Sir David Sloman

Non-Executive Director and Vice Chair

Sir David Sloman was appointed a non-executive director in March 2025 and became vice chair in May 2025. The company does not consider Sir David Sloman to be independent as a result of his appointment with AXA UK and Ireland.

Current external appointments

• Non-executive director of AXA UK and Ireland
• Board member of Health Data Research UK
• Board member of Accurx
• Visiting Professor in the Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London
• Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine
• Senior fellow of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Skills and previous experience

Sir David has had a long career in healthcare management, predominantly in the NHS. He has held several CEO roles at several NHS trusts, including the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, the Whittington Hospital NHS Trust and NHS Haringey Trust. During December 2021 and August 2023, he was the COO of NHS England, where he was responsible for overseeing all NHS operational delivery, including the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sir David is chair of the Clinical Governance and Safety Committee.