Executive Director of Finance and Corporate Resources

Chris joined the ambulance service in October 2015 as the Trust’s Deputy Director of Finance and from February 2018 he was the interim Executive Director of Finance and ICT. Chris was appointed Executive Director of Finance and Corporate Resources in February 2020.

Chris has had a 30-year career in finance in NHS Wales, during which time he has served as interim Director of Finance at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board and Head of Finance for the NHS Wales Health Collaborative.

He led a radical overhaul of how organisations were funded following the reorganisation of NHS bodies in Wales, and the creation of the current seven Local Health Boards in 2009.

Along with being the Executive Director of Finance, Chris will hold the portfolio for all of the Trust’s Corporate Resources, including Estates and Fleet, as well as being responsible for the Trust’s capital programme.

He will also act as the Trust’s Senior Responsible Officer for the continuing implementation of the 111 service in Wales.