Our Executive Directors
Our next Board meeting
The full schedule and recordings for our 2024 Board meetings are now available.
See our 2024 board meeting schedule and recordings
See our latest board member declaration of interests
Julian Emms
Chief Executive
Julian was appointed our CEO in 2012, and has overseen our successful transformation into a Foundation Trust, our integration with community health services and our latest CQC rating of ‘Outstanding'.
Alex Gild
Deputy Chief Executive
Alex started in the NHS as a trainee finance assistant in 1996 before joining us in 2006. In 2009 he was appointed Acting Director of Finance and is now our Deputy Chief Executive.
Debbie Fulton
Director of Nursing and Therapies
Debbie qualified as a nurse in 1989 and has undertaken a number of management and leadership roles with us, most recently as Deputy Director Nursing, before being appointed as Acting Director of Nursing and Governance in December 2018.
Dr Tolu Olusoga
Executive Medical Director
Tolu joined the NHS in 2003 and has worked as a Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist since 2010, undertaking senior medical management and leadership roles since 2011, before his current appointment as Medical Director in March 2025.
Paul Gray
Chief Financial Officer
Paul joined the NHS in 1999 as a graduate trainee. He has held a number of senior roles in both acute and specialist providers before joining the Trust in 2018 as Director of Finance and is now Chief Financial Officer
Theresa Wyles
Interim Chief Operating Officer
Theresa qualified as a mental health nurse in 1994 and has undertaken several management and leadership roles with us, most recently as the Divisional Director for Mental Health before becoming Interim Chief Operating Officer in March 2025