Chief Finance Officer / Deputy Chief Executive

Simon Holden

Simon joined the Board in January 2016, and is an experienced Senior NHS Leader, having held both Chief Executive & Director of Finance posts, with a number of different NHS organisations. He is financially qualified with a successful track record of delivery and achievement.

Simon is a Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA), and also a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS) and has held a number of senior roles during his 36 years within the NHS.

Simon has previously been the Chief Executive of NHS Property Services Limited (2012 to 2015), Director of Finance for Bedfordshire CCG (2015 to 2016), and has previously been the Director of Finance for NHS Cheshire, Warrington and Wirral.  He is also Treasurer of the Cheshire Centre for Independent Living (CCIL), a user led charitable organisation empowering disabled people to have independence, and also Chairman of the Pear Tree Primary School Academy Trust in Nantwich, Cheshire.