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Jane Ollis

Jane Ollis, Non Executive Director
Jane Ollis, Vice Chair/Non Executive Director

Position

Vice Chair/Non Executive Director

Responsibilities

Chair of the Nominations and Remuneration Committee

Chair of the Charitable Funds Committee

Member of the Ethics Committee

Member of the Integrated Audit and Governance Committee

Member of the Maternity and Neonatal Assurance Group

History with the Trust

Term:  8 May 2017 to 7 May 2023 (second term)

Professional background

Jane offers 25 years of diverse business experience from interning at NASA to sitting on and advising boards of global companies, charities and government bodies. She is a medical biochemist and environmental scientist by training with a particular interest in how science and technology can shape tomorrow’s world. She is also an alumni of Sydney's prestigious social leadership programme, a former Non-Executive Director of the Wentworth Area Health Service (Sydney) and a business fellow of Oxford University.

Last year she joined Quvium UK, a med-tech start up that has developed a personalised early warning system for people with a respiratory disease. She also took up the role of Kent Chairman of the Institute of Directors and brings connections, inspiration, know-how and first-hand experience of what is takes to be successful in business.

Other current activities

Vice President of the British Red Cross in Kent

Non-Executive Director of the Kent Surrey Sussex Academic Health Science Network

Non-Executive Director of 2gether Support Solutions

Non-Executive Director of Community Energy South

Non-Executive Director of Riding Sunbeams

Founder of MindSpire