Cure Leukaemia
Patrons and Trustees
Read about the Board of Trustees and Patrons at Cure Leukaemia.
Meet the team behind Cure Leukaemia
Chair
Geoff Cousins
Chairman
“I am incredibly proud and excited to be Chairman of Cure Leukaemia. The charity is entering a transformational stage in its history and I hope to utlise my experience through many years...
Co-Founders
Professor Charlie Craddock CBE
Co-Founder & Trustee
Charles Craddock is Professor of Haemato-oncology at the University of Birmingham and the Academic Director of the Centre for Clinical Haematology at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. He trained in haematology...
Graham Silk
Co-Founder & Trustee
Graham is Chairman of Hampson Investments, an investment holding company with interests in different sectors cross the UK and internationally. In February 2001, he was named as "one to watch" in a business...
Michael Woolley
Co-Founder
Blood cancer survivor Michael Woolley is one of the Co-Founders of Cure Leukaemia. Michael was chairman for the first six years of the charity’s life and in that role and...
Board of Trustees
Kevin Jones
Secretary
Kevin Jones is a commercial and corporate solicitor with Silks Solicitors Limited of 27 Birmingham Street, Oldbury, West Midlands B69 4DY. After education at King Edwards Five Ways, Birmingham and Durham...
Laura Shoaf CBE
Trustee
Laura Shoaf is Managing Director of Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) which is the transport arm of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA); and the strategic transport authority for the area covered...
Richard Turnbull
Trustee
Richard has over 20 years’ experience as an Indirect Tax advisor, and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation. He is a partner at KPMG, where he advises charities and public sector bodies...
Professor Guy Pratt
Trustee
Professor Guy Pratt is a Consultant Haematologist with a specialist interest in multiple myeloma, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, lymphoma and general haematology. His NHS practice is at the Queen Elizabeth...
Phil Whitehead
Trustee
Phil Whitehead brings extensive Senior Executive experience to the Board of Trustees through his role as Managing Director (Western Europe) of Molson Coors Beverage Company having spent the...
Alston Owens
Trustee
Alston Owens brings a wealth of experience obtained in the Healthcare Advisory and Financial services industry. He has a special interest in healthcare innovation, bridging the gap between...
Jo Murphy
Trustee
Jo Murphy has been a qualified Solicitor for over 20 years and currently works for Global – one of the world’s leading media and entertainment organisations – as part of their legal...
Michael Doolin
Trustee
Michael Doolin has almost 35 years of experience in Commercial HR exposure in global Organisations and currently heads up Clover HR as Managing Director. He has a strong interest in the Charity...
Patrons
Geoff Thomas MBE
Patron
Geoff Robert Thomas is a former professional footballer who played for Crystal Palace, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Nottingham Forest among other clubs and was capped nine times by England in the 1990s.In...
Ben Foster
Patron
Watford FC goalkeeper Ben Foster first became involved with Cure Leukaemia when he cycled our London 2 Paris event in 2015 to recover from knee ligament damage when at West Bromwich Albion FC. Straight...
Hayden Groves
Patron
Professional chef Hayden Groves first became involved with Cure Leukaemia in 2015 when he cycled the full Tour de France alongside Geoff Thomas. Hayden, who has no personal link to blood cancer, saw the...
James Maltin
Patron
James first became involved with Cure Leukaemia in 2015 when he cycled the full Tour de France alongside Geoff Thomas. James who has no personal link to blood cancer, saw the importance of the charity's...
Doug McKinnon
Patron
Doug McKinnon first became involved with Cure Leukaemia in 2015 when he cycled the full Tour de France alongside Geoff Thomas. Doug, who has no personal link to blood cancer, saw the importance of the...
Glynn Purnell
Patron
Celebrity chef Glynn Purnell has been involved with Cure Leukaemia since 2012 first as a Trustee and now a Patron. Glynn decided to support Cure Leukaemia after meeting a young girl with blood cancer who...
Adrian Chiles
Patron
Broadcaster, journalist and proud Brummie Adrian Chiles has been a Patron of Cure Leukaemia since 2009 when he was struck by the simplicity of the charity's model and the business sense behind it. Adrian...
Alex Bland
Patron
Alex was made a Patron after he completed a 3,000, unsupported row across the Atlantic with fellow Patron Harry Martin-Dreyer. The 'Rowing 4 Research' duo raised over £200,000 for Cure Leukaemia and JDRF...
Harry Martin-Dreyer
Patron
Harry Martin-Dreyer was made a Patron of Cure Leukaemia after completing an extraordinary cross-Atlantic row alongside fellow Patron Alex Bland in 2014. Harry, who lost his mother to blood cancer, raised...
Ashley Giles MBE
Patron
Former England and Warwickshire cricketer and current Director of England Men's Cricket Ashley Giles MBE has been a Patron since the early days of Cure Leukaemia. Another key reason for Warwickshire's...
Dougie Brown
Patron
Former England, Scotland and Warwickshire cricketer Dougie Brown has been a Patron since the very early years of Cure Leukaemia. Dougie played a very active role in many fundraising events, did a trek...
Amelia Brown
Patron
Amelia has been a Patron, along with husband Dougie, since the early days of Cure Leukaemia. Amelia regularly attended events and, as a professional singer, would often perform to raise funds as well.
Kay White
Patron
Kay has been a Patron since the early days of Cure Leukaemia. A regular at fundraising events, Kay was the driving force behind 'Redventure' a trekking and challenge-based campaign which took fundraisers...
Patric Cassidy
Patron
Patric played a key role in the early years of Cure Leukaemia regularly attending fundraising events and took part in a number of celebrity golf days to raise funds.