Alan Edwards
Non Executive Director
Extensive NED experience. Currently NED at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS FT and Chair of its Audit Committee. Significant health experience previously Chair of Royal Wolverhampton Hospital NHS Trust and an Audit Committee Chair at Walsall Hospitals NHS Trust. National government experience as NED at a major national Home Office NDPB – the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA). Now Audit Committee Chair at Staffordshire Policing. Background in management consulting as Partner at two of the Big 4 accounting firms – PwC and KPMG - and an Executive at one of the world’s largest companies – IBM. Focus on Public Sector change. In last seven years operating as an Executive at the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) focused on strategic projects and international and commercial growth. Currently non-executive Chair CIPFA Development.
Expertise
- Large (200+ employees) organisation – unlisted
- Not-for-profit organisation Small (200+ employees)
- Government owned organisation/entity
- Local Government
- Accounting
- Airlines/Aviation
- Government (state
- local
- federal)
- Hospital & Health Care
- Information Technology & Services
- Management Consulting
- Nonprofit Organisation Management
- Professional Training
- Accounting
- Audit
- Governance
- Change Management
- Risk
- Senior Leadership
- Strategic Thinking
Experience
- Chair
- Vice Chair
- Non Executive
- Committee Chair
- Advisory Board Member
- Executive Director
- Consultant
Board or Committee Experience
| Title | Sub Committee | Company Name | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair | Audit | Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS FT | Health |
| Chair | Audit | Staffordshire Policing | Police |
| Chair | Development | CIPFA | Professional Body |
| Member | Development | IFAC | Global profession |
| Deputy Chair | Public Sector | Accountancy Europe | Regional profession |
| Chair | Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust | Health | |
| Chair | Audit | Walsalls Hospitals NHS Trust | Health |
| Member | Audit | RSA | Charity |
| Member | Audit | Citizens Advice | Charity |
Executive Career Summary
| Title | Company Name | Industry |
|---|---|---|
| International Director | CIPFA | Professional body |
| Parrtner | KPMG | Management consulting |
| Executive Partner | IBM | Management consulting |
| Partner | PwC | Management consulting} |