KIDNEY CARE UK - Key Persons
Amar is a Cambridge mathematician, Harvard Business School alumni and Chartered Accountant who worked in the City for 10 years. In 2007, he left to become an entrepreneur and has since founded, grown and sold brands across various sectors, including Dishoom and MTHK. He has experience in business strategy, financial management and building customer-centric brands.
Amar has been a kidney patient for nearly 30 years, having been diagnosed with end stage renal failure as a teenager and managed work, study, travel and family life while on haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and a short period as a transplant patient.
Angela was for many years a partner in a City law firm specialising in employment and media law where she also had a significant business development role. She subsequently specialised in business development for Barristers' Chambers.
She is currently an Ambassador for Corporate Engagement for Middlesex University which involves networking and building relationships with businesses for the benefit of the University and its students. She has a particular interest in diversity and social mobility.
Caroline has 15 years' experience working in the charity sector and is currently a Director of Services at a national charity. She is responsible for the safe and effective delivery of support to beneficiaries through a multi-channel helpline and support programmes.
She also manages commissioned work with NHS Integrated Care Boards across England.
Throughout her career she has led significant step change, building high performing teams and introducing impact and quality standards.
Caroline has a real passion for innovation and is inspired by opportunities to lead organisational development.
Caroline was recently diagnosed with Polycystic Kidney Disease and is a patient at King's College Hospital.
Job Titles:
- Chartered Accountant
- Finance Director
Charlotte is the Finance Director of Kidney Care UK.
She joined in 2023 and is responsible for the organisation's financial operations and financial reporting.
Charlotte has held senior finance positions in the charity sector for 14 years. Prior to that she worked as an auditor for 6 years, specialising in charities and small entities.
Charlotte is a qualified Chartered Accountant. She holds a Diploma in Charity Accounting and has a Masters degree in Grantmaking and Philanthropy.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Senior Leadership Team
- Policy Director
- Chairman of the Organ Donation Committee at West Herts
Fiona spent 5 years on dialysis (PD and HD) after her kidneys failed as a consequence of the rare disease tuberous sclerosis and also kidney cancer, before receiving a transplant from her husband in late 2006.
She is involved with numerous groups working to improve standards of care for kidney patients and led the charity's work on Covid-19, the organ donation opt-out law and the continuation of dialysis provision in the EU post-Brexit.
She set up and chaired the UK Renal Registry patient council and has contributed as a lay representative to many of the kidney guidelines produced by NICE.
Fiona is chair of the Organ Donation committee at West Herts hospital, and vice chair of the Lister Area Kidney Patients Association.
Graham is Consultant Nephrologist at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham with clinical interests in kidney transplantation, rare causes of kidney disease and kidney disease in pregnancy.
He is immediate Past President of the Renal Association having been Clinical Vice President.
He is President of the QEH Kidney Patients Association and Chair of Metchley Park Medical Society.
Passionate about improving service delivery, Graham is ex National Renal Co-Lead for Getting it Right First Time and co-authored the Renal GIRFT National Report which is accepted as the blueprint for service improvement by NHSE Renal Services Transformation Programme.
Graham was a founder member of the Kidney Quality Improvement Partnership.
Job Titles:
- Trustee
- Advanced Nurse Practitioner at Evelina London Children 's Hospital
Gráinne is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner at Evelina London Children's Hospital. Her clinical interests include young adult health; she has collaborated with colleagues nationally and internationally, working to improve care of young transplant recipients.
Gráinne's research interests include the impact of transplantation on families & treatment adherence. She is an Honorary Senior Lecturer in the University of Cape Town, working with Nursing Masters students.
Gráinne was previously Director of the International Transplant Nurses Society, has sat on Committees of the International Paediatric Transplant Association and is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Kidney Care.
She is joint team manager of the Evelina London VIPs and has been to every Transplant Games since 1996.
Job Titles:
- Consultant
- Trustee
- Member of the Renal Association ( Now UKKA ) Executive
Henry is a Consultant Nephrologist at the Belfast City Hospital with a clinical interest in transplantation. He has previously worked as Clinical Director and Chair of Division where he had a particular focus on service development and patient safety. Prior to his present post he was a Consultant Nephrologist at Antrim Hospital where he established the Renal Unit.
Henry has been a member of the Renal Association (now UKKA) Executive and Vice Chair of the Clinical Services Subcommittee. He has had a long association with Transplant Sports.
Henry has extensive experience in governance outside of his work, currently serving as Chair of the Board of Trustees of ScoutsNI and of a local charity working with people with mental health problems and learning difficulties.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Senior Leadership Team
- Director of Fundraising, Marketing and Communications
- Is Director of Fundraising, Marketing & Communications
He has spent the last decade working in leadership positions in the third sector, raising millions for charity and leading on national awareness campaigns to support acutely disadvantaged people across the UK.
His life changed after his youngest son became critically ill as a baby, which opened his eyes to the power of philanthropy and the wonderful work done by charities to support the most vulnerable in society.
