Our People

Katie founded the Katie Piper Foundation in December 2009 following her experience as a patient. She works closely with the charity’s staff and volunteers and is also a mentor to many burns survivors.

Outside of her work with the Foundation, Katie continues to work with Channel 4 and is a best-selling author.

Jackie is a senior business professional with broad experience in IT across a number of UK and American companies. Her last role as European IT Director involved managing complex multinational teams across Europe and the Indian subcontinent. She has a particular expertise in setting and aligning IT strategy and applies these skills to help develop The Katie Piper Foundation. She is also a Trustee of Mediation North Surrey.

Nicki is a marketing professional and media agency Chief Executive. She is a member of the Marketing Society, the Chartered Institute of Marketing, FIPP and the PPA.

A traditionally trained marketer and having begun her career at Procter & Gamble where she served in both the sales and marketing functions for six years, Nicola moved into publishing, and latterly founded The River Group, aged 29, a content marketing agency specialising in print and digital content, in 1994.

Tim worked as an NHS GP and Medical Director for more than 20 years and is now part of the UK Customer Medical Director team at Bupa, responsible for ensuring that the company only funds evidence-based treatment. He has a long track record of successful service redesign and commissioning – and is looking forward to applying these skills as the Foundation moves care for burns survivors to new levels of excellence. Tim is also a Trustee of the Hospital of Sir John Hawkins, Chatham.

Sue was formerly the CEO of St John Ambulance (SJA) and interim Chief Executive and Registrar at the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Before joining SJA in 2007 she had a long career as a senior civil servant including as a Director General at the Department for Transport and the Director at the Home Office leading work across Whitehall to tackle drug misuse. She also led an independent review of children and young people’s palliative care. Sue has held a number of trustee and non-executive roles over the last 20 years and is currently the vice chair and senior independent director at Clarion Housing Group and the chair of Clarion Futures.

Nick has practiced as a Solicitor with various UK law firms for around forty years, initially as an insurance specialist, but latterly as an intellectual property and technology lawyer. He is experienced in managing legal business risk for leading UK and international companies. Outside of his legal work, Nick is involved in the education and sports sectors. He is Chair of Governors of a Cheshire School and is a qualified hockey coach and umpire.

Caryn is co-Director of Sharpstone Skinner, a consultancy working across the voluntary sector specialising in senior team coaching and leadership. The consultancy has a high profile in the sector and she is regularly invited to speak at national and international Third Sector events.
Caryn has spent her career in the voluntary sector starting as a fundraiser. She was Executive Director of HR at Help the Aged (now Age UK), an international charity providing care and support for older people and campaigning to change perceptions of what older people can offer.

Ciaran O’Boyle is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon and Honorary (Consultant) Assistant Professor
post with the University of Nottingham. He has a wide range of expertise in reconstructive and
aesthetic surgery, burn care, lasers, scarring, skin cancer and surgery for facial paralysis. He is also
Clinical Lead for the National Repository Centre and Clinical Skills Centre, based at Nottingham
University Hospitals. Ciaran has published widely in the medical literature and regularly presents
research at national and international meetings. He also acts as a reviewer of scientific articles
submitted to medical journals.

Jo is primarily a HR professional and a fellow member of the CIPD. In the last few years she has diversified into the world of customer and is Customer and People Director with A.S. Watson Health and Beauty UK, better known as the brands Superdrug, the Health and Beauty retailer and Savers the Health, Beauty and Home retailer. Within her role Jo is passionate about delivering a great employee and customer experience.

Key responsibilities in my current role revolved around creating, developing and managing a tax team to support the implementation of Oracle and provide tax compliance for the wider group including Employment taxes, CIS, VAT, Corporation Tax and SDLT . Also to provide high level tax advice on construction projects, complex property transactions and corporate acquisitions and disposals.

Simon is a qualified Surveyor with many years’ experience in the property industry. He heads up the Property Development and Investment Portfolio for Scarborough Group International Limited, throughout the UK. Simon is a Director of Sheffield United Football Club where he has been instrumental in raising club sponsorship and he sits on the Football Executive Board.
As a keen charity supporter, Simon has partaken in numerous marathons to raise money.

Simon Cowell is an A&R executive, producer and star of the highest rated television shows in the world.

Simon has been patron of the Katie Piper Foundation since the charity was set up in 2010, and he is delighted to help raise funds and awareness of the work that Katie and the Foundation does to improve the lives of people living with burns and scars.