MAHSC appoints new COO

Manchester Academic Health Science Centre has appointed Peter Noble as chief operating officer for the Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (MAHSC), starting on October 1 2013. Mr Noble is currently the director of operations for the Medical Research Council (MRC) in The Gambia, which manages the largest concentration of UK medical research in a developing country. Mr Noble trained as a diagnostic radiographer working in the North of England and subsequently moved to NHS managerial roles in Leeds, Bradford, Liverpool, Harrogate and London.