He is passionate about social mobility and eradicating inequalities in the healthcare system. He is a Special Advisor to Yes Futures, a charity that exists to empower disadvantaged 8-16 year olds to develop self-esteem and make ambitious choices, leading to success at school and flourishing future lives.
Lewis has worked in international development for over 25 years, and has had leadership roles living and working in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Africa. He currently works as the Chief Executive of the global poverty eradication charity BRAC UK.
Lewis has lived with kidney failure for over 30 years. In that time he has had two kidney transplants and experienced most forms of dialysis, including two years on peritoneal dialysis and three years on nocturnal haemodialysis at home. He had his latest transplant at Guy's Hospital in 2021.
Lewis is passionate about promoting the health and wellbeing benefits of home-based self-care for dialysis patients.
Maddy was a Vice President in Global Talent Development at Goldman Sachs for 7 years, focusing on diverse talent pipelines and inclusive leadership before setting up her consultancy in 2016.
She consults for MedTech, pharmaceutical and healthcare organisations on market access, comms, policy and advocacy.
She is a passionate campaigner and advocate in the kidney community combining public speaking, advisory work, research involvement and peer support with a particular interest in home dialysis and young adults.
Maddy has been on home dialysis for 25 years since she was a teenager, having had a failed kidney transplant attempt. She believes life has to come first and that it's possible to live absolutely normally and thrive whilst on nocturnal home haemodialysis.
Mike has a career in institutional global asset management spanning over 34 years. He is the managing director for the UK subsidiary of Western Asset Management, a firm he joined in 1996 as international chief investment officer.
Mike actively engages with clients on investment solutions and advises on key drivers of the investment management industry and regulatory trends. He is passionate about sustainable investing and actively involved in developing best practice in ESG investment integration. Since 2014, Mike has also chaired the FTSE Fixed Income advisory committee which oversees and advises on the operation of FTSE's bond indices.
Paul has been Chief Executive at Kidney Care UK since 2019.
Following a career in marketing and organisation strategy in the private sector, Paul has spent over 15 years working in national charities with a particular focus on long term health conditions and psychosocial support for patients and their families.
He has been at Kidney Care UK since 2015 and has led the transformation of the charity from a primarily grant-giving organisation to an active, campaigning patient charity, responsible for developing and delivering patient support services, ensuring that the patient voice is at the heart of improvements in health and care services and campaigning for change.
Richard has been with Danske Bank, Northern Ireland's largest bank, since 1996. Following a range of front line roles and senior positions in personal banking and business banking, he became part of the Executive Team in 2015. Richard is now the bank's Managing Director, Strategy and Commercial Development, responsible for the bank's strategic direction and implementation as well as being a member of the Bank's Board. Richard has wide range of banking experience including governance, financial management and all aspects of customer service.
Richard has been a patient of Belfast City Hospital's Renal Unit for over 35 years and received his second kidney transplant in 2011 from a living family donor.
Rob is a partner in a large professional services firm specialising in tax (including tax audit), mergers and acquisitions and advises clients in the financial services sector. In 27 years with the firm he has held leadership roles in the tax and deal advisory practices and is a member of the tax and legal and financial services leadership teams. Rob has a range of experience including business strategy, practice leadership and relationship, operational and people management. He is a member of Chartered Institute of Taxation and Affiliate member of Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Rob has been a kidney patient with Guy's Hospital for 15 years; he was diagnosed with CKD in his late twenties and received a living donor transplant in 2008 following a period on peritoneal dialysis.
Job Titles:
- Trustee
- Trustee / MD, FRCPCH, FRCP, MRCP ( UK ), FCP ( SA ), MBBCh
Sally has been working as a Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist at Birmingham Women's & Children's Hospital since 1995, having completed her doctorate on research conducted at the Institute of Child Health in London and Great Ormond Street Hospital. She has pioneered research and treatment in rare inherited kidney disorders, particularly those needing both combined liver kidney transplantation.
Sally has served on many national committees for the Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health and more recently acted as Vice President of the Renal Association and President of the British Association for Paediatric Nephrology from 2018 to 2021. She has a particular interest in medical ethics and served as an expert member of her hospital Ethics Committee for 12 years.
Sarah is a partner with a large professional services firm.
She specialises in governance and risk management working across a range of sectors, with a focus on not-for-profit and charitable organisations.
She is a professional member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.
Job Titles:
- Director of Patient Services
Sarah has worked in the third sector for more than ten years, bringing skills and experience from a career in marketing and applying them to providing valued services for people living with chronic health conditions.
In her time at the Macular Society, she led on patient programmes including peer support, psychosocial and helpline services.
Shivani is a Psychologist by background.
She has balanced a portfolio of strategic leadership in higher education with contribution to community through voluntary roles in areas such as health, art, and education.
Shivani's research and leadership practice both have a focus on equity and inclusion. She has disrupted the status quo to drive wider access to research for patients living with one or more long-term conditions including kidney disease.
Within organisations, she has conceived and implemented a wide range of people strategies, with demonstrable impact in areas such as reducing gender pay differentials. Her commitment to equity and inclusion has been recognised in several awards.
Outside of work, Shivani is a semi-professional dancer!