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Who we are

ELIZABETH FINN CARE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Richard Down
Chairman of the Board of Trustees

Richard Down has held Senior Management appointments in a range of British and international public and private sector projects, since the early 1980s. Between 1992 and 2005 he acted as an Advisor to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and played a leading role in coordination of the G7/8 Summits and EU Presidency meetings. In this role he was credited with pioneering private sector corporate partnerships with major UK government events. Mr Down is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and, as well as being Chairman of the Elizabeth Finn Care Board of Trustees, holds the post of Chairman of our Investment Committee.

Michael Pavia
Honorary Treasurer

Michael Pavia is Chairman of the Pension Trustees of Elizabeth Finn Care. He is a Non-Executive Director of Thames Water Utilities Ltd, Salamander Energy Plc and Telecom Plus Plc. He is a member of the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, where he is also chairman of the audit committee.

David Astor

David Astor was National Chairman of the Council for the Protection of Rural England from 1983 to 1993, and has been involved with a number of private and charitable organisations, including Classic FM, Action for Prisoners’ Families, the Royal Society of Arts and is a Trustee of Glyndebourne Productions Ltd.

Matthew Baker

Matthew Baker is a specialist communications professional with experience of broadcasting, public affairs, digital technology and high profile crisis management. He is currently Controller of Press & Publicity for Channel 4 Television.

Susan Bonsor

Susan Bonsor has been a long-term supporter of Elizabeth Finn Care and is currently Chairman of the Case Committee and a Volunteer Visitor. Mrs Bonsor was also Chairman of two major fundraising events at Christie’s.

Bill Colvin

Bill Colvin became a Trustee of Elizabeth Finn Care in September 2009. An accountant by background, he has extensive experience in the Care Home Sector and was non-Executive Chairman and CEO of Southern Cross Healthcare plc until 2008. Previously, Mr Colvin was Chief Executive of NHP plc and Group Finance Director of British Borneo Oil & Gas plc, amongst other earlier high profile appointments.

The Viscountess Downe

Lady Downe is County President of the North Yorkshire Committee of Elizabeth Finn Care, and a Volunteer Visitor for our Case Department. Lady Downe served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees from 2003 to 2006. She is a Deputy Lieutenant of North Yorkshire and was appointed High Sheriff of the county in 2006.

She is currently a Magistrate sitting on the Scarborough Bench, and involved with many Yorkshire charities.

Richard Halcrow

Richard Halcrow is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of Elizabeth Finn Care and the Nominations Committee. Mr Halcrow is a Director for Westhall Capital, a specialist Investment Bank, and has served on various Boards and Advisory Committees including British Invisibles, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Credits for Exports Plc. He was a member of the senior board of Morgan Grenfell and Deutsche Bank, and a partner is Caspian Securities. Mr Halcrow is a registered FSA.

Dr Michael Harding

Michael Harding is a full time family practitioner and visiting Medical Officer at King Edward VII Hospital for Officers. As well as sitting on the Elizabeth Finn Care Board of Trustees, he is also a Trustee of two medical grant-giving charities: Sir Siegmund Warburg’s Voluntary Settlement and the F H Muirhead Charitable Trust.

Jeremy Nettle

Jeremy Nettle became a Director of Turn2us in 2008 and a Trustee of Elizabeth Finn Care in 2009. He has 25 years of experience in healthcare in the NHS and Scandinavia - including 15 years in clinical information technology. He is currently a Director for Oracle Corporation Healthcare UK Ltd. Mr Nettle has served the community as the 744th Mayor of New Sarum and his appeal supported the 1st Trussell Trust Food bank centre in Salisbury, which is now operating and feeding families in crisis in over 25 UK towns and cities.

Sally O’Sullivan

Sally O’Sullivan joined the Board of Trustees in March 2010. She has had extensive experience as a non-Executive Director in broadcasting, utilities, education and ethics. Ms O’Sullivan was formerly Editor in Chief of Ideal Home, Good Housekeeping, Homes & Gardens and other leading UK magazines. She has been Founder and Chair of August Media since 2005.

Fred Payne

Following a career of over thirty years in Banking, Mr Payne has been Chief Executive of BBF – Support for Bank Staff since January 2003. BBF is developing a broad range of support services for people living on low income and/or sickness and disability. He became a Trustee of Elizabeth Finn Care in 2009, having already been a Board Director of Turn2us.

Francesca Quint

Francesca Quint is a senior member of the Chancery Bar, specialising in charity law, Wills and Trusts. Mrs Quint has written model governing documents for the Charity Law Association. She also edits and co-edits notable charity works including the Charities volume of Butterworth's Encyclopaedia and Sweet & Maxwell's 'Charities: the Law & Practice'. She became a Trustee of Elizabeth Finn Care in 1994 and was appointed Chairman of Elizabeth Finn Homes Limited in 2009.

John H Stephen

John Stephen is a Chartered Surveyor with nearly 40 years experience in commercial investment markets including Hong Kong and Tokyo. After retiring in 2009 from Jones Lang LaSalle, international real estate advisers, where he spent 6 years as chairman of the English business, he now has a range of non-executive and advisory roles in the property sector with public and private organisations. He is a school governor and a property adviser to the Duchy of Cornwall.