Bill Shields

Chief Financial Officer

Mr Shields has 28 years of board level experience and was previously  interim Chief Executive at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, appointed from his substantive post as Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Finance Officer at NHS Devon ICB. Mr Shields has previously held a range of Chief Executive and Chief Finance Officer roles in the NHS, and overseas. Mr Shields is a previous chair of the audit committee at the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy and President of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, where he currently chairs its Financial Recovery Group.

Mr Shields will work 50:50 across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB and Derby and Derbyshire ICB. He will be jointly accountable to Amanda Sullivan and Chris Clayton, the ICB Chief Executive Officers.