Joint Chair and Non-Executive Directors

Sir David was appointed as Joint Chair for Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH) and Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (WCHC) in November 2024 having been previously Chair at WUTH since February 2019 and Interim Chair in February 2018.

He was formerly Chair of Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust between February 2011 and February 2019.

Among his many achievements, Sir David was responsible for the review of the child support system in the UK in 2007. He was also involved in the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit Capability Review programme of central government departments.

Alongside his role at Alder Hey, Sir David was also a Non-Executive Director for a number of other public and private organisations including the Chair of Manchester Academy for Health Sciences and Non-Executive Director for Albany Investment PLC. He has various charitable Trustee roles

In February 2012 Sir David was asked by Monitor to take on the role of Interim Chair at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. This lasted until April 2013.He has subsequently been interim Chair at Dorset Healthcare Foundation Trust and St Georges University Hospital Foundation Trust.

Haris Sultan joined Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH) and Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (WCHC) as Joint Non-Executive Director in July 2025.

Haris brings valuable insight and experience to the role having previously worked with Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust, was appointed as the NExT Director for Citizens and Future Generations on West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board and has sat on NHS England’s Children and Young People’s Programme Board.

Alongside his professional contributions, Haris is also a medical student at the University of Liverpool and is undertaking an MBA at UCL’s Global Business School for Health.

Lesley Davies OBE FCFE

Lesley has worked in the education and training sector for the majority of her career.    She is Executive Director for the Chartered Institution for Further Education (CIFE) and Honorary Vice President of the Council of British International Schools.  Lesley is also a National Leader of Governance for the Department for Education, a Non-Executive Director for Wirral University Teaching Hospital Trust and Chair of Cheshire College South and West.  Prior to her non-executive positions, Lesley was CEO and Principal of the Trafford College Group and Senior Vice President, with the responsibility for qualification development and awarding worldwide, for Pearson. 

Lesley was Chair of the UK Skills Partnership, supported by the Department of International Trade and was a member of the Ministerial Education Advisory Group from 2017-2022. 

Her career has also included the setting up of two government inspectorates and leading a ministerial review of the Duty of Care in the Armed Forces. As a Director for the Learning & Skills Council, she led on post-16 intervention and performance. 

Her recent contributions have included supporting the turnaround of colleges in difficulties. She has also developed a groundbreaking Technical Leadership Programme for senior leaders in Further Education and led on the development of the Post Apprenticeship Recognition Programme (PARs) for the Chartered Institute for Further Education.

In 2015 Lesley was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to education and in 2022 she was also awarded Commander of the British Empire.

Meredydd joined the Wirral Community Health and Care (WCHC) NHS Foundation Trust Board of Directors in July 2024.

He has over 25 years senior leadership experience in the further and higher education sector with 14 years as Principal and Chief Executive of Reaseheath College, near Nantwich. He has been a board member and also Chair of numerous national education, quality, and education strategy organisations during his career.

For the past six years he has been a Further Education Commissioner for England, a Ministerial appointment supporting quality and financial improvement across the sector. Meredydd has previously served as Chair and President of the University of Chester Board of Governors and is currently Chair of the Board of Governors at Furness College in Cumbria.

In July 2025 Meredydd became a Joint Non-Executive Director for both Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH) and Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (WCHC) Board of Directors.

Steve Igoe was appointed as Non-Executive Director at WUTH in 2018 and brings a wealth of experience to the Organisation.  He was previously a Non–Executive Director and Senior Independent Director at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, where he chaired their Audit Committee and Integrated Governance and Risk Committee.

Steve is also the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Edge Hill University where he has responsibility for the operational areas of Capital Projects, Financial Services, Human Resources, IT Services, Learning Services, Strategic Policy & Planning, and Facilities Management. He is also a Director of a number of Edge Hill’s commercial enterprises. 

Steve graduated with a first degree in Law from the University of Liverpool, he subsequently qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1988 and went on to become a senior manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers, with specific expertise in project management and advising listed PLCs on Corporate Governance and Risk Management. 

Steve served two terms as a member of the Higher Education Regulatory Review Group (HERRG) advising the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) on the regulation of the Higher Education Sector.

He was a founding Director and Company Secretary for the North West’s largest regional Metropolitan area network, Net North West for six years. Steve is a past chair of the North West Consortium Higher Level Teaching Assistants Board (PRIME) and was a Trustee of Respiratory Education UK.

Steve Ryan held the post of Consultant Paediatrician and specialised mainly in general paediatrics but included specialty work in his clinical career.  He spent some time in academic practice - his main research interests being in nutrition of premature babies and headaches in children.  

Steve has over 12 years of experience as an Executive Medical Director in Merseyside at Alder Hey and in London at Barts Health.  He undertook a range of regional strategic roles in the North West and London including being the Clinical Chair of the NHS Next Stage ("Darzi") review in the North West 2008.  Whilst in London he provided leadership in the transformation of young people's mental health services and in the reconfiguration of cancer and cardiac services.

Sue Lorimer joined the board in July 2017. She has spent most of her career in NHS Finance, mainly in the provider sector and is an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

She took up her first Finance director post in 1990 and has held board level posts in a variety of NHS providers including ambulance, community and specialised services. She joined the NHS Trust Development Authority, (later NHS Improvement) when it was formed in 2013, taking the lead on provider Finance across the north of England.

She is a keen supporter of training and development and was a trustee of the Healthcare Financial Management Association for 9 years, taking the role of president in 2015. She retired from full time work in 2016.