Trustees

Professor Suzanne Shale - Chair of the Board of Trustees

Suzanne is an independent ethics consultant with extensive experience advising organisations including charities on the ethical dimensions of their work and governance. She has also worked with policing bodies to help uphold principles of justice, fairness, and legitimacy. Suzanne has over twenty years of Board experience for a range of charities, including as Chair of the national charity Action against Medical Accidents. In addition to her consultancy role, Suzanne has three continuing leadership roles, as a Non-Executive Director of Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; as Chair of the London Policing Ethics Panel and on the governing body of the General Medical Council. Suzanne also previously volunteered as a bereavement support counsellor at Trinity for five years.

Jonathan Kembery - Deputy Chair, Link Trustee: Cybersecurity

Jonathan is a Partner and General Counsel at Freshfields Bruckhaus Derringer LLP. He is a former trustee of Shooting Star Chase Children’s Hospices.

Alison Petit

Alison served six years as a trustee at Hospice in the Weald and is on the Fundraising Committee for Coeliac UK. She was Marketing Director at NM Rothschild, CMO at VentureFounders and held a number of senior management roles at Barclays, in their investment division.

She is a previous winner of Management Today’s Rising Star of the Year Award. She was recently shortlisted for Ambassador of the Year at the Women in Finance Awards, nominated in the Women in Investment Awards and shortlisted for Woman of the Year at the CityWealth Powerwomen Awards. She is a Member of the Securities Institute.

Angela Dawe - Chair of the People and Culture Committee, 

Link Trustee: Compassionate Neighbours

Angela was Director Integrated Care at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and a member of the Board and Trust Management Executive until 2020. She was previously Chief Operating Officer at Lambeth Community Health. She now works as an independent healthcare advisor and in 2022 Angela became a Non-Executive Director at Bromley Healthcare. She has been a local Lambeth resident for over 30 years.

Angela Marcelle

Angela was formerly Regional Operations Manager and part of the senior leadership team at Cancer Research UK for 16 years. Responsible for over 100 shops and 3,000 volunteers in London and the South East UK. Held previous senior leadership roles at M&S and Mothercare. She is the founder of a smaller charity and volunteers for the Charity Retail Association.

David Carmalt - Trustee Lead: Whistleblowing

David is Head of Investment Grade Financing UK at ING and has spent 25 years in financial services and within technology scale-ups. David has been a Trustee at Trinity since February 2021, acting on both the Finance & Resources Committee and the Fundraising & Development Committee.

Stefan Laban

Stefan was formerly Global Head of International at Urban Outfitters, Senior Vice President International at Gap Inc. and Retail Director EMEA at Nike Inc. He is a non-executive director and advisor for several fashion/tech companies and a business mentor at the Prince’s Trust.

Rebecca Pritchard - Trustee Lead: Safeguarding

Rebecca is currently the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Co-ordinator for the West London Housing Partnership. Her experience includes CEO of Surrey Care Association, and Director of Services for both Centrepoint and Crisis as well as roles in the drug and alcohol treatment sector. She was embedded within the Department of Communities and Local Government as a specialist advisor on youth homelessness and rough sleeping. 

Rebecca is also a Trustee of Hestia and has been a member of two NICE Guideline Development Groups including improving access to health and social care for people experiencing homelessness.

Karen Proctor - Chair of the Patient Services Committee, 

Link Trustee: Community Services

Karen is a registered nurse and registered midwife and started her career as a community midwife. Prior to her retirement, Karen had a long career in the NHS, which included leadership positions managing both clinical and non-clinical services. As an executive director, she developed expertise in strategic planning, clinical/ corporate governance and performance management. 

Positions Karen has held include Executive Chief Nurse at Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust, Executive Director of Nursing and Midwifery at Heatherwood & Wexham Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and Director of Quality and Assurance at Guys and St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust where she has responsibility for litigation, complaints and claims, risk and compliance, board assurance framework, patient safety and quality improvement, regulatory and statutory compliance.

Karen is a passionate supporter of hospice care and has recently completed 13 years at Keech Hospice as Trustee and Vice Chair.

Dr Jane Maher - Link Trustee: Inpatient Unit

Jane brings over three decades of clinical expertise as a consultant clinical oncologist at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, alongside academic roles at University College and Hertfordshire Universities. Her career includes a twenty-year tenure as Chief Medical Officer for Macmillan Cancer Support, as well as appointments to national NHS Improvement organisations. With eight years as a Non-Executive Director at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and a personal connection to Trinity's care through a family member, Jane's perspective is informed by both professional and personal experiences. Jane's approach combines her clinical knowledge, a commitment to quality outcomes and research, and a passion for providing holistic care.

Matt Passante

Matt Passante has been a Managing Director in Global Markets at BNP Paribas since August 2023. Previously, he held similar roles at Citigroup and Deutsche Bank and began his financial career in Equity Trading at Goldman Sachs in NY. Prior to that, Matt served for five years as a US Army Officer. He holds an MBA from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Matt has been involved with Royal Trinity Hospice in various capacities since 2014, most recently serving as co-chair of the Every Person Matters Campaign. He and his wife live in Wandsworth and have three grown children.

Nicholas Bull

Nicholas Bull graduated from Exeter University and, after qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, had a 30 year career in banking living in London, Sydney, Singapore and Hong Kong.

He then pursued a non-executive career, serving as Chairman of the investment trust Fidelity China Special Situations plc and as Senior Independent Director of Coats Group plc, both FTSE 250 companies. He was also chairman of hotel group, De Vere, and chairman of investor relations firm, Smith’s Corporate Advisory.

He was a member of the Council of Exeter University, a trustee of the Camborne School of Mines Trust and an associate governor of Greig City Academy in Haringey, North London. He was Master of his livery company, the Tallow Chandlers, in 2015.

Nicholas is currently a trustee of the Creative Education Trust, a multi-academy trust with 17 academies; a member of the Advisory Panel of the charity INTO University; and a Trustee Emeritus of the Design Museum in London.

Richard Hudson BSc, ACA - Honorary Treasurer

Richard is a senior executive and board advisor with over 30 years’ experience in private equity, consulting, and business transformation. He is an Operating Partner at CVC Capital Partners, supporting portfolio boards in growing sustainably and delivering long-term value.

Previously a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company and Partner at Alvarez & Marsal, Richard has led major transformation and restructuring programmes across the UK and Europe. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and brings deep expertise in strategy, governance, and organisational performance, with a passion for helping organisations achieve meaningful, lasting impact.

Richard lives in Clapham with his wife and three children.