Chair of University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Karamjit Singh CBE, is expected to step down from his position on 16th April 2021.
Mr Singh has served as Chair since 2014 with his career spanning almost 50 years of dedicated public service across many diverse roles at local, regional and national level.
Commenting on his decision to step down, he said, “My eight-year term of office is due to finish next year but it makes sense for me to step down a year early. The Trust needs to appoint a permanent new Chief Executive and that should be done by a new Chair. Having provided important leadership continuity whilst the Board has addressed financial control issues, it is time to allow someone else to fill this role that I have enjoyed so much.
“I am hugely proud of what we have achieved since I took up the role in 2014, not least over the last twelve months when staff across the Trust have done such a fantastic job to meet the challenges of an unprecedented global pandemic. I am also proud that during my time as Chair, we have secured a much needed £450 million capital investment to develop our Trust over the next few years. That is a huge vote of confidence in our Trust and our staff.”
