Our trustees
Barchester’s Charitable Foundation is a registered charity with a mix of Barchester and independent trustees. Each trustee brings their own specialist skills and experience to the board. Find out more about our Trustees...
Simon McCall
Simon McCall is Chairman of Barchester’s Charitable Foundation and Commercial Director of Barchester Healthcare. Simon joined Barchester in February 2020 and is responsible for the building of new care homes and Barchester’s change and acquisition programmes.
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Helen Hamblen
Helen is the Founder and Chief Executive of Dementia Support Hampshire & IOW, a small independent charity that provides free emotional support, information and signposting for people living with dementia and their family carers.
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Irene Lewis
Irene is a retired Hospitality Operations Manager. Irene worked for Barchester Healthcare for 24 years from 1998 – 2022. She started off as a kitchen assistant, then gained the necessary qualifications and work experience in various job roles to become Hospitality Operations Manager in 2015.
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Pete Calveley
Pete Calveley is Chief Executive of Barchester Healthcare. A leader in the health and social care sector for over 25 years, Pete Calveley has used his extensive knowledge and passion for the care sector to successfully lead Barchester Healthcare since 2014.
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Sally Hale
As an Occupational Therapist, Sally is a great believer in the therapeutic benefit, value and power of purposeful Occupation in everyone’s life and is therefore very in tune with Barchester Charitable Foundation’s purpose and objectives. Throughout her career, Sally has enjoyed the stimulation an...
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Shannon Cullen
Shannon began working for Barchester Healthcare as Head of Lifestyle and Enrichment in May 2021, and she was quickly promoted to her current role of Senior Head of Lifestyle & Enrichment in August 2021.
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