Our Board

Evelyn started in post in November 2017, having worked at a senior level in health, education and housing, as well as the voluntary and community sectors, for over 25 years.

During this time Evelyn has contributed to the development and implementation of policy at local, regional and national level.  She currently sits on the national NHS Confederation Mental Health Network board.

Among her notable roles, Evelyn was chair of Central Manchester Primary Care Trust and then NHS Manchester over a 12 year period, also holding a board-level role at Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust.

Evelyn is passionate about tackling inequalities in health and social care and promoting equality and diversity. She is a member of the NHS Confederation Black Leadership Network and was previously a Commissioner on the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

She is also co-chair of the BAME (Black Asian and Minority Ethnic) Assembly (NHS North West), alongside Richard Baker, executive regional director for the NHS North West.

Evelyn was awarded an OBE in 2006 for services to ethnic minorities in the field of health.

Anthony joined Pennine Care as chief executive in April 2022.

Anthony was previously Regional Chief People Officer at NHS England and Improvement North West, and before that was Chief Accountable Officer at Salford Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) for six years.

At Salford CCG Anthony led a successful team who achieved an NHS England and Improvement ‘outstanding’ rating every year.

Prior to his role in Salford, Anthony worked at Board and senior level in a range of NHS organisations in Greater Manchester and Cheshire and Merseyside. 

Anthony has a deep and personal interest and passion for mental health services, which includes his previous work as a trustee of a mental health charity. In the early part of his career in a mental health organisation in the USA he led a programme of service user engagement to redesign community mental health services.

He sees our vision linking closely with the significant work he has led regionally around inequalities and inclusion.

Simon became our medical director in December 2022, having been interim director since September and deputy director for two years.

He has worked in the NHS for 27 years and as a consultant rehabilitation psychiatrist since 2004. Simon was appointed lead consultant for our rehabilitation services in 2007 and led the expansion of our inpatient rehabilitation beds bringing hundreds of people closer to home from out of areas placements.

Committed to the values of the NHS, Simon has influenced and delivered significant changes at a local, regional and national level, including work for NHS England’s secure services clinical reference group, as higher training programme director for Health Education England and as Trust clinical lead for mental health law.

Donan was appointed as Chief Operating Officer in December 2021, after joining us as our new network director of operations for specialist services in November 2020.

Donan has a wealth of experience, having previously been service director for mental health at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and also senior roles in Ireland and Australia.

Nicky Tamanis joins us as Executive Director of Finance from 1 September 2020.

Nicky was previously Deputy Chief Finance Officer at the Northern Care Alliance NHS Group and brings a wealth of experience.

Prior to this, Nicky was Director of Finance at the Bury and Rochdale Care Organisation and has also been Deputy Director of Finance at both the Royal Liverpool Hospital and Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust.

Nicky joined our Trust in December 2018 as Executive Director of Workforce. Nicky’s role involves making sure we continue to be a great place to work for our 4,000 staff.

Nicky has 20 years’ experience working within mental health NHS services in a senior human resources role. She started her career at Tameside Council, before joining our Trust for the first time in 2002.

Nicky held the role of deputy director of human resourses and operational development in a large mental health trust from 2008 and became Associate Director of Human Resources in 2015 holding this role until the end of November 2018.

She has significant experience leading complex major workforce programmes and also supporting service transformation.

Nicky is committed to continually developing her skills and knowledge. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, which is the professional body for human resources and people development experts across the country.

She also holds a professional coaching qualification, which allows her to offer coaching and mentoring at a senior level.

Claudette joined us on a three year term from November 2020.

Claudette is a highly respected public sector senior manager with over 38 years’ experience in health and social care.

Claudette grew up in Wythenshawe and her first job was at Wythenshaw Hospital as an auxillary nurse. She qualified as a social worker in 1992 and in 1999 became the assistant director for older peoples services, before returning to the NHS in 2003. She spent 4 years as the  chief operating officer/deputy chief officer in South Manchester Clinical Commissioning Group, where she lead the development of integrated health and care teams working with primary care and mental health services.

Claudette started as a management consultant in 2020, with her first assignment at King’s College Hospital London, and South East London Integrated Care System. She is currently a Director with the Shropshire Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care System driving forward their local care programme.   

Claudette is committed to supporting ethical and values based practice, is a compassionate leader, and feels strongly about supporting and working with staff, engaging with people using services to ensure they have a positive experiences, along with connecting with local residents and communities. 

Edward joined us as a Non-Executive Director in January 2021, bringing a wealth of board level experience from the charity, public and private sectors.

He is currently the chief operating officer for Bright Futures educational trust and specialises in transformational change management in education, health and social care.

Edward qualified as a chartered certified accountant and has led on organisational governance reviews for charities in West Africa, South Africa and Germany, as well as the UK.

With a strong commitment to improving life chances and supporting those facing disadvantage, Edward is a fantastic addition to our board.

Clare joins us as a non-executive director in May 2022.

Clare began her nursing career at Hope Hospital and Royal Manchester Children Hospital, before gaining extensive NHS experience in hospital, hospice and community settings. 

She has worked closely with GPs as a community nurse and has significant experience working with local authorities across the North West.

Clare has undertaken senior roles in both provider and commissioning organisations throughout the NHS, including governing body nurse for NHS Salford Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Tameside and Glossop CCG.