Our Governing Board

Health Exchange is a charity and a limited liability company. Health Exchange’s Governing Board is responsible for the strategic leadership of the organization; and it meets quarterly to discuss important strategic issues and ensure its smooth running and long-term sustainability. Each of the Governing Board members is a Trustee of the charity and Director of the company.

They are:

Prof Chris Langley

Prof Chris Langley

Chris is Professor of Pharmacy Law and Practice and Deputy Dean of the College of Health and Life Sciences at Aston University. Chris is a General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) registrant, a Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, a Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, and a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Chris’ research interests include examining the role of the pharmacist in both primary and secondary care, alongside research work within the area of pharmacy education and policy. He has published numerous academic papers and professional reports, and he is also the co-author of five academic textbooks and the co-editor of Dale and Appelbe’s Pharmacy and Medicines Law.

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Dr. Jacky Chambers

Dr. Jacky Chambers

Dr Jacky Chambers was a Director of Public Health for Birmingham with a long and distinguished career in developing multisectoral policies and programmes to tackle health inequalities for which she was awarded an OBE in 2008. She was a member of the national Independent Inquiry into Inequalities in Health Report and is a founding member of the Health Exchange. Since her retirement , she has become a Borough Councillor in North Warwickshire where she lives,  served as a Trustee on several national and local charities including Brook , and more recently established Rubys Yard, a Community Interest Company which provides affordable outdoor recreation and nature based education for young people  by the Coventry Canal. In her spare time , she enjoys folk music , walking her dogs and camping with her family.

 


Mr Obaid Choudhry

Mr. Obaid Choudry

Obaid is a Director at Rothschild & Co (Investment Banking).
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David Melbourne

Mr. David Melbourne

David is the Chief Executive of the NHS Birmingham & Solihull Integrated Care Board.
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Dr. Russell Muirhead

Dr. Russell Muirhead

Russell is a General Practitioner and Non-executive director at Shropshire Doctors Cooperative.

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Sir David Winkley

Sir David Winkley

Sir David is Honorary Fellow of Wadham College, Oxford; and Honorary/Visiting Professor at the Universities of Birmingham, Warwick (Business School) and Huddersfield. He is a former Head of Grove School, Handsworth, Birmingham.

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