John Edwards - Chairman John is the chair of trustees at CIC. A human resources director, John has in-depth experience of HR, organisation cultures and change management. John’s professional experience spans every sector from multinational corporate head offices to shipping management firms. CIC Duties; Chairman of CIC Les Birch - Trustee Les is currently managing director of Les Birch and Associates, a private training company based in the North West. Les has extensive experience in management training and has lectured at various colleges throughout the region. Les's link with CIC goes back to 1989 when he was training and communications manager at CIC central office. CIC Duties; Chairman of Nomination Committee Member of Human Resources Committee Simon Attwell - Trustee Simon is the Director of Finance at the University of Salford. Previously he was the Group Finance Director of Tunstall Holdings Ltd. Simon has over 30 years commercial financial experience and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. CIC Duties; Chairman of Audit Committee Frankie Robertson - Trustee Frankie is a former committee member and treasurer of Halton & District Women’s Aid where she was involved in the establishment of refuges and had day to day responsibilities for the financial management of the organization. She was a volunteer for WRVS for many years. She takes an active interest in the needs of CIC’s Service Users, whom she meets on her frequent visits to CIC facilities. For several years Frankie was a committee member of Halton Hospital’s League of Friends. CIC Duties: Member of Care Standard Committee Member of Nomination Committee Member of Remuneration Committee. Nick Hawkins - Trustee Nick is a Chartered Marketer and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. He is the Head of Director Programmes at the European Centre for Corporate Governance at Liverpool John Moores University Business School, where he is also an Enterprise Fellow. CIC Duties; Chairman of Business Development Member of Nomination Committee Chris Thompson - Trustee Chris is a Chartered Accountant and experienced Managing Director. He is currently Chief Financial Officer for the University of Nottingham. Chris has acquired extensive understanding of the primary healthcare sector through his management of various businesses. CIC Duties; Member of Business Development Committee Jean Clement - Trustee Jean is a qualified nurse and former manager of two CIC care homes. Now retired, Jean is a CIC trustee and is also on the steering group of CIC’s Person Centred Planning (PCP) Initiative. CIC Duties; Chairwoman Care Standards Committee