About the board
We are governed by board members and patrons, who share our values and commitment to delivering exceptional patient care. Together they inspire us and help to guide our decisions, and we are grateful for their support.
We use a dual management system to run our charity and hospital. The Board of Trustees oversees and directs the activities of the charity, while the Executive Board manages day-to-day running of the hospital and planning for its future development.
Patron
Her Majesty The Queen (formerly HRH The Duchess of Cornwall)
Life presidents
The Duchess of Devonshire
Hamish Leslie Melville
Members of the Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees' main responsibility is to support and ensure the future of The London Clinic. They do this by ensuring that it is well managed, financially secure and continues to meet the highest standards of patient care.
- Mr Michael Bussey - Chairman
- Mr Manish Chande
- Dr Howard Chrisman
- Professor John Gribben
- Mrs Philippa Hardwick
- Ms Claire Holmes
- Mr Michael Kachmer
- Mr Martin Paisner
- Mr Larry Richman
- Mr Timothy Sullivan
- Mr Avinash Vazirani
- Professor Geraldine Walters
The Executive Board
The London Clinic’s Executive Board manage the day to day running of the hospital and develop plans for its future development. The CQC Nominated Individual is Al Russell. The CQC Registered Manager is Tonya Kloppers.
The Chief Executive is supported by nine directors, each with a focused role to ensure The London Clinic delivers exceptional quality of care:
Al joined The London Clinic as CEO in September 2017.
Al began his career in technology-related businesses ranging from start-ups to international corporations. Prior to joining The London Clinic, he led an £800 million business at Vodafone UK, transforming operations responsible for 10 million customers.
Al is the CQC nominated individual at The London Clinic.
To drive clinical innovation, supporting the charitable purpose and revenue growth. To continue the development of the consultant base to support strategic pathways, while also maintaining outstanding levels of safety.
Tonya joined The London Clinic in January 2022.
She joined from King Edward VII’s Hospital where she held senior roles for a number of years, most recently as Director of Nursing.
Tonya leads our nursing and clinical governance team to deliver outstanding person centred care.
Her responsibilities include Caldicott Guardian for The London Clinic, Designated Professional for Safeguarding and Director of Infection Prevention and Control, as well as the Registered Manager.
Jonathan has been with The London Clinic since 2016 and is responsible for non-clinical patient services including; capital projects, estate management, housekeeping, catering, security, H&S and sustainability. In addition Jonathan leads the implementation of the hospital strategic programmes.
Prior to joining The London Clinic, Jonathan worked for Capita Property & Infrastructure providing strategic programme and project management for Capital Projects and/or Facilities Management services across multiple sectors, including projects such as The Library of Birmingham, BSkyB Campus Masterplan, ARK and Harris Federation schools programmes.
Gerard arrived at The London Clinic from Sermo, a global social network for physicians focused on improving patient outcomes.
Gerard previously held international CFO positions within a variety of industries, including at Easynet (BskyB), Acxiom and Dell.
Gina joined The London Clinic in September 2011 and was appointed as Company Secretary in April 2018.
Gina’s primary role as Company Secretary is to support the Chairman and the Board of Trustees in meeting their legal obligations in respect of regulatory and charity compliance.
As well as being responsible for corporate and charity governance, the Corporate Services team provide legal services for the hospital. We are also home to the Medical Records team.
Gina is the Whistleblowing/Raising Concerns lead for The London Clinic and has a reporting line directly into the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Chief Executive.
Mark joined The London Clinic in February 2021, having previously worked for the health insurer Bupa in a number of senior management roles. He was appointed Commercial Director in August 2024.
Within his role, Mark’s responsibilities include the development of strategic partnerships, ownership of UK and International payor relationships, consultant engagement and marketing activity to maximise the surplus we generate to reinvest in advancing healthcare and contributing to our charitable purpose.
Emma joined The London Clinic in 2021 and was appointed Director of Clinical Operations in August 2024.
She provides leadership and strategic direction of Clinical Services and has been involved in developing our Rapid Diagnostic Centre. She has held a number of senior clinical, operational and governance roles in several healthcare organisations across a number of specialities.
Emma is committed to developing strong teams that deliver outstanding patient care and exceptional levels of service for our patients and consultants.
Kelly joined The London Clinic in January 2025. As Director of Philanthropy, Kelly leads the charity’s fundraising strategy to help sustain our mission to extend world-class care to all. Philanthropy works closely with grateful patients and generous supporters who wish to help the hospital remain at the forefront of clinical excellence.
Kelly has extensive experience working with transformational donors in the UK and abroad. Most recently she worked for Cancer Research UK, leading the inaugural fundraising programme for the Francis Crick Institute. Previously she has overseen philanthropy programmes for Imperial College London, City- University of London and Asthma UK.
Sara joined The London Clinic in November 2024. In her role she leads the People Team to create an environment where people can thrive and perform at their best. Sara is focused on building a strong company culture, driving strategic initiatives and developing our people across the hospital.
Prior to joining The London Clinic, Sara was the People Director at Bupa’s Cromwell Hospital for seven years, and more recently worked with the Florence Nightingale Foundation. She has over 10 years' experience delivering HR strategy in complex, large-scale organisations.