THE SCAR FREE FOUNDATION - Key Persons
Geraldine is a retired rheumatologist and worked at The Royal Free Hospital, London, until 2018. Geraldine's late husband, Michael, was responsible for founding The Scar Free Foundation (formerly The Healing Foundation) in 1999.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Trustees
Hemani Modasia-Shah was first introduced to The Scar Free Foundation in 2007, becoming one of our lived-experienced Ambassadors. Hemani survived severe burn injuries when she was eighteen months old. Hemani brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the Board, not only as providing the patient voice, but in addition is a qualified doctor, working as a GP
General Sir Nicholas Carter is Vice President of The Scar Free Foundation, a British Army officer and Chief of the Defence Staff since 2018. Previously, Nick was head of the British Army as Chief of the General Staff.
Lord Patten of Barnes is Vice President of The Scar Free Foundation, and is a former British Politician. He served as the last Governor of Hong Kong from 1992 - 1997, and was Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1990-1992. Lord Patten was also Chairman of the BBC Trust between 2011-2014, and now serves as the Chancellor of the University of Oxford. He was awarded a Knight Bachelor for services to medicine and medical education in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours.
Lord Rose is the President of The Scar Free Foundation, elected in 2011, and is Chairman of the internet grocery retailer Ocado. Previously, Stuart was the Chief Executive and Chairman of Marks & Spencer. Stuart was knighted in 2008 for services to the retail industry and corporate social responsibility and made a life peer in September 2014. He has supported The Scar Free Foundation since 2001 and served as both Appeal Chairman and Chairman.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive
- Scar Free Foundation Staff Member
Brendan has been Chief Executive of The Scar Free Foundation (formerly the Healing Foundation) since April 2004. Before joining the Foundation, Brendan was Director of the Mary Rose Foundation raising funds and the profile of Henry VIII's Tudor warship, and enjoyed previous positions with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Cancer Research UK.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Trustees
- Trustee
David Allen has been a Trustee of The Scar Free Foundation since its inception in 1999. He is honorary chairman of DHL UK. In 1986 was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in recognition of his services to world trade.
Hugh Twiss is Vice President of The Scar Free Foundation. Following a long and successful career with Fleming Investment Management, Hugh joined The Scar Free Foundation as honorary treasurer and trustee before becoming Vice President.
Job Titles:
- Member of Our Board of Trustees
Richard Collier is a member of our Board of Trustees. He is a former Managing Director of Lehman Brothers and JP Morgan Chase. Richard was also Finance Bursar of Balliol, University of Oxford, between 2007 - 2019. As well as being a member of the Foundation's Trustee Committee, Richard also serves on the Foundation's Finance & Operations Committee.
Simon Weston is our Lead Ambassador, and a veteran of the British Army. Simon was seriously injured in the Falklands War after his ship, the Sir Galahad, was bombed, leaving him with burns to 46% of his body. In the 2016 New Year's Honours, Simon was awarded a CBE for his charitable work. He is currently the Patron of the Falkland Veterans Foundation, The Enham Trust, Allied Service Trust and an Ambassador for Changing Faces.
Tim is a former accountant and a survivor of the Paddington train crash, 1999. Tim has been a Trustee since 2006 and also serves on the Foundation's Finance & Operations Committee.
Job Titles:
- General Counsel for Reed & Mackay
Alex has over 20 years of legal experience; much of it in pharma and healthcare. Currently, Alex works as General Counsel for Reed & Mackay. Notably, Alex was a finalist for the award of ‘Young Corporate Counsel of the Year 2006 and 2008 in the British Legal Awards, as well as winning General Counsel of the Year in 2009 and a Team Finalist for Legal Department of the Year in 2010.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Trustees
- Member of Our Board of Trustees
Alison Clarke is a member of our Board of Trustees, and has over 25 years of experience working with some of the world's best known global corporations. Alison was CEO of Weber Shandwick Asia, before joining Huntsworth PLC as Business Development Director and then becoming the CEO of Grayling UK & Ireland. Alison also is the former President of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations, and the former Chairman of the Public Relations Consultants Association. As well as being a member of the Foundation's Trustee Committee, Alison also serves on the Foundation's Finance & Operations Committee.
Job Titles:
- Scar Free Foundation Staff Member
- Head of Finance & Operations
Amanda joined The Scar Free Foundation in 2014. She has previously worked as an Executive Assistant to Kevin Godlington, and as Company Secretary for the Godlington Foundation. In addition, Amanda has volunteered and worked in Asia and Australia.
Job Titles:
- Scar Free Foundation Staff Member
- Head of Research Funds
Charlotte joined The Scar Free Foundation in 2014 having previously been Research Manager at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society for 5 years. Prior to this she worked in private office and project management positions at the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman and the BBC.
Professor Peter Weissberg is our Research Council Chairman, and is a cardiovascular physician. Professor Weissberg is the former Medical Director of the British Heart Foundation, and was appointed as the British Heart Foundation Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine in the University of Cambridge. Professor Weissberg currently chairs the UK Biocentre Board, and is also a trustee of the British Cardiovascular Society.
Sir Ken Calman is Vice President of The Scar Free Foundation, and is a former surgeon, oncologist and cancer researcher. Ken was Chief Medical Officer of Scotland, and then England, and has been the Chancellor of the University of Glasgow since 2006.