Our Board

Al joined The London Clinic as Interim CEO in September 2017 having previously been a Trustee. He was confirmed as permanent Chief Executive in February 2018.

Al has a background that has primarily been in telecommunications. At Vodafone, Al led an £800 million business, and ran operations that handled interactions with 10 million customers.

Al’s leadership at The London Clinic focuses on establishing some common sense principles that have generated powerful and fast results for him in the past. These principles are to create a spirit that encourages collaborative working without boundaries, a clear and consistently communicated vision and strategy, underpinned by very structured execution.

Harley Street Medical Area website interview with Al Russell (August 2018)

Theresa completed her registered general nursing and went on to specialise in neuroscience, renal and critical care nursing. 

Previously awarded the Florence Nightingale Leadership Scholarship, Theresa also obtained an LLB. Theresa is an experienced Nurse Executive who is passionate about patient-focused care.

Mr Bhattacharya joined as Medical Director in September 2017. He has been a consultant for over 19 years, and has been practising at the Clinic for 11 years. His special interest is surgery of the liver, the pancreas and the biliary system.

He brings his clinical knowledge and his wide experience as a user of the Clinic’s facilities and as member of the Clinic’s Medical Advisory Committee, to inform the care we provide to patients.

Jonathan was appointed as Property Director after joining us in December 2016 on an initial interim basis. In June 2018 he became our Property and Strategic Programmes Director. This role expansion recognises the valuable contribution that Jonathan has made in driving the timely and effective execution of our strategy. Jonathan is now responsible for central planning and resources to achieve our goals with the plan. Jonathan will continue to lead the Clinic’s Estates function. 

The Estates team is responsible for the development and maintenance of our buildings, ensuring we meet statutory and regulatory requirements as well as preventing and solving problems.  Jonathan’s team has worked on many projects aimed at improving the performance and service provided by our hospital. This includes our new Intensive Care Unit (ICU), the Minimally Invasive Treatment Unit (MITU) refurbishment and ongoing Park Square West upgrade.

Jonathan brings with him enormous experience and has managed significant capital planning projects such as the new Birmingham City Library and the South Stand at Twickenham Rugby Stadium refurbishment.

Geoff joined The London Clinic from Eurostar, bringing strong customer service, training and HR skills to support our on-going success. 

Geoff brings with him 18 years’ experience in customer service and employee relations with a view to creating a team environment that encourages and generates good customer service. 

Mark Hawken leads all commercial activities, focusing on growing the private practices of consultants, building partnerships with consultants and developing the hospital’s international presence.

He joined from Aspen Healthcare, where he was Hospital Director at Highgate Hospital. He previously spent ten years working for Bupa, including negotiating with hospital providers.

Mark leads the Clinic’s Marketing and Business Development department including the new Clinician Support team.

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 Patient Experience Manager and 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.

James has previously held a number of senior leadership positions within IT including at the Institute of Directors and most recently at Oxford University Press.