Simon Evans

Simon has worked in the health and care sector for many years, holding a range of senior leadership positions. These have included strategic and operational planning, performance management, business development, transformation, and programme management.

He has an MBA from Aston Business School and a degree in Business Studies. He has worked in the acute, community, and commissioning sectors of the NHS. He has also worked in corporate planning and scrutiny for a local authority, leading on projects involving partnership working with primary, secondary, and local government sectors.

Simon spent nearly eight years working in various locations across the UK as a senior manager for Marks and Spencer and IKEA. During this time, he helped develop IKEA UK’s 10-year growth strategy and was a store manager for M&S.

He is passionate about organisational and personal development, and has a postgraduate diploma in Human Resource Development. He has lectured on Organisational Behaviour and Organisational Change at Staffordshire University and is a regular guest lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton.

Simon joined the Board of Governors in July 2023.