CM Personnel

Chief executive of the Oxfordshire Learning Disability NHS Trust, Dr John Morgan is to retire at the end of December after more than 22 years.

The Orders of St John Care Trust has appointed Dan Hayes as chief executive. Formerly operations director for the Trust, Mr Hayes has been heading the not-for-profit care home provider on an interim basis since September.

Four Seasons Health Care has announced the appointment of Ian Smith as chairman. He will be joined on the board by Arjan Breure and Lorenzo Levi, both managing directors of Terra Firma and by Lorcan Wood, a director of Terra Firma.

Anne Marie Carrie will become chief operating officer and an executive director of Cambian Group, following completion of the sale of its adult services...

Four Season Health Care’s specialist care business The Huntercombe Group has appointed Valerie Michie as its new chief executive. Currently managing director of Serco Health, where she has overseen a turnaround in business performance and plotted significant growth in the UK, Middle East and Australia, Ms Michie is expected to take up her new post this summer.

Following the acquisition of 36 care homes from Southern Cross Health Care, Maria Mallaband Care Group has made several new appointments and changes to its management structure.

Cygnet Health Care has appointed Dr Humphrey Needham-Bennett as group medical director.

Three new non-executive directors were voted onto the board of the United Kingdom Homecare Association at its annual general meeting in Bristol.

Carole Edmond has been appointed managing director of specialist care provider The Regard Group. Ms Edmond was managing director of major nursery operator Bright Horizons...

Sam Wellington has been appointed quality director for learning disability operator Eden Futures.Her role will be to further the integration of quality systems across the organisation to support evidence-based outcomes showing the difference being made to more than 700 service users’ lives.