Ian Playford reappointed as Non-Executive Director

Ian Playford has been reappointed for a second term as a Non-Executive Director on the board at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.

His reappointment was approved at a meeting of the Trust's Council of Governors, which includes elected representatives of patients, members of the public and staff. The appointment is for four years, until 30 April 2030.

Ian was appointed as a non-executive director of the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust (RBHFT) in 2020. When Guy’s and St Thomas’ merged with RBHFT on 1 February 2021, Ian was appointed initially as a non-executive advisor of the Royal Brompton and Harefield Clinical Group, and then as a non-executive director of Guy’s and St Thomas’ from 1 May 2022.

Ian has been a senior executive with over 30 years' experience across the public and private sector. His previous roles include interim chief executive of the Government Property Agency, where he was asked by the Cabinet Office to set up and manage central Government's £3bn office, warehouse and science estate.

He was also a group property director of Kingfisher PLC where he set the strategy for their capital investment programme and retail distribution portfolio of 1,000 stores across ten countries.

Charles Alexander, Chairman of Guy’s and St Thomas’, said: “Ian has played an important role in supporting the integration of the two trusts and in helping us to continue delivering high quality care to our patients. His skillset in property development and management, and business transformation, will be vital to the Trust as it seeks to deliver our ambitious and transformative strategy.”

Ian Playford said: “It has been a privilege to serve over the last 4 years and support the necessary transformation required in healthcare across the Trust’s operations. I look forward to working with colleagues over the coming term and helping Guy’s and St Thomas’ to be a leader in modern healthcare provision.”