Senior executives | Nuffield Health

Alex Perry – Chief Executive Officer

Alex Perry joined Nuffield Health as Chief Executive in September 2024. He brings extensive experience in senior leadership roles within the healthcare sector, including eight years as CEO of Bupa UK Insurance, the UK’s largest health insurer. During his tenure at Bupa, he oversaw record growth in customer numbers and a significant increase in market share, along with the full digital transformation of its service and support offering.

Before joining Bupa, Alex was a Principal at Marakon Associates, a strategic advisory firm, and held several senior commercial roles at First Choice Holidays. Alex has served on the board of the Association of British Insurers (ABI), and has been a trustee of Bupa’s charitable arm, the Bupa Foundation.

Alison McCourt CBE ARRC – Chief Clinical and Quality Officer

Alison McCourt joined the Executive Team as Chief Clinical and Quality Officer in October 2024, having previously served as Clinical Services Director for two years. In her role, she is responsible for ensuring the Charity maintains the highest levels of quality across our clinical services.

Prior to joining Nuffield Health, Alison served as a senior nurse in the Army for 34 years, where she became the first nurse and the first woman to command the Army’s Medical Brigade. During her time in the Army, she also managed a hospital in Sierra Leone during the Ebola pandemic, led a strategic review of Army Nursing, and was seconded to NHS England as Deputy Chief Operating Officer during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Arthur Stephen – Chief Medical Officer

Arthur joined the Executive Team as Chief Medical Officer in September 2024, bringing with him more than 20 years’ experience working as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon, to lead the Charity’s medical practice. A highly respected surgeon, Arthur has held a practice in our hospitals for 20 years and is an integral part of our medical team.

In addition to his role at Nuffield Health, he was elected as a trustee of the British Orthopaedic Association and spent 10 years in clinical management at the University Hospitals of Derby & Burton. During the merger of these two trusts, he was the Executive Medical Director and, following the merger, continued to serve as Head of Surgical Services and Deputy Medical Director, to allow him to continue with a clinical practice.

Iben Thomson – General Counsel and Company Secretary

Iben was promoted to the Executive Team in October 2024 and is responsible for upholding the highest levels of legal compliance and governance across Nuffield Health.

Iben joined the Charity in 2013 and became General Counsel and Company Secretary in November 2022, leading a legal team of corporate, commercial, employment, healthcare and litigation lawyers, as well as overseeing Data Protection and Information Security. She serves on the Executive Committee and all board committees, managing various transactional, governance, and regulatory matters. As a qualified data protection practitioner, she also acts as the Charity’s Data Protection Officer.

Jacqs Harper – Chief Digital Information Officer

Jacqs Harper is the Chief Digital Information Officer at Nuffield Health. She has over 20 years of experience leading customer and commercially focused teams, and has a strong background in digital transformation, digital strategy, leadership, and strategy development. Jacqs is passionate about developing outstanding people capability and has received recognition at multiple industry awards including the UK Digital Experience Awards.

Prior to her current role at Nuffield Health, Jacqs has held various positions, including serving as the Director of Digital and Customer Services at Three UK, one of the UK's largest telecommunications companies. She has also served as the Chief Customer Officer (Interim) at RSPCA, the world’s oldest animal charity. Jacqs continues to operate as Non-Executive Director at The Dispute Service.

Matthew Lynn – Chief Financial Officer

Nuffield Health appoints Matthew Lynn as Chief Financial Officer

Matthew Lynn took up the role of Chief Financial Officer on an interim basis in December 2022, before being appointed permanently in April 2023. In this role, he leads the Charity’s finance, strategy, property, procurement, data and risk teams.

A qualified accountant with 18 years of post-qualification experience, Matthew specialises in financial leadership within healthcare and not-for-profit organisations. Before joining Nuffield Health, Matthew was a senior director in the Government and Health Industries team at PwC.

Daniel Mann – Interim Chief People Officer

Dan joined the Nuffield Health Executive Team as Interim Chief People Officer in October 2024. An experienced leader in HR and People Technology, he oversees the Charity’s people plan, including development, resourcing, employee relations, people service centre, and organisational design.

Having joined the Charity in 2022 as Head of HR Business Partnering, he quickly progressed to become the People Operations Director, where he helped shape the Charity’s people strategy and operating model. Dan has also worked in various commercial roles within our fitness and wellbeing centres earlier in his career, which has provided him with valuable insights that he has applied consistently to his role. Prior to this Daniel spent eight years with ASDA, where he held several senior leadership roles.

David Beresford – Interim Chief Commercial Officer

David joined the Nuffield Health Executive Team as Interim Chief Commercial Officer in August 2024 to lead the transformation and growth of our trading activities, including both paid and free-to-access services. In addition, he oversees the Charity’s marketing and external communications strategies.

He brings extensive experience in senior leadership roles across B2B services, strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and business development gained during his time in leading brands, including Accenture, Serco and Equiniti. At Equiniti, he was responsible for the company’s growth strategy and developing its equity story, as well as a pivotal member of the management team that floated the business on the FTSE in 2015.