On the move: the latest East Midlands hires
Nigel Gregory has been appointed as the new chief executive at Nottingham Hospitals Charity, and will step up to the role on 1 March.
The charity raises over £4m every year, to enhance patient care across Nottingham’s four NHS hospitals, including Queen’s Medical Centre, City Hospital, Ropewalk House and Nottingham Children’s Hospital.
Gregory will succeed Barbara Cathcart, who is retiring after 17 years leading the charity.
Gregory will step up from director of development at Nottingham Hospitals Charity, where he has been in post for seven years. In his previous role, he oversaw all fundraising and marketing activity, raising over £30m for projects across Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, as well as developing and implementing the charity’s five-year strategy for the future.
During his tenure as director, Gregory oversaw the launch of a number of multimillion-pound fundraising appeals. This included the Big Appeal for Nottingham Children’s Hospital, which helped fund a £2.9m intra-operative MRI scanner in 2021.
Prior to joining the Charity, Gregory held senior positions at prestigious local universities, including deputy director of development and alumni relations at Loughborough University, and head of development and alumni relations at De Montfort University in Leicester.
Gregory said: “I am very pleased to be taking on the role of chief executive at Nottingham Hospitals Charity. Barbara has been an exceptional leader since taking the helm in 2006, and has led the charity to what is now one of the most successful NHS charities in the UK. I have enjoyed working with her over the past few years, and know she will be missed.
“Moving forwards, I know from my experience with the charity what is needed to develop even stronger partnerships between us and the hospital Trust, to make patient care as good as it can possibly be. I look forward to leading our organisation into the next chapter in 2024 and beyond.”
Carole Ayre, chair of trustees at Nottingham Hospitals Charity, was on the recruitment panel. She said: “These are big shoes to fill but it was clear that Nigel was the right person to take the charity forwards. I’d like to congratulate Nigel on his appointment – I know that he will build on Barbara’s legacy and that we shall continue to flourish under his leadership.”
Lucy Riley
Orren Watts, Lucy Riley, Nick Alstrom and Rebecca Watson have been appointed by law firm Wilkin Chapman to join its offices in Grimsby, Beverley and Lincoln.
Real estate solicitor, Watts, has been working in law for over four years, starting his career on a training contract in Eastbourne. He then moved to a North Lincolnshire-based law firm, before joining Wilkin Chapman in September 2023.
Dispute resolution solicitor Riley has been appointed by Wilkin Chapman to provide pragmatic, professional advice to help the firm’s clients to resolve complex disputes. She entered the industry as a litigation paralegal with a firm in York, completing a litigation training contract and qualifying into their dispute resolution department in 2022. She then joined the team at Wilkin Chapman in October 2023.
Alstrom brings over five years of public sector experience at North East Lincolnshire Council to Wilkin Chapman, joining the regulatory team November 2023. As well as advising on regulatory law, he will also be working on GDPR and data protection issues, as well as councillor disputes and new procurement legislation.
Watson has a wealth of experience in dealing with an eclectic range of complex work types, such as; multi-million pound commercial contractual disputes, commercial property and agricultural disputes, TOLATA claims and Inheritance Act disputes.
