URSULA KEYES TRUST - Key Persons
I am a married Chartered Building Surveyor who was born and bred in Chester. Ursula Keyes was a friend and neighbour for over 20 years and I provide advice on the property portfolio.
I worked as a family doctor in Chester until my retirement in 2007. I was a member of Chester Round Table with fond memories of Xmas floats etc. to raise money for local charities. Since then I have maintained my interest in medical developments providing advice to the Trust on health matters from 2013 onwards. I am married with 2 children and 2 grandsons.
I have lived in Chester for over 50 years and was a solicitor with a local firm for over 30 years also sitting as a part time District Judge. My work involved me in the needs of the family and the disabled. I am married with a wife, two daughters and five grandchildren. I was appointed to the Trust in 2005 and have supervised the management of the legal matters amid other responsibilities.
Now retired, previously Managing Director of a local printing company. Magistrate on the Chester bench. Commissioner for Taxes. Non-executive director of the Chester and Halton Community NHS Trust. Co-Director with Ursula Keyes on the board of the Royalty Theatre in Chester.
I was a Chartered Accountant in Chester for over 40 years. I have acted as trustee for a number of Charities and currently I am the Hon Treasurer and trustee of The Drugwatch Trust. I have been president of Rotary Club of Chester and a Past Chairman of The Chester and North Wales Society of Chartered Accountants. I live in Chester with my wife Jane and we spend most of our time with the family including four grandchildren.
I was born and raised in Cheshire and started my medical career at the Countess of Chester Hospital. I have recently retired from my position as a breast surgeon at the Ursula Keyes Breast Centre at the Countess. I'm a keen baker and seamstress and enjoying getting out on my e bike when the weather is kind.
Mrs Sian Preston (Dr Hill) will add her medical skills to the Board of Trustees as a former consultant anaesthetist at the Countess of Chester Hospital for 22 years from 1997 to 2019. Sian has lived in Cheshire for 35 years and volunteers at Save The Family. She is married with two daughters, a son and three grandchildren.
I worked as a Consultant Cardiologist in Chester until my retirement in 2020 and was for many years Chairman of the Chester Committee of the British Heart Foundation. I am Churchwarden of St John the Baptist Church, Guilden Sutton. I bring my knowledge of medical matters to the work of the Trust.