal and statutory environments.

After qualifying as an accountant Stephen joined Bass plc. and had several senior financial roles in the company’s HQ and hotel subsidiaries.

He has had a wide variety of posts since, including five years in Hong Kong as Chief Financial Officer and Head of Development and IT for Holiday Inn – Asia Pacific. He also held successful financial roles in Belgium, Germany, South Africa, Spain and the USA.

In 2003, Stephen joined Nottingham Trent University where he held the post of Chief Financial and Operations Officer with overall responsibility for Finance, Estates, Commercial Development, Legal, Registry, IT, and Governance Services.  He was also appointed as a member of the Board of Governors and the Academic Board. Stephen left NTU in 2016 and joined Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS FT as a Non-Executive Director. He went to become Vice Chair at Notts Healthcare and to Chair the Audit and Risk Committee.

Stephen also acts as Non-Executive Director / Governor with each of the following local organisations: –

• Marketing NG (and Chair of F and GP);
• The Nottingham Business Improvement District (BID) as Chair;
• DHU Healthcare CIC;
• Nottingham High School; and
• Portland College.

Outside of work, Stephen is keen participant and spectator of sports of all kinds and has a passionate interest in environmental issues.

Jon graduated in 1991 from Reims Business School with a double degree in International Business Administration and then spent the early part of his career in international sales management.

Jon moved into general management roles in the late 1990s, spending eight years as a Director of the UK’s leading wholesaler of office products.

Jon has been involved with the NHS for more than thirteen years. Since 2015, Jon has been working in a non-executive capacity for multiple Clinical Commissioning Groups and he chaired the Governing Body of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire CCG.

Outside of work, Jon is married with two sons and lives in Nottinghamshire.

Victoria is a highly experienced healthcare professional with over 25 years of leadership across a diverse range of health and care organisations. With a deep understanding of commissioning, Victoria has worked extensively across primary, community, and acute sectors, shaping services that meet the evolving needs of populations.

Throughout her career, Victoria has championed integrated approaches to health and wellbeing. Most recently, Victoria has led work on the development and implementation of integrated neighbourhood health models—an approach that places individuals and communities at the centre of care. She brings insight, credibility, and a clear vision for system transformation, underpinned by a commitment to person-centred, place-based care.

Professor Adamou OBE is a Consultant Psychiatrist in neurodevelopmental psychiatry (ADHD and ASD) at South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

Marios has over 10 years of NHS Board Level experience having served at East Riding CCG, Northumberland CCG and Wigan CCG where was also the Chair of Quality Committee. He completed master level degrees in Mental Health Studies (MSc), History (MA), Medical Law (LL.M) and Business Administration (MBA). He has postgraduate certificates in Medical Education (PGCE), Risk Management (IRMCert), Philosophy, Public Health and Heath Economics. He completed a PhD by research.He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (FRCPsych), Royal College of Physicians (FRCP), Faculty of Occupational Medicine (FFOM), Higher Education Academy (FHEA), the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) and the Royal Society of Public Health He is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (CMgr FCMI) and Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Directors (CDir FIOD).

Ifti is a partner member of the Board bringing a perspective of Mental Health and Community Care Services. Ifti is Chief Executive of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in England, employing more than 9,000 staff and providing services from over 257 locations. Formerly Chief Executive of Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, and mental health nurse by background, Ifti has significant experience of effective leadership. He also holds a number of national positions, including Chair of the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Network, and Co-Chair of their BME Leadership Network.

Kelvin is a partner member of the Board bringing a perspective of general practice, Primary Care Networks, dental, community pharmacy and optometry.

Dr Kelvin Lim is an experienced and practising GP as well as Medical Director of local NHS provider, Primary Integrated Community Services (PICS).

Kelvin has been based in Eastwood Primary Care Centre (EPPC) since 1991, having qualified from the University of Nottingham in 1986. During this time he has been part of two successful practice mergers and he has set up EPPC as a training practice. He is skilled in Healthcare Information Technology, Family Medicine, Primary Care, Emergency Medicine, and Medicine. Kelvin has special interests in Respiratory Medicine and Cardiology, and has success with running an acupuncture service in Eastwood for pain relief.

Kelvin started up PICS with longstanding colleague and EPCC’s Practice Manager, Alison Rounce, to provide community services to their local patients. Wholly owned by over 130 Partners in General Practice within Nottinghamshire, the mission of PICS is to provide quality, safe and personalised services for the benefit of the patient, not for profit. Kelvin believes change and improvement comes from harnessing the passion of health care colleagues to improve the patient journey.

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Gary is a qualified chartered accountant, privacy and AI Governance Professional.  An accomplished senior executive with 20 years’ extensive experience he has operated at board level in a variety of roles within a number of complex organisations across Financial Services, Leisure and Retail. He is also a Non-Executive (or Independent Director) with positions in the Health, Education and Charitable sectors.

After operating at all levels under his primary discipline from Financial Accountant through to Finance Director, Gary transitioned into various operational roles and led the GDPR implementation in the UK for a major global financial institution whilst advising the Group across its European jurisdictions.  He has also been the serving Data Protection Officer for a challenger bank, and is currently Chief Privacy Officer for a global energy provider with operations in the Americas, EMEA and Asia.  In addition to his CPO/DPO responsibilities, Gary is leading his organisation’s Global AI Governance Program where he is acting Responsible AI Officer.  As an internationally recognised Privacy expert he has both presented at and chaired conferences and panels across Europe and the US.

A seasoned executive with excellent communication, influencing and change management skills, he has an exceptional track record of leading businesses through critical transformational change programmes. A highly collaborative, critical thinker who demonstrates resilience, adaptability and drive. His motivational leadership style enables him to inspire his teams to deliver excellent results, whilst maintaining an environment based on honesty, trust and mentorship.

Mehrunnisa’s career has seen her serving in a number of equality and diversity related roles, including as a Diversity Training Advisor for HM Prison and Probation Service, the Head of Equality and Diversity at the Law Society and, most recently, as Director of Inclusion, Corporate Complaints, Consumer Affairs, and Equality and Diversity at the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Mehrunnisa has served in a wide variety of governance-related roles, including non-executive positions at the Heart of England and United Hospitals of Birmingham NHS Foundation Trusts, and as a member and Chair of a number of boards and panels.