Our Board

Marsha began her NHS career in 1995 via the NHS General Management Training Scheme. She then undertook a range of general management and service development posts within mental health services in Birmingham and Solihull, before project managing a number of NHS mergers.

Marsha was the project director for the formation of Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. Since then, she has developed a wide range of Board level experience, including operations, HR, communications and stakeholder engagement.

Marsha was appointed to the position of Chief Executive in January 2023.

Chris started his career as a general nurse, qualifying in 1987 and has a wealth of experience having worked in both acute, community and mental health services. He joined the Board at Black Country Partnership as Director of Operations, having previously been Divisional Director for Learning Disabilities and Children, Young People and Families. 

Chris is passionate about delivering high quality care and supporting the wellbeing of staff.

Chris was appointed as Deputy Chief Executive for Black Country Healthcare in November 2021. 

Carolyn Green is the new Interim Chief Nurse at Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. With extensive healthcare leadership experience, Carolyn steps into this pivotal role with a focus on personalised care recovery principles.

She is committed to involving people with lived experiences of mental health services in service evaluation, education, and quality improvement programs.

Carolyn always embraces technology and innovation and has designed many technical solutions during her NHS career. Her journey in healthcare began as a mental health nurse in South and West London in 1995. Since then, she has achieved a Masters in Health Service Management and served as a Senior Lecturer and Visiting Fellow.

Her passion for compassionate care and dedication to leveraging technology and innovation will help drive positive change and enhance the overall patient experience at Black Country Healthcare.

Georgina has worked in the NHS since 2007 after nine years at Price Waterhouse Coopers where she worked with NHS organisations focusing on financial improvement and turnaround.

She has extensive experience in finance working across mental health and acute specialist providers and more recently at NHS England and NHS Improvement.

Georgina has also led IT, performance and Informatics teams, developing and implementing a digital strategy. She is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England Wales.

Ashi has over 14 years’ experience working in the NHS, in both provider and commissioner settings. She has an MSc in HR Management and Business, and is also a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personal Development. She is also a member of the West Midlands HPMA Committee supporting the development of HR and OD professionals.

Ashi is passionate about ensuring people have the right skills and resources to do their jobs well, and that their health and wellbeing is looked after.

Laura is a clinical psychologist who works within the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in Wolverhampton. Her appointment as Chief Clinical Information Officer is an important step forward as the organisation looks to deliver its digital strategy, ensuring that the needs of patients are at the heart.

Jeremy was appointed as joint chair of both organisations on 1 October 2019 and took over as chair of Black Country Healthcare on 1 April 2020.

Jeremy brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Trust having spent his 29 year career within health services, public services and the voluntary sector. He was previously chair of the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and stepped down at the end of March 2019 having served as chair for 5 years, and a NED for 8 years – a total of 13 years, which is the maximum time allowed by statute.

Jeremy is a chartered manager with diplomas in health and social care and public service leadership. He has been chief executive at four voluntary sector organisations (in Dudley, Sandwell, Warwickshire and Wolverhampton) since 1992.

Joy is a registered nurse and health visitor, but is currently self-employed as an external policy consultant to the NHS, providing strategic policy advice, developing quality measures, leading strategic implementation and service review and redesign.

Joy has gained extensive experience of clinical leadership at both strategic and operational levels in the NHS, and was most recently employed as Executive Head of Nursing and Quality at the former Sandwell PCT and successor Black Country PCT Cluster.

David is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy and has an MBA. He has worked in healthcare for over 35 years with over 20 years’ experience on boards of NHS or related bodies.

David is currently a part-time Management Consultant advising on strategic finance working for SWFT Clinical Services Ltd supporting the Foundation Group (South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust, George Eliot NHS Trust and Wye Valley NHS Trust) as well as supporting other NHS bodies.

His most recent NHS role was as Chief Finance and Strategy Officer at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. Prior to that he was a Director of Health Value for Money at the National Audit Office.

David is a Trustee of Shipston Home Nursing and a Non-Executive Director of Innovate Healthcare Services Ltd.

Shaukat has over 27 years’ experience working in health, local authority and voluntary sector organisations, and has an in-depth understanding of the NHS. He is currently the shadow cabinet member for Public Health and Adult Social Care, and has been an elected member in Dudley for the past 21 years.

Shaukat has previously worked in director roles at Dudley Citizens Advice Bureaux and St Thomas’s Community Network, as well as being deputy leader of the council, and has held various cabinet positions including regeneration and economic development, social services, housing and finance.

Nabil has over 20 years of experience working in the NHS and, internationally, with the Ministry of Public Health and other health agencies in Qatar.

Nabil has operating experience of working with a variety of boards in facilitating the development of effective governance structures and successful board dynamics. He has first-hand experience in introducing constructive governance and risk management models, development of national policy and strategy, working with a number of Integrated Care Systems (ICS) and understanding and experience of dealing with complex IT systems.

In his current role, Nabil works with a number of NHS organisations and other sectors such as the English Cricket Board and charities, helping with governance and risk management developments and improvements.

As the elected member of the European Health Management Association (EHMA) Scientific Planning Committee Nabil contributes to wider European health care management developments. He has a personal interest in the inclusion agenda and has led various developments within the NHS to support the Equality Diversity and Inclusion efforts and served as a co-chair of the NHS staff BAME network.

Saba is an accomplished transformational leader with extensive experience in the public and private sector including the NHS, local authorities, strategic comminissioning and the education sector.

A local resident and passionate supporter of public services, Saba is keen to bring innovative approaches to organisational transformation in order to address inequalities and modernise services. 

In the last few years, Saba has been working with active investors, in a consultant capacity and co-investor to develop a range of businesses. She has a track record of developing and delivering highly effective strategies in complex environments to turnaround services and build reputation for quality.