NEWS HR

Kate Lancaster, the Director of Strategy at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust will be the new RCOG Chief Executive.

A new chief executive will be welcomed at Treetops Hospice this week. Julie Heath, who has been on the board of trustees for 22 years, will take up her new role on November 1. She succeeds George Cameron who retires on Wednesday after nine years.

An organisation that provides a resource for elderly parents and relatives has hired a new regional manager. Karen Bond (or Kaz as she prefers to be known), who lives near Bridport, has joined Age Space UK as its regional manager for Dorset, and will be forging links with communities, organisations and businesses across the county.

The chair of Walsall’s healthcare trust has now also been appointed chair of the whg housing association based in the town. Danielle Oum replaces Mike Hew, who took over the position on an interim basis following the stepping down of Walsall North MP Eddie Hughes in June. She already has extensive experience in the sector haveing served on the boards of a number of other housing associations.

Legal & General (L&G) has appointed Michael Dempsey as Director of Development and Investment and Shaun Holdcroft as Director of Operations for Legal & General Affordable Homes.

Chesterfield-based care provider, Heathcotes Group, has appointed Hocine Benhafsi as Head of Recruitment to support its nationwide expansion.

CIPFA has replenished its health and social care team with two key appointments to help lead its work on integration. Bob Alexander has joined the institute as association director of health and integration, while Eleanor Roy has been recruited as policy manager for health and social care.

ConvaTec Group PLC (LON:CTEC) shares plunged 30% on Monday as it announced the resignation of chief executive Paul Moraviec and issued a profit warning after disappointing revenue in the third quarter. The medical products firm said Moraviec will step down as a director with immediate effect and Rick Anderson, a non-executive director of ConvaTec and former chairman of Johnson & Johnson, will be interim chief executive until a permanent replacement is found.