We are delighted to announce that Jennifer Winter has been appointed the new Chair of Trustees of Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals Charity.

Jennifer is currently Chief Executive Officer of veterinary and pharmaceutical company Animalcare Group and has been a Vice President at AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline. She has many years of leadership experience, in both the private and charitable sector, which she will now be using to help the Charity in our mission to improve the lives of people with heart and lung disease.

Jennifer Winter said she is looking forward to working with the two hospitals. She said:

I am excited to be joining the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals Charity as the Chair of Trustees. I am passionate about healthcare and am looking forward to working with the team to help to improve the lives of those who are impacted by heart and lung disease.

A crucial time for the Charity

Jennifer is joining the Charity during a crucial time, as we are running appeals to provide a new sequencer for Royal Brompton’s world class genetics and genomics team and raising funds to keep the hospitals at the leading edge of care for young patients. Richard Bowyer, Chief Executive of Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals Charity, said:

Everyone at the Charity is excited to have Jennifer aboard as we embark on the next ambitious phase of our journey to improve the treatment of heart and lung patients. Jennifer has a huge amount of experience in the healthcare industry and her expertise will be immensely valuable to the Charity. I am very much looking forward to working with her.

Farewell to Richard Hunting

Jennifer will take over from the current Chair, Richard Hunting CBE, on Tuesday 3 May. Richard is stepping down at the end of his ten-year term as Chair of Trustees. Caroline Bault, trustee at Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals Charity, said: “We would like to thank Richard Hunting for his contribution to the Charity over the past decade, his dedication and passion has been inspirational.”

We hope that you will join us in giving Jennifer a warm welcome to Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals Charity.