New Non Executive Director announced at NNUH

The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital has announced Tom Spink as its new non-executive director. Tom, who joins the Trust in June, is an operations director from the engineering and aerospace industries.

He has worked at Aviva in several key senior roles since 2007 and began his current role as Group Procurement Director in 2013. Tom is also a non-executive director at the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust where he is chair of the finance and performance committee, vice-chair of the Trust and a member of the Norfolk and Waveney Health and Care Partnership Oversight Group.

Tom graduated from the University of Dundee with a first class honours degree in Civil Engineering in 1983, and gained his MBA from Warwick University in 1988. He worked in a number of engineering and aerospace companies before joining Norwich Union (now Aviva) in 2002. During his time with Aviva he held various roles including CEO of the General Insurance business in Turkey. For the last seven years Tom has been the Group Procurement Director.

David White, Chairman of NNUH said: “I am very pleased to welcome Tom to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Board. His extensive experience in working with large, complex organisations and role as a non-executive director with the ambulance service will be of enormous value to the Trust as we all work together to make further progress on our journey to outstanding.”

Sam Higginson, Chief Executive of NNUH said: “Tom will be a great addition to the board and his experience in performance, quality and working with partners will be a huge asset to the Trust.”

“I am very excited to be joining the Board of the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals. I am passionate about the NHS and the quality of patient care and feel privileged to be joining the Trust”, said Tom.

Tom has lived with his family in Norfolk since 2003.

The appointment was made by the Trust’s Council of Governors.